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Feminism and Diversity

Nitram

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13. As a middle schooler my best friend and I listened to the records of Cosby's humorous stories about

Reply to JHan (Reply #10)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 09:56 AM

Sep 2018

growing up in a Philadelphia neighborhood to the point that we had many of the routines memorized. it breaks my heart that the man who played a formative role during my childhood has turned out to be a vile sexual monster. All those lovely stories are now permanently tainted by what I know know about their author. Its the ultimate metaphor for loss of innocence, the realization that so many trusting women who looked up to him as a father figure were so deeply hurt by this man for his own perverse pleasure. I weep for them.

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Bill Cosby learned.. [View all] JHan Sep 2018 OP

He learned that he could drug and sexually abuse women for 5 decades. CentralMass Sep 2018 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell Sep 2018 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell Sep 2018 #2

I think you're reading the poem wrong. It condemns Bill and excuses made for him. JHan Sep 2018 #4

I see what you mean...I misunderstood. whathehell Sep 2018 #5

No it doesn't. Again I suggest you really read it again. JHan Sep 2018 #6

Correct...I misunderstood and I'm deleting those posts. n/t whathehell Sep 2018 #7

I understand, I feel a lot of rage myself. JHan Sep 2018 #8

Yes whathehell Sep 2018 #9

I remember watching Cosby Show reruns and developing an admiration for him. JHan Sep 2018 #10

As a middle schooler my best friend and I listened to the records of Cosby's humorous stories about Nitram Sep 2018 #13

yup + JHan Sep 2018 #14

I don't know about the others, but Woody Allen did not drug a series of young women who Nitram Sep 2018 #11

it's a critique of responses which try to defend Cosby. JHan Sep 2018 #12

Then I misread the poem. I'll read it a few more times with your interpretation in mind. Nitram Sep 2018 #15

If you read the statement by Cosby's publicist it'll make sense, JHan Sep 2018 #16