I totally get why you wanted to asterisk Louis CK, but one day in the near future I hope we can just assume that all artists are people. Humans do bad things and good things. Hopefully, we all do more good than bad and that asterisks are no longer necessary for some. I mean, I still love the song "Man in the Mirror" and yet I'm horrified by what I saw on HBO's "Leaving Neverland." I've never seen an asterisk by Michael Jackson's name. I think Louis CK did far less damage than MJ. Separately, I love reading your Substack and learning about wine, comics and culture! :-)
I totally get why you wanted to asterisk Louis CK, but one day in the near future I hope we can just assume that all artists are people. Humans do bad things and good things. Hopefully, we all do more good than bad and that asterisks are no longer necessary for some. I mean, I still love the song "Man in the Mirror" and yet I'm horrified by what I saw on HBO's "Leaving Neverland." I've never seen an asterisk by Michael Jackson's name. I think Louis CK did far less damage than MJ. Separately, I love reading your Substack and learning about wine, comics and culture! :-)
It’s definitely worth a long post! I had this conversation pre-#metoo about Woody Allen. It requires so much nuance too. Thx for writing so much back.