I don't think you fully understood me. Knowing someone personally is no guarantee of their character. But an artist's words/actions/creative output can be a relatively good indicator of their personal values/morals/ethic. It's why Le Guin was able to clock R*wling via her work
no matter how much i love and idolize and respect someone i would never say this out loud lol saying we really don’t know these people =/= we think they are all hiding something evil
@nonjnrr What I'm taking issue with is someone who's not a fan of an artist, trying to make a generalisation. Will a fan know everything about an artist? Obv not, but if you're consuming their media critically you will have some degree of understanding of their psyche & who they are
@styrofoamcrispy Just for clarity's sake I'm referring to Hanyu's YouTube membership. For people who tune in, it gives insights to his thoughts/creative process etc. Also being personal friends is no guarantee of knowing someone, critical media consumption however can be a useful tool to do so
Mate I don't follow other skaters so I can't comment on the case you're mentioning. But I'm certain there would have been signs, it's just that your average skating fan doesn't have 2 neurons to rub together
@SAMA27749 Knowing someone personally is no guarantee of their character anyway so this kinda falls flat. On the other hand if one is discerning, an artist's political/moral/ethical stances are relatively easy to glean by analysing their creative output.
YOU don't know him because you're not a fan nor do you follow his work. If you are a fan who's followed him for more than a few years, read his interviews, & are part of his membership, he's actually highly predictable & transparent in his actions & reactions
“I know Yuzuru and he would nev-“, “Yuzu is not the type to sho-“, “Yuzuru wouldn-“ YOU DONT KNOW THAT MAN! HE IS A COMPLETE STRANGER TO YOU! YOU ACTUALLY HAVE ZERO IDEA WHAT ANY OF THESE SKATERS ARE LIKE IN CLOSE CONTACT
@well_we11@luvlytude There's no proof that letter was sent by a fanyu. Same as the claim about 'fanyus' vandalising the Torino memorial. And tmk the claim about Mozalev was pushed by Russian propagandists to bury the early reports of the doping & disqualification. Fanyus are the favourite bogeyman 🙄
I left the theater after The Odyssey being like “I enjoyed the message of the movie, but I felt like they held the audience’s hand too much explaining it at the end.”
Then I logged on here after and was like “Hmmm, all right. Forgot how stupid Americans are. Point to Nolan.”
Happy 4th Pro Anniversary Yuzu! It's been a privilege to watch your evolution as an athlete, an artist, a philosopher, a human 🥺 thank you for the precious gift of sharing Prequel with us! Looking forward to Ice Story 4 & further evolution 🥳🧊⛸️❄️