They believe that AND they think art is 100% separate from the artist, just so they can consume their treats without feeling guilty.
Many such cases, such as when Justin Roiland's apologists said that all of the SV against children was "ironic" and "just a joke" in the edgy trash he put out (especially his "children's special" television shorts that involved nothing but constant and repeated SV "just to see how audiences would react") and when it was revealed that he was actually an enthusiast for such things in his personal life "death of the author!" was chanted to make the "ironic" "just a joke" edgy trash somehow still seem acceptable. Justin Roiland was always a piece of shit to match the value and message of his output.
Many such cases, such as when Justin Roiland's apologists said that all of the SV against children was "ironic" and "just a joke" in the edgy trash he put out (especially his "children's special" television shorts that involved nothing but constant and repeated SV "just to see how audiences would react") and when it was revealed that he was actually an enthusiast for such things in his personal life "death of the author!" was chanted to make the "ironic" "just a joke" edgy trash somehow still seem acceptable. Justin Roiland was always a piece of shit to match the value and message of his output.