Do you believe the substance of the allegations against Bill Cosby ?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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[Kalidurga]

1. I believe he did it. A lot

It's very likely more than with 20 women. Most of them are probably not going to come forward.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Apparently, he led a double life--and his wife either was a complete chump,

willfully blind, or complicit. What's really obnoxious is that he's an old man who's been living this lecherous predatory life for decades, and no one in the entertainment industry revealed it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I would have given him or anybody the benefit of the doubt at two, maybe even three...

But twenty??? That strains credulity.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. One of his accusers just called him a "sick f---en puppy" on MSNBC/NT

[polichick]

5. That was quite an interview!

[BlueCaliDem]

6. Just saw it, too. On Ronan Farrell's show -Janice Dickinson.

She alleges that she was drugged and raped by Bill Cosby in 1982. Here's an image of her in 1979, three years before it happened.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. She said she was the first supermodel./NT

[Bluenorthwest]

21. The term goes back to Twiggy and Shrimpton, the 1960's

nt

[BlueCaliDem]

8. Oh, I don't know about that. Wasn't blonde Christie Brinkley the first supermodel? I don't know.

I wasn't that "in" to supermodels and the craze that surrounding them. Huge Madonna fan back then who was exactly the opposite.

But I don't discount what she's claiming today. The anger was real and palpable and she's not that good of an actress so I'm inclined to believe her rage is genuine.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. I didn't follow supermodels closely but one could not live through that period and not be aware ...

I didn't follow supermodels closely but one could not live through that period and not be aware of Christie Brinkley.

[BlueCaliDem]

12. Exactly. Ex-Mrs Billy Joel was HUGE. Loved her in the National Lampoon Vacation movies, too.

Billy Joel claimed to have written *"Uptown Girl" for her. They still have a wonderful relationship and their daughter, Alexa, absolutely loves her mother to pieces - as do all Christie's children.



*edited for spelling - because my spelling today really, really sucks.

[femmocrat]

14. I would have guessed Susy Parker, but Wiki says it was this woman:

Lisa Fonssagrives (May 17, 1911 – February 4, 1992), born Lisa Birgitta Bernstone[4] was a Swedish fashion model widely credited as the first supermodel.

[OregonBlue]

9. I watched him on Colbert a while ago and my instant reaction was, What a jerk. He was so

smug and self-important. So yes, I believe his ego is big enough to feel this entitled.

[KMOD]

10. with so many allegations against him,

yeah.

[mythology]

13. Neither

I don't have enough information to make a decision. It's hard to prove or disprove allegations from that long ago. He could have hidden monstrous behavior behind a nice exterior, but it could be a case where there's no cost to making allegations. To me the similarities in the allegations could indicate a pattern, but it could also be a reflection of people repeating what they have previously heard.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. Cui bono

Who benefits?

[Rex]

16. I don't want to, I love Cliff Huxtable. However that was just a character made up by an actor.

What Cosby did was real and an act of great evil to innocent women that were relying on him for guidance and mentorship. In a way, what he did was the ultimate sinister act - gain trust or take advantage of respect to drug and rape women. I want to not believe it, but it is impossible to ignore so many women coming forward and saying he raped them.

I just don't believe women would get together and hatch a plan to bring down Bill Cosby. That sounds ludicrous.

[mulsh]

17. What I'd really like to know is why is this happening right now? The timing has nothing to do with

any factaul issues. According to multiple sources these stories have been around for years. Why are they reaching a crescendo at this point in time.

I vaguely think its another attempt to kill of a black icon, Cosby being sort of a cultural daddy figure. kind of like the way our president has been treated by media and the other side since he had the affrontery to presume to run for that office.

Whether or not Mr. Cosby raped anyone the story is indelibly out there and he gets to wear it even after he dies.

I don't have a problem believing the stories are true. I got to see Cosby in some private moments in the mid'70's. He struck me as nasty, mean and racist. After a couple of those encounters, mostly at Glide Memorial Church, I wanted nothing to do with him or his TV shows.

[WinkyDink]

19. Pehaps it is Mr. Cosby who should have cared more about being "a black icon."

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. I don't think and I hope there isn't a racial component.

And these stories have been swirling around for years. It just started to gain momentum.

[WinkyDink]

18. Why, no; I think a couple dozen or so women have decided at this point in our time that they should

all FALSELY accuse of rape a heretofore beloved entertainment icon about whom most people would find it difficult to believe such allegations because his image, both on TV and in RL, is of a family man.

Because why not, right? Let's just PICK ON BILL! Let's all call ourselves "rape victims" for FUN! For PR!