As Antonio Gramsci argued, ruling groups maintain power partly by making their ideas seem like common sense. This helps explain the political significance of Metallica’s call for disengagement at a time when Israel’s genocide in Palestine demands urgent international attention. Hetfield’s vague agenda of “love, energy and heavy music” ultimately amounts to a refusal to stand for anything meaningful. And that refusal is itself deeply political.

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[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Personally, this situation would fall into issues I have with other bands/authors/popular figures and how I handle their material. If I own copies of their media, whether on CD or downloaded files or physical books, I will continue to listen to or read it if I do enjoy it. I will no longer purchase anything new, stream on any platform, or borrow anything from the library as a way to show my non-support.

An example: I loved Coraline by Gaiman. That guy is a gross creep, but I already own a copy of the book and the Blu-ray, so I keep my copies and do not purchase anything I do not already own.

Edit: fixed some grammar because I’m a dork

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Is it actually true about gaiman though? Such a bummer if so. I love his writing.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The accounts about Gaiman are truly reprehensible. Nauseating, even. Dude's a rapist hiding behind kink and non-traditional relationships. (Amanda Palmer is also revealed to be a predatory sociopath at best)

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 4 points 6 days ago

Yeah, like Soggy said, it’s really bad and he hides behind kink, which as a person who is into kink, it really grosses me out because consent is so important in that space. Any seriously problematic author or musician that is that bad, I just can’t support.

That said, if I saw something at the thrift store by a problematic creator, I would consider purchasing it because they don’t get money for it. My favorite thrift store supports the animal rescue where I adopted my rabbits from. They have books and CDs for a dollar so I’m ok buying from them if it’s a piece of media I truly want to absorb and the money would go to a good cause.

Paying my bunny tax

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gaiman didn't do any of the real work on teh film, so feel free to enjoy it

The Sandman is what hurts me, but again, he just wrote the words and made the story. There were lots of other people involved and they arn't creepy assholes

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, but at least for streaming it, I worry about any royalties that may go to him, so I just avoid that risk since I have it on disc. I feel your pain 💚

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I still have disturbed on my lifting playlist, but I’ve dumped gaiman and die antwoord. Regardless, it was pirated anyways

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

I do miss Die Antwoord and haven't found anything else that hits quite the same. Wish I had known the depths of their shittiness before buying a couple vinyls.

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What did Disturbed do?

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

David Draiman (lead singer) did a photo op signing IDF missiles with a sharpie.

In June 2024. Well into the genocide.

[–] Trail@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's disturbing.

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

Very much so.

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Jesus fucking christ.

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

I really liked some of his covers, but that was beyond grotesque to see.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago

100% get it