BILL COSBY ACCUSED OF RAPE

[HairOfTheDog]

At the very least, a powerful guy with a sense of entitlement matched only by his ego.

No doubt about that.

Here's what's not disputed by anyone; confirmed facts:
-Cosby chased women all over LA and he hung out with his buddies Hugh Hefner and Robert Culp at the Playboy Mansion frequently while his wife was at home.
-He changed his image from mister fly guy to mister nice family dude when he was fading from popularity and hit middle age, but he was still doing what he always done did in his personal life.
-He hit the jackpot with that transition and crafted a very likable father figure for his stand-up and sitcoms, with a lot of the public apparently believing the public persona matched the private man.

So, he became king of the airwaves, adored by many, wielding shit loads of clout and power and chastising younger entertainers for non-wholesome language and roles, while positioning himself as a real life role model for parents.......... All the while, the married father of five was fucking young women here, there, and everywhere. It was rampant. When he would be confronted about the womanizing and hypocrisy, he'd outright lie and accuse those who questioned him of being void of integrity (until he had to admit it all in court when confronted with evidence, in order to save his own sorry ass from an extortion attempt).

^ All of which is between him, his wife, his surviving kids (some major turmoil there), his chicks on the side, his fans, his handlers, and his attorneys -- none of which is of much interest nor any concern to me beyond providing context to the current story, which is of real interest and importance to me.

IF Bill Cosby drugged women to incapacitate and have non-consensual sex with them, he's a fucking serial rapist and sexual predator and he's not entitled to a damned thing. Some of his alleged victims are more sympathetic than others, sure. But, it's not about the character of the women he drugged and raped, for me. It's about the fact that this man -- a man who was in a position to take his pick of beautiful secure gold diggers, pay for top notch escorts, have free consensual sex with star struck women who adored and wanted him romantically/sexually -- chose instead to drug and rape young women. He thought he was entitled to turn women into inanimate objects to be defiled for his pleasure. He thought he was entitled to violate other human beings who trusted him. It's very sick and twisted predatory behavior and Bill Cosby doesn't deserve a pass on that, nobody does. He is not entitled to present himself as the victim.

I don't feel sorry that a sort of delayed justice is breathing down his neck and I think it's ridiculous old-school celebrity-worshiping rape-apologist bullshit for anyone to suggest that I should. I'm glad the women whom he allegedly violated are speaking up after years of having to silently watch him con the public for fear of retribution if they came forward separately. Better late than never. Times up, Pudding Man. If he's innocent, he can call them all liars directly and file defamation suits -- so far, he's not doing that.

I like what Richard Pryor suggested that Bill Cosby do after Cosby called Eddie outta the blue to lecture him about his dirty stand-up routine (last part of video below).


Bill probably would have been wise to take Pryor's advice all those years ago. Too late now.

Anyway, this thread is interesting to me; the different focus points and reactions to accusations of rape against someone generally viewed with trust. I imagine the views expressed here are still pretty reflective of society as a whole.