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Originally posted by josephine
If it were found that a great classical artist were a child
molester, should his work be shunned or left for the
world to enjoy and learn from?
I was just reading about Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven ,
a great classical music composer.
en.wikipedia.org...
He had a nephew(Karl, 9 years old) he was trying to gain
custody of after Karls father passed away.
Beethoven became a lunatic in the courts while trying to
gain custody, forbidding Karl to ever see his mother again.
Karl ran away numerous times, Beethoven even had the
police find him and bring him back. Karl hawked his
watch, bought a pistol, and tried to commit suicide,
by shooting himself in the head, twice.
He never succeeded and wound up in the hospital.
Beethoven finally gave up and allowed him to go back
to his mother.
I dont know what went on with Beethoven and his nephew,
but it doesnt sound normal to me. Some people say Beethoven
was just a tyrant and wanted Karl to become great like himself
to pass on the family musical name.
I think it maybe be more than that. Beethoven never married, did'nt
have many relationships and never had his own kids.
What really went on between Beethoven and his nephew
will never be known, it must have been unimaginable if the child
had to go to great lengths to end his life. did Beethoven
molest him?
What if there was 100% proof
a great classical artist were a child molester.
Do you think his work should be shunned or left
to be a great value to society?
Personally, I think child molestation is the worst
crime in the world and if I knew a work was created by
such a person, I could not look at it or ever appreciate
it.