To my shame I didn't really know about this either. I adore the novel, and while I've always been wary of his ridiculous faith, I was quite comfortable in divorcing author from output. But this is too much.
I haven't read any of his books--I heard about his stance on homosexuality first and that put me off. There are certainly plenty of artists whose work I enjoy whose personal outlooks I find disgusting. But with so many great books I haven't read yet the homophobe's, however great it may be, has fallen rather far down my to-read list.
I guess the trick is where an individual draws the line.
Yeah. Well, as a lover of old movies it'd be hard to watch many if I wasn't willing to watch the work of people whose views I despise. I certainly wouldn't watch any Cecil B. Demille movies though some would argue he's worth skipping in any case.
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I haven't read any of his books--I heard about his stance on homosexuality first and that put me off. There are certainly plenty of artists whose work I enjoy whose personal outlooks I find disgusting. But with so many great books I haven't read yet the homophobe's, however great it may be, has fallen rather far down my to-read list.
I'm entirely with Donna Minkowitz on this one.
That's a really good article, thanks.
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Yeah. Well, as a lover of old movies it'd be hard to watch many if I wasn't willing to watch the work of people whose views I despise. I certainly wouldn't watch any Cecil B. Demille movies though some would argue he's worth skipping in any case.
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