Bill Cosby, What the Frick?
November 20th, 2014 at 7:55:38 AM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 |
November 20th, 2014 at 7:59:01 AM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 | "A defense of Cosby requires that one believe that several women have decided to publicly accuse one of the most powerful men in recent Hollywood history of a crime they have no hope of seeing prosecuted, and for which they are seeking no damages. The alternative is to see one of the most celebrated public fathers of our time, and one of the great public scourges of black morality, revealed as a serial rapist." "The heart of the matter is this: A defender of Bill Cosby must, effectively, conjure a vast conspiracy, created to bring down one man, seemingly just out of spite. And people will do this work of conjuration, because it is hard to accept that people we love in one arena can commit great evil in another. It is hard to believe that Bill Cosby is a serial rapist because the belief doesn't just indict Cosby, it indicts us. It damns us for drawing intimate conclusions about people based on pudding-pop commercials and popular TV shows. It destroys our ability to lean on icons for our morality. And it forces us back into a world where seemingly good men do unspeakably evil things, and this is just the chaos of human history." The Cosby Show |
November 20th, 2014 at 10:03:01 AM permalink | |
reno Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 58 Posts: 1384 |
Watching that video, I see a man surrounded by sycophants who never challenge the Emporer. *** It gets weirder though. Entertainment Tonight broadcasts an interview with model Janice Dickinson who claims she was raped by Cosby. (She hinted at this with Howard Stern in 2006.) The next day, everyone is talking about the Entertainment Tonight interview. So how do Cosby's brilliant lawyers respond? By threatening to sue Buzzfeed! What does Buzzfeed have to do with Janice Dickinson? Nothing. In the eyes of Cosby's brilliant lawyers, Buzzfeed's crime was to publish an article about the Entertainment Tonight story. There were 1,000 other media outlets who also published articles about Entertainment Tonight, but for some reason Cosby's lawyers decided to make an example out of Buzzfeed. Actions speak louder than words, and it's very telling that Cosby wants to sue an obscure website that most of America has never heard of, but doesn't want to sue Entertainment Tonight or Janice Dickinson or Tamara Green or Barbara Bowman for their "lies." It's almost as if Cosby's own lawyers are pranking Cosby himself, becasue the threatening letter is filled with over-the-top villian-speak "proceed at your peril" not to mention a few grammar typos. And anytime a lawyer tells a media outlet that "this letter is not for publication," they're practically begging the journalist to print it. This letter makes Cosby look pathetic and desperate. |
November 20th, 2014 at 12:01:01 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | Cosby is the spokesman for the morality of the young black community, yet he himself is the worst of the worst. He's a predator, from the stories these women are putting out. He picks the victim, plans the rape, executes it and covers his tracks. His poor wife and family. I had something similar happen in my family. 10 years ago, at the age of 80, my wife's uncle, a solid member of his church, was being driven on a trip and tried to force the 22 year old girl who was driving to have sex with him. He was kicked out of his church, and to this day 2 of his children refuse to speak to him. No forgiveness in a lot of them, these good god fearing Jesus worshipers. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 20th, 2014 at 1:48:11 PM permalink | |
1nickelmiracle Member since: Mar 5, 2013 Threads: 24 Posts: 623 | I don't believe it. Women do a lot of things which make no rational sense so tough to assume they have no motivation to accuse him. Being nuts or having low self esteem could be enough to view the arbitrary another way. If you lay hundreds or thousands, odds of jilted/remorseful lovers goes up. |
November 20th, 2014 at 2:47:11 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Start reading what these women said and you'll believe it. No two of them are alike, yet they all have a similar thread. This is hardly a new story either, the allegations have been around for decades. Just the fact that Cosby won't and has never defended himself is extremely damning. That's what guilty people do. In 1900, Ida Tarbell started telling the truth about the atrocities Rockefeller and Standard Oil had committed in the name of business. It ruined Rockefeller's name and reputation for decades. Everyone that surrounded him said he should stand up to her and deny everything over and over. Instead he decided to say nothing, to never answer even one question. It backfired, his silence was what condemned him. Innocent people defend themselves and even the public in 1900 knew it. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 20th, 2014 at 2:50:51 PM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 | And why pick the Coz? He's beloved. His public persona is unassailable. It's like trying to excavate Mount Everest with a teaspoon. If they were going to attack someone randomly, it would be easier to pick someone already somewhat reviled. Mel Gibson, maybe. The fact that the reveal happened the way it did is actually the most damning thing about it. |
November 20th, 2014 at 6:55:08 PM permalink | |
beachbumbabs Member since: Sep 3, 2013 Threads: 6 Posts: 1600 | I wish it weren't true, but I think it most likely is. As Mosca said, the reveals, the specifics, both the similarities and the differences, seem to have the ring of truth. Never doubt a small group of concerned citizens can change the world; it's the only thing ever has |
November 21st, 2014 at 9:26:00 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18556 | Lou Ferrigno's wife is accusing Cosby of attacking her. Old TV Hulk guy. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
November 21st, 2014 at 1:06:50 PM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | I think you get to a point where either an awful lot of women of bad character are making false allegations or you begin to believe that what at least some of them are saying is true. Not much financial gain involved for many of the women. |