In today’s essay, Amy Salley tackles a pressing modern issue: the question of cancellation and redemption. Beginning with what it looks like in fiction - when done well as well as when done badly - she then offers a way for us to think about redemption when we’re confronted by the bad behaviour of a beloved celebrity. This isn’t an easy topic, by any means, and it’s specifically about how we as science fiction and fantasy fans respond to creators who disappoint us (and not about personal experiences of such behaviour). I hope it will help readers to think through how to respond in future when there are, inevitably, more revelations about frustrating behaviour.
And I for one will never look at A Christmas Carol the same way again.