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27. ^^^. How true.

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Tue Jul 28, 2015, 12:17 PM

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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