Episode #30 - Separating Content from Controversy

It’s time to break that hiatus and cover all your social media platforms, because the ‘Sorting It Out Podcast’ is live again to tackle controversial content. With recent backlash against Australian musical outfit Sticky Fingers, this weeks instalment forces a clinical discussion of law and morality. 

Is it possible to separate creators from their transgressions and controversies? Are some artists overlooked or given clemency for mistakes they’ve made? If so, why?

Before answering, and at the advice of our legal team, we’ve been directed to not say anything without council present. With that in mind, sitting in on episode #30 is the always and ever so brilliant Bianca, a good friend of the podcast and seasoned paralegal.

The ‘SIOP’ would also like to address speculation that has risen over the past month and formally apologise. The quantity and ferocity of farting that occurred in previous recordings, from one or several of its hosts, was inappropriate and moreover, tremendously stinky.

In all seriousness though, from moments of flatulence to the kind of allegations made against the likes of artists such as Chris Brown, Kevin Spacey and Michael Jackson, let’s get honest; how do we celebrate content while simultaneously valuing what is consider wrong and right?

All questions aside, what’s certain is that in a world where people abuse power and position, the act of not forgetting and maintaining accountability is forever up for discussion. So, let’s talk!