Reply #35: only if their art is good enough to make you forget your revulsion of them

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I don't think it's a matter of being open minded or closed minded so much as whether there is enough talent to make you forget that you find the person personally offensive. I'll cite another example -- Christopher Buckley's latest book Boomsday. I don't like his politics but the book was so entertaining that I was able to enjoy it and not think about his politics. My previous example of Woody Allen -- I used to enjoy his work but I find his personal life repulsive and for me his work is not good enough to make me forget my revulsion.

But perhaps I am closed minded and in denial of it because there are certain people who could perform a masterpiece and I would never be able to appreciate it simply because of the source -- if W wrote an amazing novel or Condi Rice an astounding piece of music, I don't think I would ever be able to appreciate it. So I guess maybe I just disproved my initial statement -- I probably AM closed minded in some regards but I can live with that.