Fooled
I have been watching with shock the news reports that have been rolling out piecemeal about Bill Cosby and the rape allegations. Do you feel like you’ve been hit over the head like I have?
It’s disgusting to think that a man we admired and revered so much has huge feet of clay. Or worse.
Bill Cosby was a staple way back when. Between the family values of The Cosby Show and some of his most memorable stand-up comedy, Bill Cosby was appreciated, admired, applauded and cherished. Not the actor. The man. In fact, while his show demonstrated family values in a fictional family, he went more than a step beyond it (and pretended) to truly embody “family values”.
Indeed.
It’s hard to believe the serial rapist we have been hearing about lately is the same guy. Talk about misled loyalties!
We’ve all been fooled, deluded, deceived and wronged. And that’s not counting the women who he drugged, assaulted and violated.
Sure, The Cosby Show was fiction. But Bill Cosby was an icon.
Now he just appears creepy and revolting. Will he pay for his crimes? I hope so. No talent, however great it may be, in any way excuses his detestable actions.
Things seem to be unraveling now. Why only now? Here’s a snippet from a recent article published in the NY Times (worth reading):
Yep, you (and your enablers) sure fooled us, Mr. Cosby.
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Posted on November 30, 2014, in Hollywood, US and tagged Bill Cosby is a serial rapist, Bill Cosby's true nature stayed hidden for decades, How did Bill Cosby get away with crimes against so many women?. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
The Yin and Yang of Life Anywhere 
While not taking away anything from what’s being reported in the last few weeks about Bill Cosby – and those women who making accusations must be hear out and justice must be served – I did wonder about the timing of these reports. Why are these accusations being brought up at this particular point in time by the media? What is the motivation? I
Good question, Shanthini. I asked myself the same. The charges are not new. They have just been well hidden by Mr.Cosby and his enablers (including the media).
Check out this article: http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/timeline-of-the-abuse-charges-against-cosby.html and also this one from The Independent http://ind.pn/1z7LE0k.
The NY Times one that I reference in this post is another eye-opener.
Mr. Family Values is anything but – when it comes to himself! 😦 😦 😦