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In reply to the discussion: I stopped liking Bill Cosby 25 years ago. Here's the story. [View all]geek tragedy
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I stopped liking Bill Cosby 25 years ago. Here's the story. [View all]
Are_grits_groceries
Jan 2015
OP
I have felt for a long time that Cosby's preachiness was arrogant and condescending
yellowcanine
Jan 2015
#1
Yep. And it pretty clearly was masking some underlying fucked-upedness.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2015
#98
Pretty much my evolution with Bill Cosby. He was a 'hero' I was surprised to learn had feet of clay
marble falls
Jan 2015
#2
A comic who'd gotten tired of Cosby's holier-than-thou lectures made a crack onstage
pnwmom
Jan 2015
#61
Sexual harassment and rape are crimes that leave the victim with a sense of shame and the fear
JDPriestly
Jan 2015
#96
Sometimes courage needs to be prompted. And your questioning makes it clear why these women didn't
WinkyDink
Jan 2015
#107
That was my impression. I had heard first-hand stories from people who worked on sets with him.
DanTex
Jan 2015
#16
"I'm sure the Cosby apologists will be out in force." This is a horrible story, and my
ScreamingMeemie
Jan 2015
#12
Another reason I'm glad I've consciously attempted to separate the art from the artist.
LanternWaste
Jan 2015
#13
Art? Maybe, maybe not-- I s'pose it's a diaphanous definition in the eye of the beholder.
LanternWaste
Jan 2015
#84
Bill Cosby was very well paid to come to a fund raiser for an Ohio organization ...
Botany
Jan 2015
#17
Always thought it was strange his "credentials" appeared in the credits of The Cosby Show. nt
eppur_se_muova
Jan 2015
#46
I thought the degree was "Ed. D." Thats' what the credits say on the "Cosby Show" and
muntrv
Jan 2015
#58
The Cosby Rape Apologist brigade won't dispute this, since the victim and the witnesses were men nt
geek tragedy
Jan 2015
#20
there are people who refer to the victims collectively as "party groupies"
geek tragedy
Jan 2015
#31
Bill Cosby is a D-Bag for sure but I am sure there are many on these boards who secretly agree with
dilby
Jan 2015
#25
I was one who wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt; I knew nothing of him except...
Hekate
Jan 2015
#122
He was a skillful and very successful predator for most of his life. He had the rest of us...
Hekate
Jan 2015
#128
I agree, just people wanting to see evidence and don't take the word of people who want big money
uponit7771
Jan 2015
#66
I've been thinking that for some time now. When only one member of a family is the odd man out...
Hekate
Jan 2015
#129
My former profession was at CBS. I had heard a few stories about Cosby but didn't think much..
BlueJazz
Jan 2015
#32
Ah Yes.I think? he was offered an extension of his contract with Mash but wanted to do other things.
BlueJazz
Jan 2015
#50
i'm not surprised by your opinion of andrews, being as she was best friends with
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#71
For blacks, that's almost true... I looked at that episode in that context... without a degree
uponit7771
Jan 2015
#68
He was instrumental in changing American society. Is saying that fact being "an apologist"?
KittyWampus
Jan 2015
#43
Why drug women and rape them? Because he's a sociopath, pretty clearly.
Spider Jerusalem
Jan 2015
#70
So, at this point in time, I am now very curious about your impression of American society.
Major Hogwash
Jan 2015
#130
WOW!!! WTF!?! I thought the GPA question was a leading joke... he was SERIOUS!? Cosby is fucked up
uponit7771
Jan 2015
#65
A lot of negativity here. Here's a heart-warming story in cartoon form about someone nice
TlalocW
Jan 2015
#82
Most people with a 4.0 average couldn't find words as eloquent, classy and deeply felt as Mr. Brown's...
Demoiselle
Jan 2015
#85
So because he had higher standards when it came to grades that's a bad thing?
craigmatic
Jan 2015
#89
this had nothing to do with academic standards, it was him treating someone like they are worthless
JI7
Jan 2015
#94
I agree totally. This story shows what a worthless person he really is. no text.
Stuart G
Jan 2015
#100
I was done with Cosby in the mid-80's at the height of 'Cosby Show' popularity.
tenderfoot
Jan 2015
#92
He always gave me the creeps- like in his comedy bit where he smirks about beating his kids.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2015
#97
For some reason I have always associated Cosby with the song "I'm Black and I'm Proud"
Voice for Peace
Jan 2015
#104
I remember. I started high school in 1968 and it was my first integrated experience.
deurbano
Jan 2015
#120
off topic from the OP, but this is a clip about the effect of that song
Voice for Peace
Jan 2015
#119
I can't say anything good about him as a person with all of the stories coming out, but
goldent
Jan 2015
#117
Never heard about this cruel, ignorant act. I hope Dean has put this bullying behind him.
freshwest
Jan 2015
#121