tikkunolamorgtfo:

I think this really misses the point. It’s absolutely true that we should feel outraged for the victims, and be angry at a system that silenced them for so long and put barriers in place that may have prevented their successes, but I don’t see how that’s mutually exclusive with the feelings of betrayal or disappointment that come with discovering the creator of something you hold dear has done or said something morally reprehensible. 

Our cultural touchstones shape us psychologically, offer us comfort, identity, and joy. It’s okay to feel sad when they’re tainted for us. It’s okay to be upset that there’s a blight on something you hold dear, and that something which made life simpler or brighter or safer for you is now fraught with moral complexities. That doesn’t take away from being outraged on behalf of the people who were hurt. You can feel both things.