The fact that some people STILL believe that Till Lindemann drugged and SAed women despite the case literally being dropped because of the lack of testimonies by victims (by "lack" I mean there wasn't a single victim, not a single woman stepped forward) just proves that some of you idiots will see big scary german man and immediatly think rapist. It's disgusting.
"But we need to separate the art from the artist..."
NO. STOP.
"Separating the art from the artist" and "death of the author" does not mean what most people think it means, and i am so sick of people using this as an excuse for an artists horrible behaviour. Yes, i am looking at you, J.K Rowling and Till Lindemann (and so many more.)
"Death of the author" is a LITERARY THEORY that argues that the meaning of a piece of art is determined by the readers interpretation, not the authors intention. It is a TOOL used by LITERARY STUDIES to determine the meaning of a piece of art.
It is not a good argument in an everyday discussion about problematic authors. And it is certainly not an excuse for people to keep supporting artists (and art!) that are queerphobic, transphobic, anti-feminisitc, antisemitic and misogynistic.
And no, "separation of artist and art" is not a reason to ignore the problematic views of the author that are INHERENTLY INCOPORATED in the art.
DO NOT EVER use "death of the author" or "separate art from artist" as an excuse. It is not.
Do you happen to have that clip of Paulchen saying “mein Tillie!” Bc I cannot find it anywhere and I fear I may fade away without it (/exaggerating ofc)
Hi! You can find it here! Also, I don't think you are exaggerating! This clip from the 1998 ECHO Awards is an indispensable life source! 💚◝(✧▽✧)◜
Look at me. Listen. It's good that they look like they're pushing 60. Do you know why? Because they're pushing 60. Let's not mourn that six men in their late 50s don't look 25 anymore when we could be celebrating (and drooling, ngl) over how they look now 💜
Aging is a privilege and a miracle and it is beautiful.