Why Judge the Writers?
I’ve never understood this obsession many have with evaluating a writer’s personal life. Like it has any relation to their work. With a new Tintin movie ready for release ( The Adventures of Tintin ), the latest guy to get judged in this manner is Hergé . For his collaboration with the Nazis . And for writing a very racist Tintin ( Tintin in the Congo ). So much so, that they don’t even show it on the list of Tintin books anymore! So have people stopped buying Tintin’s for their kids, to voice their protest? No, but that doesn’t stop them from criticizing him. Others like to bring up Wodehouse’s broadcasts on behalf of the Nazis . Did that make his novels less funny? Do you laugh less at Bertie Wooster’s crazy adventures because of that? Does it make his language any less brilliant? Or take the endless discussions as to who wrote Shakespeare’s works. One author or multiple authors , would we quote Shakespeare (knowingly or unknowingly) any less for that? It seems such a...