[SHINOBI03]

Some people go for the separation of the art from the artist. But for me, it is hard to do. You enjoy the art, you enjoy the characters and naturally you get attracted to the real faces behind them. But when the real face turns out to be a horrible person, it creates conflict in you.

Can you enjoy the fictional character completely ignoring the real face behind it? Can you call your favorite character your hero when you know the one who portrayed said hero was going against what your hero does? Or, are you willing to ignore all the wrong the real face has done just to enjoy your fantasy? Because fictional actions stay fictional, but the real actions happens in real life, they hurt real people and it's not easy to ignore that or brush it aside.

Example: I like Stanley Kubrick's films, mostly the Shining, but I can't see that film without remembering how abusive he was on set and the psychological damage he caused to Shelly Duval. I can't enjoy Bill Cosby's shows ignoring the crimes he did. I can't enjoy Activision or EA games knowing the many abuses they have done to their development teams. Some of these stuff cannot be ignored just because they deliver great art.