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Why The Outpouring of Public Support For Bill Cosby Is So Upsetting
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Bill Cosby, formerly “America’s Dad” who dominated multiple eras, particularly the eighties and nineties with his solid brand of family entertainment that included my childhood favorite, The Cosby Show, was recently released from prison after serving two years of his 10-year sentence.
When Cosby was found guilty of “all three counts of aggravated indecent assault” back in 2018, it was the culmination of a decades-long pursuit for traumatized victims who were relentless in their courageous efforts to achieve the impossible, when it comes to the accountability of an untouchable super predator, who was able to seamlessly dodge the jaws of the judicial system.
Unfortunately for Cosby and others like him, including the currently incarcerated Harvey Weinstein, a former movie mogul, who was the closest thing to a god in the high stakes world of betting on the next big thing in Hollywood — that longstanding good luck streak eventually runs out.
The Me Too movement founded by activist Tarana Burke back in 2006 was reignited in 2017 after Alyssa Milano tweeted out the hashtag in support of victims of sexual assault, who were being encouraged to go public with their harrowing testimonies. And soon after, Time’s Up joined the cluster of supportive…
