horny when I'm clean
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Posted:Nov 26, 2022 11:24 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:37 pm 4913 Views
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My sex slave ChrisSwallows and I were talking about fitness and exercise the other day when he confessed to me that doing something like riding his bicycle made him horny. When he asked if it had the same effect on me I was quick to reply that being clean was more of an aphrodisiac. Stepping out of the shower and toweling off has almost always led to some level of arousal, and these days that hasn’t changed at all, except that my frequency for showering has dropped considerably. I’m not some dirty, filthy creature I just don’t have the every single day attitude that I did before. Plus I’m still doing a lot of “bathing” using the sink in my room, but I still get that stirring in my loins when I am finished. Being clean means I can be open and uninhibited without worrying about offending somebody. Nothing turns me off like a smelly, dirty crotch or ass so I have every intention of avoiding being the owner of either of those at any time.
Are there other times when I am horny? Some movies I watch might light a small fire in my nether regions, and I am still logging in to the gay hookup site Sniffies just for the fun of it, but there’s not much else going on “down there”. The pictures I see or replies I receive can still get me going sometimes but I don’t do anything about it except maybe masturbate. And since the weather turned cold I can’t even really film any more. Not only is it uncomfortable to get naked it’s also overcast most of the time, so lighting is terrible. The cock still works, I am certain of that, but my highest levels of arousal come shortly after I cleaned my body. Maybe I will mark it as a fetish and exploit it in the near future. I will shortly be living out of a van so taking a shower will be a real treat at that point, but also a necessity. I can’t even bathe from the sink - there’s no sink in the van haha.
There are guys I know that dig a smelly fellow. They call it musk. Heck, I even know a couple that like a dirty asshole but let’s not go there. The point is; I can probably get away with feeding my ripe cock to a few guys and do the shower thing with a few others if I suddenly get very promiscuous. My preference is to be clean and freshly showered before any and every encounter but that can’t always happen. Given the choice, I’ll likely choose to go without sexual gratification from someone else until I have. My level of desperation for sex is at an all-time low (or is it high?). I am quite content to go without and wait for better circumstances, and those will be when I am clean and smelling good.
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birthday imminent
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Posted:Nov 24, 2022 1:20 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:37 pm 4338 Views
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My 50th / fiftieth birthday will be here in a few days. It’s the 1st / first day of December, if you really want to know. For as long as I can remember I have had this fantasy that I would be killing myself by the time I was this age. My dream was to get very fucked up on drugs and drive a car off a cliff. That has seriously stuck with me most of my life, but it won’t be happening in a few days. Part of the fantasy was that I would be doing the deed with a female who would be performing fellatio on me as we fell to our deaths. Yes, it’s morbid and messed up in many ways, but so are some of my other fantasies. Anyways, I don’t know any females willing to do this so I guess I’ll just have to wait. Hopefully you can tell sarcasm when you read it.
That’s kind of a messed up way to start talking about your upcoming birthday, isn’t it? Yikes!
For my special day I want very little; mostly to be left alone and act like it is any other day. By way of quiet, lonely celebration I hope to eat different (i.e. bad for me) foods that I normally wouldn’t, smoke several different strains of marijuana that I have been saving for the occasion, and consume far too much sugar in the form of cake, ice cream, coffee, candy, whatever. My biggest treat, I hope, will come in the form of an hour playing the drums. I can’t say for sure how long it has been since I last played, but I’m guessing nearly 2 / two months. I want to go nuts, then pack them up and put them away for good. Technically they belong to my sex slave ChrisSwallows because I sold them to him many months ago, but he has allowed me to continue playing them. A last hurrah and then I will officially turn them over for good.
Birthdays have never been special to me, mainly because I am an antisocial, introverted loner which means there’s really nobody in my life to celebrate with. If I’m lucky I have a girlfriend when the 1st / first day of December rolls around each year, but if I don’t then it might as well just be another day. Sometimes the tiny family / friends I have will remember, sometimes they won’t, but their efforts are nominal. I don’t blame them, I just know it’s going to be that way so I don’t bother getting my hopes up. I am vastly unimportant, so why delude myself otherwise? The day of birth should be a celebration of your existence, but nobody except me is rejoicing in that, and as the opening paragraph mentions even I am not that thrilled. So I treat the un-special day like any other, but with the few simple twists I mentioned above. It will a day much like any other day, with the exception of a couple indulgences. The food will mess with my stomach for a couple of days, and I’ll miss playing the drums again, but it’ll be back to business and life as usual before I even have time to bask. Yep, just another day.
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holding on to hate
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Posted:Nov 20, 2022 9:02 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:37 pm 4140 Views
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It must be a tough life, hating someone for some perceived slight and never being able to let go of that. The type of personality that holds a grudge is one I can understand, up to a point, but then it gets a little ridiculous in my eyes. If someone has seriously wronged you; cheated on you, destroyed your reputation, physically harmed you, stolen from you, or perhaps taken the life of someone important to you I can understand wanting to get some kind of revenge. At the very least you would hold ill will in your heart toward that person for a long time. What about lesser slights though? Do you think it’s healthy to spend decades of your life mad at somebody because they broke up with you, or maybe lied to you about something that wasn’t earth-shattering? Which things are okay to harbor and which should anyone with a hint of sanity left just let go, and move on?
During my nearly 5 / five decades on this planet I have been wronged by a few people, but none of them so much that I am still angry to this day. The closest I can come to that would be my disgust for specific corrections officers that I feel treated me unfairly during my time in prison. No ex-girlfriends or lovers could even come close to warranting that sort of continued derision, even though some of them did do some pretty heinous things like tell lies and cheat. There have been neighbors I directed seriously bad energy towards, but the moment I moved away I let that shit go. Heck, I pretty much hated the entire city of Woodburn when I lived there for 5 / five years but some days I actually miss aspects of it, and would even go back for a brief visit. There are only 2 / two ex-friends whom I might hold any ill will towards, and I would welcome them back into my life with open but cautious arms. Maybe I’m just extremely lucky, or forgive easily, but either way I don’t carry around a lot of anger toward any specific person. Too unhealthy.
An anonymous individual recently took a moment to leave a nasty comment on my WordPress blog. It is clearly from somebody who knows me, and has a connection to my past. If I were to guess, I’d say this person is always out there, lurking, and this was not just a random occurrence. I do understand the impulse to lash out; if I found the blog of a corrections officer I thought mistreated me while in prison I would probably do a bit of it myself. So while I call this person who left this recent message a coward for doing so anonymously, I also admit that I would likely be guilty of the same cowardly act. Perhaps that makes me no better than the person who left the comment, but intention and action are 2 / two very different sides of a coin. What I might do, this person has already done, and the committing of an act is far worse than just thinking about it. That being said, I am neither concerned nor bothered, it just gave me something to write about. Chances are the person who left the comment will see this, and feel some sort of pride that I’ve taken the time to “write about them” and I’m okay with that. Whoever it is, they need to lash out in order to feel good and I won’t inhibit that in any way. Get it out of your system and then move on with your life. The anger you feel is not healthy and will not serve you well. Let it go and be free now.
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honest cock rating and tribute
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Posted:Nov 18, 2022 12:55 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:37 pm 4080 Views
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I know that beauty is supposed to be in the eye of the beholder, but what if the beholder has some self-esteem issues? Should they turn to a trusted friend or loved one, or contact a total stranger for help? I mentioned recently that I was offering honest cock ratings as 1 / one of my services on ManyVids, and shortly after that my 3rd / third order came through. This particular customer was a bit more communicative than the others, and made it clear to me that he has insecurities about his penis and therefore would appreciate my brutal honesty. He has certainly come to the right person.
When I first began watching porn I had no idea of what my tastes were, but I learned very quickly the things I liked and disliked. A hairy vagina was a big turn off, as was a small, ugly dick. The female in a scene could be stunning from head to toe but if she had a bush, it repulsed me, and if she had to deal with an unattractive cock I would not become aroused. My psyche didn’t delve any further regarding my preference for an attractive male sex organ, I just knew it as the truth and made sure to check the box before watching adult films. If the guy had a huge, circumcised penis I was probably going to enjoy the action, but if his endowment was small, uncircumcised or hairy I was sure to feel nothing but disappointment.
Did / does the fact that I was only interested in porn with “attractive” dicks mean anything? I’ve spent the last 3 / three decades only interested in having my own cock serviced, with 0 / zero feelings of any kind towards the men who were doing it. Only recently have I developed a desire for a bit more intimacy, and that has included a desire to have a cock in my mouth. To that end I don’t feel like I should be changing my label or sexual preference, but there’s no denying my loins get warmer when I see a cock I find appealing and go cold when I come across one I don’t. The reaction doesn’t need to be explained, the main thing is that I don’t try to deny it. The thought of playing around with a guy who has a nice cock turns me on, and when I see a guy with an ugly dick I not only feel no attraction, I also feel pity for the guy. Within all of this is 1 / one undeniable truth; this is solely about me, my feelings, my preferences and so on. It has nothing to do with anybody else, or any experiences I can recall, it simply is. My opinion is derived from nothing I can identify except nature.
My opinion of what makes a person attractive is just that though; an opinion. The same can be said for my attempts to rate the cock of some guy. Why any random person would value what I think, let alone pay for me to vocalize it, is beyond me. I’ve always believed my own dick to be a beauty, but overall I am not a man who peers intently at other men, scrutinizing their body parts, drooling over them. There is beauty in men and women alike but my true desire and lust falls squarely and almost solely on females. That being said, I think I can be fair yet blunt and tell someone whether or not I find a particular thing about them attractive, or otherwise appealing. If that person wants to place any value on that, it is entirely their prerogative, and the only thing I can do is what I advertised and promised; give my blunt, honest rating. As a guy with Asperger’s I am well-equipped to do just that.
I am vaguely aware of a trend that took place many years ago, of girls posting their pictures and basically asking total strangers to chime in on whether or not they were attractive. I believe it was; “Hot or Not?” if I remember correctly. It was, and remains, a gutsy move in my opinion. Putting your self, and self-worth out there for random idiots to comment on is more foolhardy than anything. At least the guy asking me to rate the attractiveness of his penis is approaching someone who is sort of professional, and has more to lose than your average anonymous asshole. Even if I were repulsed by his dick it’s not likely I’d say so, or if I did it would be in a respectful manner. Some people would be unnecessarily nasty just to see if they could get a reaction. I will provide my honest opinion, collect my fee, and move on knowing the man has been treated fairly, and with at least a modicum of sensitivity. Anyone making themselves that vulnerable deserves that at the very least.
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what's in a name?
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Posted:Nov 15, 2022 5:48 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:37 pm 3877 Views
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When it comes to thinking up catchy names for things like bands or songs I’m not half bad at it because they can be quirky, obscure, or even mildly off-color and offensive, but the same does not apply for more serious endeavors. When it came time to name my video editing and production company back in 2007 I chose ORL inc. with the ORL standing for Our Ruinous Love which was the name of the site I was running at the time. It had to do with my girlfriend, our sexy love story, time spent the BDSM world, forays into pornography and so on. The love story was intense, and very real, so I decided what the girlfriend and I were sharing was going to ruin us for any future love relationships if we were to ever break up. The deviant love story I was sharing with the world was Our Ruinous Love and so that became our “name” everywhere. On websites I was K, she was Catherine de Sade, and this was / we were Our Ruinous Love. It was neither extremely catchy, nor terrible, just sort of meh.
It’s no longer important to me that people refer to me as K or anything like that. I still write 3rd / third person style when I’m putting up descriptions of the adult movies I am releasing, and refer to myself as K, but that’s pretty much it. On places like TikTok where hashtags are important I am using my first and last name, and I believe it’s also that way on my Tumblr page. I was never trying to hide before but now more than ever I want who I actually am to shine, versus some persona or stage name. Short of changing my performer name ( K ) I could also change things like Facebook and Twitter, but that’s not important just yet. What I want to establish and give attention to, more than my actual name, is the name I hope to give to the animal rescue and sanctuary I want to spend the rest of my life running. For this, I am almost certain I need to rise above mediocre and mostly forgettable, when it comes to the name of it. I want to do this right.
So far the only idea I had was “Rainbow Bridge animal Rescue and Sanctuary” but that’s sort of already taken, and not fully appropriate. Rainbow Bridge refers to animals crossing over to heaven and I think referencing death in the name of my business might give off the wrong impression. I want to take in animals (including birds) that need a home, pure and simple. They don’t have to be abused or abandoned, or even remotely close to death, they just need to be desperate for a place to live. I’m sure I’ll get more specific and set up some guidelines but the basic idea is that if a living creature needs someone to provide food, shelter and love I want to be that person. They don’t have to be domesticated, they don’t have to be cute and lovable, they only have to fit into the budget. The only way I’ll ever get a budget worthy of this task is if I crowd fund, or something similar, and when you do that you need a catchy business name. I don’t yet know what mine is going to be, so right now all those poor animals I could be saving are suffering. If only people would help me by making suggestions, maybe those defenseless creatures would have a fighting chance.
Yep, laying on the guilt trip a bit thick there.
But anyways, I am in fact trying to think up a good name for my animal rescue and sanctuary - or sanctuary and rescue if it sounds better in that order. If I get really stumped I might just name it after my , but haven’t gotten her permission just yet. I don’t even have a motto yet, but in my head I just think, “Every creature deserves a happy / better life” and know that isn’t witty or catchy enough. Happy Life animal Rescue and Sanctuary? That’s far too meh for me so I’m asking if any of you out there have any suggestions at all. Just spit them out; I won’t mock you or anything like that. There have to be some animal-loving creative minds reading this who could help me come up with something that is worthy of the task I hope to undertake. Anyone?
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saving my cum for you
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Posted:Nov 13, 2022 6:17 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:37 pm 3206 Views
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One of the services I offer on ManyVids is a cock rating and tribute combination. That means a customer sends me photos of their penis and I not only give my honest opinion of it I also masturbate and bring myself to orgasm while doing so. This is only the 2nd / second time I’ve done this but it is quite enjoyable.
There’s not much to say really, when it comes to the filming aspect of this. From what I’ve seen this is mostly done by women, and they generally project the images they are given on something larger like a television screen, but I only used my laptop. Showing the customer a picture that they took seems kind of silly to me. I would assume the focus would be on me, and my arousal from the photos. That’s my take on it anyways, so that’s how I filmed.
The request for this came in a couple of days ago, and since then I have abstained from masturbating. Truth be told it wasn’t too difficult, since lately I’ve been stressed, cold and exhausted and my sex drive has been nearly nil. Yes, I still experience moments of arousal but they haven’t led to much. No new, random sexual partners, no filming, no masturbation. In the end that lack and abstention helped me to maintain my erection and produce a large cum shot. Make no mistake; my excitement and arousal were genuine but I also felt put on the spot having to talk, so being truly attracted to the dick pics was a big help.
I uploaded the final, edited video and gave him the link to it so he can get it from DropBox. Hopefully he will like what he sees and bless me with some feedback. The last guy got what he paid for and then literally disappeared. For all I know this is the same guy, except the cock doesn’t look familiar haha. It doesn’t really matter; I did my job, gave what I did with honesty and had a wonderful time.
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a furry visitor
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Posted:Nov 9, 2022 4:28 am
Last Updated:Nov 13, 2022 6:18 am 3541 Views
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I haven’t gotten much of anything done online since Friday because I have been busy kitty sitting. This is Kodiak:
No, she is not my first rescue or anything, it’s just the cat of a friend that needed a dry, warm, safe space for a few days. She is a lovely animal, though a bit unpredictable, and often violent. It’s amazing what people can train into their pets without even realizing it.
Our first night together I made toys out of paper, string and a hair tie so we didn’t play a whole bunch. She was also prone to getting very aggressive, which led to my nose being bitten, and hands getting scratched up a bit. There are always learning and adjustment periods, especially when animals are involved, so I did my best not to take it personally.
By the end of our time together we were getting along much better, with her being less violent when she was unhappy, or felt what I assume was fear. I wouldn’t say I grew fond of her, but I could imagine her becoming quite lovable if she had been my first rescue. What was trained in can definitely be trained out; I learned that with much experience during my time fostering cats (some quite feral) while in Woodburn a few years ago. These animals just want to feel safe and loved like everybody else.
Spending time with the kitty cemented my desire to make the animal rescue and shelter I want to run a reality. It brought back so many good memories of those times in Woodburn, dealing with the challenges with love, and as much patience as I could muster. I am not perfect, and things weren’t always easy, but the results were overwhelmingly positive, and produced with complete altruism. Yes it felt good, and I had a sense of pride in what we were doing, but in the end it was all for the furry friends in our home. I want that again, and I want it to be the way I end my days on this planet. Maybe we can mix in some other animals, and even a bird or 2 / two, but that’s the general idea. Me and my furry friends until the end!
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karma points
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Posted:Nov 1, 2022 6:41 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:37 pm 3496 Views
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I have never been, and will likely never be, a religious person. Even at an early age I had a healthy disbelief in the whole Christian / Catholic ideology, and admit I spent a fair amount of time searching for and researching alternatives. Buddhism made a lot of sense to me, but ultimately I found my attitudes and ideals leaned more toward Native American than anything else. Nothing was wholly convincing though, so I’ve lived life completely uncertain of whether or not my path is righteous or simply meaningless. Will I go to hell or some other level of being and consciousness? Will my energy leave my body (soul?) and float around until it enters another living being (reincarnation?) or when it’s all over with will I simply fade to nothingness? All of it seems just as likely as unlikely to me, so I never dedicated myself to anything. That doesn’t mean I don’t still have some core beliefs that might be considered spiritual or religious, it just means I haven’t bought into any single ideology or theory or belief system. There’s 1 / one thing I’ve always believed in though, and I suppose it’s just instinctual, and that is the idea of karma. I am certain we get what we give, receive back what we put out, however you want to say it. We get what we deserve.
I’ve lived a fairly selfish life and done some horrible things to people, like breaking into their homes and stealing their cars, but I’ve never done anything to deserve literal damnation. I’m essentially a good person, but definitely no angel, and have sometimes struggled to keep the darker side of me from being the controlling element of my personality. It’s why I’ve been to prison twice, but not 5 / five times, although I suppose luck and a certain amount of skill might have had something to do with it. Ultimately I’ve gotten away with a lot, unless I believe in karma, in which case I’ve gotten away with nothing. That negative energy and intention I put out there has maybe already come back around to pay me a visit, or it is poised to, and the only way to mitigate that sort of thing is to put as much good karma in the bank as I possibly can. So that’s what I’m trying to do these days.
As previously stated, my plan for the future will hopefully include running an animal rescue and sanctuary. That is how I hope to spend my remaining days on this planet. Until then, I can still make some good karma points by spending more time with Ziggy, the African Grey parrot that my sex slave ChrisSwallows owns. He has a good life, but it is better when we interact, and that is what I want to give him while I am around; a better life. It also means I have started taking the edible food scraps I have outside, and making sure the raccoons and nutria get the chance to scavenge them. I’ve even taken a Buddhist approach to this and decided to stop killing bugs, which was my normal habit. I can’t truly answer why they ick me out so much but I used to simply kill them out of sheer revulsion. Now I am trying to live and let live by ignoring all but those who actually land on me, or my food. The ultimate edict is thus; every living creature deserves the right to remain unharmed, by me at least. Following that will help me earn good karma.
Earning karma points goes far beyond how I treat animals though, and in pursuit of that I am also doing things like helping with yard work and construction projects at home. It might not seem very unselfish or altruistic but I am also working on the mental issues I feel negatively affect those around me. It means trying to be social even when I don’t feel that way, and doing my best to watch what I say, how I say it, etc. Any personal step I can take, whether it is altering my behaviors or physically assisting someone, I am doing with the noblest of intentions. I’m not trying to earn my way into a supposed heaven, or even a better plane of consciousness, I just want the opportunity to run the animal rescue and sanctuary to come to fruition. For the sake of their happiness and well being I am trying to earn all the good karma points I can.
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hot pursuit? try not pursuit
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Posted:Oct 28, 2022 5:36 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:37 pm 3479 Views
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One of the things I’ve promised to do on this blog is remain bluntly honest, whether I’m talking about my sex life, personal life, or whatever. If it is embarrassing I still want to share it so you see me as I truly am; fallible, imperfect, flawed, dumb, naive. Some people make sure to only post the positive things in their life so that it looks like they are always winning, always on top. That’s not reality for the majority of us, and I don’t think readers can relate to it, but then again I learned long ago that people want to relate less and less and escape more and more. I don’t blame them, but for those looking for an example to follow, or simply watch that reflects reality, I happily provide that. Even if it doesn’t make me look good.
I said a while back that when it came to love, sex or even friendship I was going to be the person who was pursued, not the one pursuing. That hasn’t gone so well. In fact, shortly after I made that declaration a couple more people disappeared from my life, as they frequently do, and there are no prospects of any kind on the horizon. Not a single soul is interested in me, or if they are it is a lark. No men or women are clamoring to suck my cock, cuddle with me, or just get to know me a bit better. Far from being pursued; I am being ignored.
For the fun of it, I check the gay hookup site Sniffies to see if there are any new messages, but nothing is there to amuse or arouse me. Video sales are fine, but as usual my customers do not want to communicate with me, they just want to quietly make their purchases and then do whatever they do while watching them. My requests for feedback, or just simple conversation, go completely unanswered. Though I see myself as a good person, with many interests and excellent qualities, others do not. There is no pursuit.
Perhaps I haven’t painted a target big and bright enough on my back? Is it my age, or the fact that I am so open about how my life is going right now? I know my honesty about the mental struggles I go through probably doesn’t make me very appealing. It’s true that even I don’t consider myself ready to date, and in fact don’t believe I would have much to offer a potential romantic partner except the person that I am. In an ideal world that would be all I need; to simply be myself and enjoy the opportunity for friendship, sex or love based on that alone. Reality is quite different, and I suppose that’s for the better. Women aren’t just looking for compatibility they also want stability, which I’ve never been very adept at providing. Perpetually the starving artist, I live to experience, not save up for a rainy day or retirement, and this does not appeal to the majority of females apparently. Those that might find it attractive are likely already taken, or just don’t like what they see in other areas of my personality or lifestyle choices. It looks like I’m too old, weird and broken to be worth pursuing. Yikes.
P.S. None of this means I am making myself unavailable for love, sex or friendship it’s just a lament. Furthermore I do have a wonderful sex slave at home in the form of ChrisSwallows who is the exception to this entire thing. Our love is more familial than romantic, and we are indeed intimate friends, so he most certainly qualifies. He also makes it clear on a regular basis that he is sexually available, so I can’t say I am 100% not being pursued. I don’t want to discount or disrespect him, or his efforts, it’s just that I am looking for something more / different. He understands that, and respects it, but that doesn’t mean he gives up on me. At least I have that.
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why should I care? why do you?
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Posted:Oct 25, 2022 2:31 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:37 pm 4109 Views
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The woke / cancel / p.c. world continues to get a little crazier every day…
When a famous person suddenly turns out to be a jerk, it doesn’t bother me at all. If the singer of a band that I like is a sexist pig it won’t stop me from enjoying his singing, and I certainly wouldn’t get ridiculous and refuse to listen to any of the songs he wrote or performed in. He’s the asshole, not his music. The same can go for an actress that turns out to be a super bitch in her real life; how does that, in any way, devalue the work she did in films? To me, it does not. I don’t know the actress, she is not my friend, so her bitchy behavior isn’t negatively affecting me in any way. The male singer didn’t insult my sister, or try to touch her or something, and the female actress didn’t pass by me on the street and push me down. Who they are, what they think, how they act is all inconsequential to me.
People will argue that to keep listening to the music or watching the films supports those people, and therefore supports their behavior, or at least gives the impression it is okay for them to act that way. In other words, it is somehow up to me to punish this misbehaving celebrity that I do not know, and have no direct connection with, by denying myself the pleasure of their talents. Maybe the only real way to get back at them would be to pirate the things they do, so no money is exchanged, no profit made. Sure, 2 / two wrongs always make a right, right?
I’ve made fun of cancel culture before, as well as woke and p.c. attitudes, because it often feels regressive. Has being found guilty and then punished in the court of public opinion ever been a fair process? I’d point to the recent Depp / Heard trial as an example but I truly know nothing about it except from scanning the headlines. There seemed to be a heavy suggestion that fans of the celebrities decided who was guilty or innocent based on sheer numbers, as in; more people thought Depp was on the right side of things, and that was all that mattered. There was no intelligence behind this, just mass thinking and following. How isolated were the jury? How could they not be influenced by that? Maybe they had no idea what was going on anywhere except in the courtroom, but what did occur was obviously lopsided and unfair. For my part, I admit to never being a huge fan of Heard to begin with, and as far as Depp goes he is just as capable of magic as he is of middling. The trial, and public opinion, did not change whether or not I want to see a movie that stars either person, it only made me a little more weary of social media.
I love and respect my friends because I know them, and we have a history. If I were to find out 1 / one of them was a compulsive liar, or had begun to get violent with their family, I would be concerned and might even get involved. What I wouldn’t do is go to their workplace and try to publicly shame them to get them to change. Actually knowing someone makes all the difference in the world, and I do not know any celebrities that well. It’s likely you don’t either, so for you to get all uppity because someone you don’t know said something the rest of the world (and you) didn’t like doesn’t negate all the things they did before. It might make the songs sound ugly to you, and the movies or books (or whatever) might not be so entertaining, but for me the 2 / two are mutually exclusive. A great guitar lick is no less great because the person wielding the instrument when it was recorded was evil incarnate. For me, it’s still a wicked lick, just with a history perhaps. We can learn from history, but we don’t learn much from burying our heads in the sand, and that’s what I think people are doing when they stop enjoying the work of someone famous they no longer find personally appealing. Hate on the person, not on the art they created.
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