“...respecting his talents (with no disrespect for those who may have been harmed by him)”
Why, there’s some mental/ethical acrobatics that no sane person would dare attempt.
Whoa!
Yeah, that Dahmer guy killed and ate a few people but, man, could he whip up a mean souffle! What a talent that little ‘ol serial killer had, I tell ya!
I have sympathy for your frustration; however, you need to understand when you are so seriously outnumbered by others who perhaps do not carry the same scars. I submit that most of the commentors here are not admiring nor endorsing his bad actions. I personally am just participating in conversations about a moment that is significant because of all that he represented over a lifetime, both the bad and the good. I would never have let any child anywhere near him. But the impact he has had on pop culture, even if it is ultimately negative, is an unique phenomenon worth examining without hysteria. That doesn’t equate to idol-worship.