Nation Grateful Russell Brand Rape Conviction Requires No Separating Art From Artist
THE NATION — People from across the nation are grateful that Russell Brand’s latest rape and sexual assault convictions do not require them to separate the art from the artist, confirmed sources.
“We’re using the terms ‘art’ and ‘artist’ as loosely as the English language allows here,” said nation resident Vivian Hammond. “I’m just appreciative that for once I don’t have to do any mental gymnastics to enjoy a controversial figure’s art in private, since he and his work are unrelentingly unbearable. Personally, I had canceled this man in my mind after watching five minutes of his stand-up in the mid-2000s, like any sane person would. I mean, have you seen that awful movie ‘Get Him to the Greek’? Me neither.”
Experts themselves even seemed grateful.
“For far too long, people have been forced to grapple with the impossible and enjoy the popular music of a controversial musician or a legendary movie from a problematic director or actor. As a human race, we’re sick of it,” said pop culture critic Betsy Trammel. “In the modern era, an artist’s demeanor, online presence, and empirical behavior are tightly bound to how audiences experience their work. Luckily, we don’t have to worry about any of that with the 2012 Razzie Award nominee for worst actor for a film called ‘Arthur.’”
At press time, the nation was equally grateful it could continue ignoring Brand’s podcast.
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