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#abroadwithacamera First trip to #kelowna in three years... #munsonpond #familyvisit #weekendgetaway #easter2022 (at Munson Pond Park, Kelowna) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccliswavbq5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#abroadwithacamera A long overdue visit with friends.... #powellriver #powellriverseawall #powellrivermarina #pacificnorthwest #supernaturalbc #weekendgetaway (at Powell River, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEMyUhvKJJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I have more of an opinion question for you. When fans of things hear about misconduct happening on sets/behind-the-scenes are they allowed to still enjoy the thing? Or should it be boycotted completely? Example: I’ve been a major fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer since I was a teenager and it was currently airing. I really nerded out on it and when I lost my Dad at age 16 “The Body” episode had me in such cathartic tears. Now we know about Joss Whedon. I haven’t rewatched a single episode since his behavior came to light. As a fan, do I respectfully have to just box that away? Is it disrespectful of the actors that went through it to knowingly keep watching?

I have been precisely where you are, right now. In fact, we were just talking about this a few days ago, as it relates to a guy who wrote a ton of music that was PROFOUND to me when I was a teenager. He wrote about being lonely and feeling unloved, and all the things I was feeling as a teenager.

He grew up to be a reprehensible bigot, and for years I couldn't listen to one of the most important bands in my life anymore.

But this week, someone pointed out that he was one member of a group that all worked together to make that thing that was so important to me. And the person he was when he wrote those lyrics is not the person he is today. And the person I was when I heard those lyrics doesn't deserve to be shoved into a box and put away, because that guy is a shit.

This is a long way of saying that Joss sure turned out to be garbage. Because of who I my friends are, I know stuff that isn't in the public, and it's pretty horrible. He's just not a good person, and apparently never was a good person.

BUT! Buffy is more than him. It's all the actors and crew who made it. It's all the writers who aren't Joss. Joss is part of it, sure, and some of the episodes he wrote are terrific.

At least one of the episodes he wrote was deeply meaningful to you at a moment in your life when you'd experienced a loss I can only imagine. The person you are now, and the 16 year-old you were who just lost their dad, are more important than the piece of shit Joss Whedon revealed himself to be.

His bad behavior is on him. He has to live with it, and the consequences of it.

16 year-old you, who just lost their dad, shouldn't have to think about what a shit Joss Whedon is for even a second. That kid, and you, deserve to have that place to revisit when you need to go there.

I can't speak for the other actors, even the ones I know. But I will tell you, as an abuse survivor myself who never wanted to be in front of the camera when he was a kid: it's really okay for you to enjoy the work. The work is good and meaningful, and if nobody is going to watch it because of what one piece of shit did two decades ago, what was it all for?

I'm not the pope of chilitown, so take this for what it's worth: I believe that when some piece of art is deeply meaningful to a person, for whatever reason, that art doesn't belong to the person who created it, if it ever did. It belongs to the person who found something meaningful in the art.

If it feels right to you to put it away and never look at it again, that's totally valid. But if it brings you comfort, or joy, or healing, or just warm familiarity to bring it out and spend some time with it, that's totally valid, too.

I've written a lot of words. I hope some of them make sense and are helpful to you.

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#abroadwithacamera When you need to eat lunch at your desk... #workinglunch #theworkshopvegetariancafe #northvancouver #pembertonave #tamtam (at The Workshop Vegetarian Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUK2nTVJW7M/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera A little oasis for Striker and I now that the pigeons have been permanently evicted. #lowerlonsdale #northvancouver #byebyepigeons #lifewithacat https://www.instagram.com/p/CUF3t8lJ42Y/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera Better late than never. Here's a few of the moments from my visit to the PNE this year. #pne #woodenstave #metrovancouver #challengermap #superdogs #fortheloveofdrag #dollyparton #summerinvancouver (at PNE/Playland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUAmF-gJq9Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera While visiting the #bloedelconservatory I also wanted to check out the #brucevoycesculpture #loveintherain The variety of locks is a great visual for the beauty of love. #lovelocks #queenelizabethpark #vancouverpublicart #artinthecity #artinvancouver (at Love Lock Sculpture At Queen Elizabeth Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTH7aC0lNJx/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera Another shot from our 20 minutes in the #bloedelconservatory to see #unclefester #botanicalgarden #queenelizabethpark #vancouverparks (at Bloedel Conservatory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTCuvQqFxzd/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera A few of the parrots at the #bloedelconservatory I love seeing these beauties. #parrots #natureinthecity #vancouverparks #queenelizabethpark (at Bloedel Conservatory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS4kZ6fl63X/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera Here we go, 657 since the last home game and so much has changed dramatically since the last time I sat in my seat. Welcome back to the den. #roaryoulionsroar #mylionsden #cfl #bclions (at BC Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSx0iw3nnHh/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera So the reason for visiting the #bloedelconservatory was to see this beauty in person with the hope it would bloom especially being it was #fridaythe13th Apparently the bloom started last night. #unclefester #queenelizabethpark #corpseflower #titanarum #vancouverlandmarks (at Bloedel Conservatory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSwtbu2HrhN/?utm_medium=tumblr

#abroadwithacamera #bloedelconservatory #fridaythe13th #unclefester #queenelizabethpark #corpseflower #titanarum #vancouverlandmarks

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#abroadwithacamera It was a smoky and hot Friday for our visit to #bloedelconservatory #queenelizabethpark #vancouverparks #mycity #summerinvancouver (at Bloedel Conservatory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSuHoKyFn9T/?utm_medium=tumblr

#abroadwithacamera #bloedelconservatory #queenelizabethpark #vancouverparks #mycity #summerinvancouver

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#abroadwithacamera Taking a look at the augmented reality art exhibition created by artist Jessica Angel for part of #vancouverbiennale #voxelbridge #augmentedreality #jessicaangel #artinvancouver (at Cambie Bridge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSkRALeBk2i/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera A Wednesday afternoon enjoying an amazing tasting experience at #salttastingroom in #bloodalley before they close down for a bit before opening in a new location. #notveganfriendly #wineandcheeseandmeat #chacuterieboard #wineflights #getinmybelly #gastownvancouver (at Salt Tasting Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSfJvoLBqrE/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera There are few spots that feel like the place I grew up in and this is one of them... #ambleside #fishingoffshore #westvancouver #myportcity #bornandraised #vancouverite (at Ambleside Dog Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CScG50aFF33/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#abroadwithacamera Watching the newest addition to the Seabus fleet departing from Lonsdale Quay. The Burrard Chinook with art designed by artists Kelly Cannell (Musqueam), Siobhan Joseph (Squamish), and Angela George (Tsleil-Waututh) reflects the life cycle of the chinook salmon. #seabus #burrardchinook #myportcity #lonsdalequaymarket #lowerlonsdale #northvancouver (at Lonsdale Quay Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSKFIs3lKYL/?utm_medium=tumblr

#abroadwithacamera #seabus #burrardchinook #myportcity #lonsdalequaymarket #lowerlonsdale #northvancouver

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#abroadwithacamera Vancouver Pollinator Meadow "P"ollinator meadows are intentionally naturally managed areas in designated parks and on park-managed golf courses and boulevards. The meadows will produce a variety of blooms..." #vanmeadows #cityofvancouver #myportcity #pollinatormeadow (at Crab Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHhFtRF9Pa/?utm_medium=tumblr

#abroadwithacamera #vanmeadows #cityofvancouver #myportcity #pollinatormeadow