Hypocrisy, you say?
"" 15 Times Bill Cosby Was a Huge
Hypocrite
Those of us who have been waiting since
last winter for Bill Cosby to experience
some legal retribution for the scores of
sexual assault allegations against him are
basking in a bit of schadenfreude this week.
The comedian's deposition in the Andrea
Costrand case – in which Cosby admits to
giving at least one 19-year-old woman
Quaaludes before sex – has been released to
the public . In an especially satisfying twist,
the Associated Press won its petition to
have the decade-old documents unsealed
for precisely the reason Cosby wanted them
to remain private: They hurt his public
image as a moral authority. Judge Eduardo
C. Robreno declared that Cosby's self-
appointment as a "public moralist"
heightened public interest in the 2005
lawsuit, undermining his argument against
releasing the documents.
Judge Rebreno cites Cosby's infamous 2004
"pound cake" speech as evidence of the
comedian's belief in himself as a moral
authority. But he could have gone even
further back in Cosby's career to unearth
tons of similar examples. In retrospect, Bill
Cosby's entire public life provides a
treasure trove of flat-out hypocrisy. Here
are 15 of the most egregious moments
when Cosby's actions and declarations
stand in stark contrast to his alleged
crimes.
"Bill's Two Daughters"
In 1971, Cosby recorded an album
called For Adults Only. In this skit, he
mines for laughs the well-worn trope of a
father who worries over his daughter's
future dating prospects because he
remembers what a creep he was to other
people's daughters in his youth. "I'm
beginning to hate men," he quips, "because
I know men. They're basically filthy and
nasty and dirty. I know that. I used to be a
man, before I got married."
According to his accusers, all of whom
lodged their claims after Cosby married his
wife Camille in 1964, he never gave up his
particular brand of "manhood."
"Illegal Drugs"
On 1978's Bill's Best Friend – Cosby's 17th
comedy album – he lambasts cocaine and
marijuana users, while making sure to
emphasize that he's never tried either drug
himself. Of cocaine, he says, "This is an
illegal drug and therefore you are not sure
of what you are getting."
Other people unsure of what they were
getting: the dozens of women whom Cosby
allegedly drugged.""
"" "We Protected Our Women"
In a 2008 piece at The Atlantic , Ta-Nehisi
Coates covered one of Cosby's "call-outs," a
nationwide moralizing tour that followed
the initial "pound cake" speech. This
particular call-out was held in Detroit. In
it, Cosby waxes nostalgic for a bygone era
when "We protected our women and
protected our children." Those words have
a new sting in light of the accusations
against him.
"Be Aware of the Danger"
So many of Cosby's discussions of drug use
include commentary about lack of
awareness of a drug's effects or harm,
which now seems all the more chilling,
given how many women report that Cosby
drugged them unaware or offered them a
pill without disclosing its real name or
intended effect. In this 1970 anti-drug PSA,
Cosby cautions against taking speed: "You
may be taking some now and not be aware
of the danger. . .Don't guess about drugs
when you can have the facts."""
Whole article here:
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/lists/15-times-bill-cosby-was-a-huge-hypocrite-20150709/we-protected-our-women-20150709
At best, he's a womanizing adulterer......at worst he's a rapist. Either way, he's a POS human being.
