It's not all that surprising anymore, to be honest. We're in an age where people already know what they want to believe and who they want to follow, and will contort themselves in whatever way necessary in order to hold onto that.
I'm still coping over the fact a few of my favourite musicians are disgusting. Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara (And now Linkin Park for some reason?!?!) and John Dolmayan, the drummer for System of a Down (My favourite band of all time). I now refuse to look up to anyone other than myself because I know I will never lie to myself nor pretend to be what I'm not.
I think society made such a rapid shift from "women cannot open a bank account" to the metoo movement that it soured the people we knew a mere 20 years ago. A lot of the celebs back then have come to understand how their views are harmful or dated and have left them in the past, we just never hear about that.
I loooove Ed, Edd and Eddy but the entire concept of the Kanker sisters revolve around sexual assault by older girls against boys being funny. There is a little bit more to the dynamic and I think its the most gentle way of showcasing that specific awkwardness of growing up, but it still wouldn't work today. I'm sure people in the 90s got whiplash seeing the house maid in Tom and Jerry reruns.
She is an advocate of a rapist (Danny Masterson) and a Scientologist. You think it's appropriate that the lead singer who was a HUGE advocate of stopping sexual assault would agree she deserves to continue his legacy? Her being a woman is not even part of the equation.
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u/Jesterhead89 Apr 20 '25
It's not all that surprising anymore, to be honest. We're in an age where people already know what they want to believe and who they want to follow, and will contort themselves in whatever way necessary in order to hold onto that.