Brazil’s The Town Festival Backs Marilyn Manson Booking Despite Abuse Allegations: “He Hasn’t Been Convicted”
It's a tricky one, isn't it. A festival in Brazil has decided to stick with Marilyn Manson despite serious allegations against him, drawing the distinction between conviction and accusation. For Cledvibes Radio listeners who care about the ethics behind the artists we champion, this raises uncomfortable questions about where festivals and platforms should draw their own lines, quite separate from what the law requires. The "innocent until proven guilty" argument sounds straightforward in theory, but it glosses over the real question of whether platforms have a responsibility to their audiences that goes beyond legal technicalities. It's the kind of decision that'll get people talking, and rightly so.
From Consequence: The festival says it has rejected artists over their conduct before, but considers Manson’s case different. Brazil’s The Town Festival Backs Marilyn Manson Booking Despite Abuse Allegations: “He Hasn’t Been Convicted” Pedro Camacho