how come creatives are held to a higher standard of who they work under than normal people? if some artist with a following online started working for john k or something, they would absolutely be at-risk for a big wave of anger from people for taking money from a shitty person, and the people who throw that anger at them would have plenty of supporters. but at the same time, it feels wildly inappropriate to direct that same anger at someone who works at mcdonald's or chik-fil-a, or any of the myriad of huge companies that have done an incalculable amount of harm that the overwhelming majority of us work for.
is it an issue of scale? or maybe a lack of familiarity? it's much more likely for any given person to know someone who's stuck working at amazon or wal-mart than it is to know someone who's working under some creative-industry sex monster, so maybe it's a nerve that's been worn numb for some people.
this isn't a response to anything specific that's happening right now, incidentally. in fact, i've wanted to talk about this sort of thing for a good while now, but i've had to be really careful about when i pose this question so it doesn't sound like i'm vaugeposting about a current event. the weirdest thing is i'm also susceptible to the urge i'm talking about, which makes it way harder to understand why it is what it is.
