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JDPriestly

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6. How did Cosby get by with this for so long?

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 03:22 AM

Jul 2015

Why wasn't he outed long ago?

Is it because women would rather not speak out. Count me in on that one.

Speak up about sexual harassment, let alone rape, and you get a certain "reputation." You are a troublemaker. This has to change. I don't know how it can be changed. But women need to be able to speak out, to warn and to protect themselves without being labeled as troublemakers.

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READ THIS: Janis Ian's Facebook Post Tonight About New York Magazine's Bill Cosby Victims Cover... [View all] Hissyspit Jul 2015 OP

Here's that very video..... MADem Jul 2015 #1

When she said 'green,' she meant GREEN. Hissyspit Jul 2015 #2

Yep--I think you could be color blind and still see that green!!! nt MADem Jul 2015 #4

great song - ahead of its time samsingh Jul 2015 #31

I used to love to quote some of Cosby's iconic riffs... "These aren't the people who 1monster Jul 2015 #38

This song still gives me goose-bumps. Lifelong Protester Jul 2015 #35

She was a very talented young woman. Those were the days before everyone had an MADem Jul 2015 #37

She was an amazing talent passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #47

She still is. She looks like someone's auntie nowadays, but she's still kicking! MADem Jul 2015 #50

Yes, I had to look up images of her passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #53

I love Janis. Glad she's still around. tblue Jul 2015 #3

100% true shenmue Jul 2015 #7

Thanks for posting this. avaistheone1 Jul 2015 #5

How did Cosby get by with this for so long? JDPriestly Jul 2015 #6

So true. SheilaT Jul 2015 #9

Thank you. It is very difficult to talk about our experiences in this area because JDPriestly Jul 2015 #10

Yes, it is difficult to talk about these things. SheilaT Jul 2015 #11

Very similar to Jimmy Savile -- "everyone knows" celebrities. But they really don't. hunter Jul 2015 #30

I think his fame and popularity had a lot to do with it passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #48

"The Nail That Sticks UP Gets Hammered DOWN." MADem Jul 2015 #52

Janis Ian has become one of my heroes. SheilaT Jul 2015 #8

Janis reads a story on the audiobook of 'Rogues' a collection of short stories edited by George RR Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #13

Kick for morning readers. nt Hissyspit Jul 2015 #12

What a truly nasty man he must be. cwydro Jul 2015 #14

I read something a while back by a woman that went to interview him. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2015 #20

I'm sure he thinks cwydro Jul 2015 #22

Just when I thought my opinion of Cosby couldn't get any lower... bullwinkle428 Jul 2015 #15

So very true... blue neen Jul 2015 #19

Really, to try and ruin that talented young woman's career! BuelahWitch Jul 2015 #23

That song still moves me to tears. MindPilot Jul 2015 #16

And another thing...... MyOwnPeace Jul 2015 #17

Watching the Smothers Bothers was a big part of my political awakening. nt JEB Jul 2015 #24

^^^. How true. Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #27

...! KoKo Jul 2015 #42

k&r... spanone Jul 2015 #18

k and r. the more we see and hear and read, the more it is clear that the dr. huxtable niyad Jul 2015 #21

Wow marym625 Jul 2015 #25

That's just it, he knew gay people and thus learned they were not a "threat." Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #45

LIked this part AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #26

I'm a 62 year old man and I still get a lump in my throat when I hear, At Seventeen. Snotcicles Jul 2015 #28

I'm just a few years behind you bvf Jul 2015 #33

That was beautiful thanks for sharing. I've never heard that before. nt Snotcicles Jul 2015 #34

Still love this song, too. Lifelong Protester Jul 2015 #36

+1.nt Snotcicles Jul 2015 #40

wow - cosby's depth of indecency gets deeper samsingh Jul 2015 #29

Beauty, brilliance, and the voice of an angel. colorado_ufo Jul 2015 #32

This just takes my breath away, that he could look on such innocence... Hekate Jul 2015 #39

Ah, but she was unavailable to him passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #49

You mean like, "If I can't have you, nobody can"? It would figure. Nt Hekate Jul 2015 #51

YEP passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #54

I think we can at least be somewhat confident that jomin41 Jul 2015 #41

k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #43

A follow-up post by her in response to a commenter: Hissyspit Jul 2015 #44

how could anybody do such a thing? what a disgusting creep. So long since I thought of Janis Ian magical thyme Jul 2015 #46

kick love_katz Jul 2015 #55