Dave_LF wrote:The teardown of J.K. Rowling in particular really gets under my skin. She's done so much over so many years to promote tolerance and understanding; if even she isn't good enough to get into woke heaven, then I suppose we must all be damned.
I think that's actually a good point you've touched on. Must we all be damned? We really shouldn't ever become complacent with where we are. None of us are perfect, none of us are the untouchable epitome... "All have sinned and fallen short..." But we also shouldn't simply marinate in our imperfections and use "everyone sucks somehow" as an excuse not to attempt to better ourselves when given the opportunity.
We shouldn't overlook the good she's done for her failings, but neither should we be content to overlook someone's failings in light of other good. It shouldn't be an all or nothing kind of thing. But there is a point at which someone's views become so destructive that you can't soften them with some other good aspect.
I don't believe Rowling is in this latter category by any means, but I also don't want to say that just because someone has done some good, they should be therefore above any public criticism.