Bill Cosby accused of Rape - say it ain't so

That you don't care has no import to anyone.

When women cry rape, he wants them to produce videotapes of the event, witnesses, DNA, and a signed confession from the assailant, before he'll even consider the possibility they might have been raped.

How many people said that Obama is not an American? A few million maybe? Did the number of accusers make the statement anymore true?

30 or 300 I dont care, I need to see some proof, or at least some evidence other than these womens assertions.

About his performances Cosby says, "I feel that in-person contact with people is the most important thing in comedy. While I'm up on stage, I can actually put myself into the audience and adjust my pace and timing to them. I can get into their heads through their ears and through their eyes. Only through this total communication can I really achieve what I'm trying to do."

The media always needs a scandal. Last week it was an alleged sexual assault at the Playboy mansion. At this time, the case has been dropped because the alleged victim is declining to press charges. The "feminists are evil lying bitches" folks are coming out in drolls concluding that this is further proof that rape is nothing more than hype so women can win court money to pay for boob jobs (really--- I read a blog today claiming just that).

I have no clue whether or not this rape occured. I was not there and don't know the circumstance--- from what I can gather online, the woman claimed to be assaulted while unconcious. Naturally that makes pursuing a criminal investigation tricky as she has no memory of the attack.

I feel the need to speak up since once again, jerkwads are claiming this as a victory for the "women lie about rape" camp. Would it really be out of the quesiton for a woman to be raped at a Playboy party?

ABSOLUTELY NOT. This is actually the perfect breeding ground for a sexual assault.

Free flowing booze (and likely drugs) combined with an overcrowded, oversexed atmosphere where people are pushing limits and acting wild. What do you suppose men assume about female Playmates or women who attend Playboy functions? I'm betting they have it in their mind that these women are free and loose about sex. Is it any surprise then that a sexual assault could or WOULD happen there?

Thank goodness Mr. Hefner went on TV to set the record straight. *SARCASM*

Yes, it's true there was insuffiencent evidence to proceed and the woman declined to press charges but this happens constantly in sexual assault situations. Rape is often a 'he said/she said' situation. And in this case alcohol was involved (to the point where a woman was unconcious). Add to the mix that the woman was MORE THAN LIKELY dressed provacitively or acting our sexually... I mean, would you want to go into court with that working against you? Often women decline to press charges because they don't want to open themselves up to ridicule or questions that put blame on them. Can't you hear it?

You went to the Playboy mansion? Without your boyfriend? Wearing that? Flirting with whom? How did you dance? You kissed how many people? You drank HOW much?

Mr. Hefner stated on TV that "absolutely no rape occured." He even tells the reporter that this woman MADE UP the story to placate an angry boyfriend because she got home late.

Cause the "Sorry I'm late honey, I was raped" excuse is so much easier than the "my car broke down" excuse?

Mr. Hefner's speaking to media about this is beyond vile. He offers no proof of this story except that "there's no question about it." In this particular interview, Mr. Hefner does not say he spoke with police or the alleged victim.

I want to remind Mr. Hefner that at this time, the woman has NOT recanted her story, merely declined to press charges. I imagine she thought she could avoid this sort of press/speculation/circus if she dropped the charges--- turns out, Mr. Hefner's going to call her a lying whore in public anyway. And he's got hords of trolls doing it online as well.

If this was a false accusation, it's horrible for the people involved and for women who ARE raped. But if this assault did occur and this is how the media reacts, it's just one more situation that's going to keep real rape victims afraid.

Lawyer claims Hugh Hefner had high tech cameras installed in the bedrooms

Hugh Hefner on Bill Cosby Rape Allegations: “I would never tolerate this.

That's not the case for another former Playmate. Testifying in Chicago before the 1986 Commission on Pornography, this young woman, who requested anonymity, said, "(During my time with Playboy) I experienced everything from date rape to physical abuse ."

Krabacher concedes having witnessed such things. "Girls get injured when they live in a world that revolves around superficial beauty," she says. "I think the reason some of them get into lesbianism-and I'd thought about it myself-is that women are safe. When you're a Playboy model, so many men gawk at you and hit on you and lie to you and tell you anything to satisfy their own fantasies, their own lust, you become very distrustful. You become very weary. At first, and really for a while, you're flattered by the attention and the compliments. But then you realize that what they're complimenting is all they see. There is no you. There is only the way you look."

Why you're being obstinate re Bill Cosby and his ongoing fight against his many accusers might possibly be known only to yourself, but one might conjecture you're trying to clean up your sometime dogmatic and obnoxious image vis-à-vis most run-of-the-mill posts by implying we're harassing the African American Bill Cosby

“I’m a Christian. But Muslims are misunderstood. Intentionally misunderstood. We should all be more like them. They make sense especially with their children. There is no other group like the Black Muslims, who put so much effort into teaching children the right things, they don’t smoke, they don’t drink or overindulge in alcohol, they protect their women, they command respect. And what these other people do?

The complain about them. They criticize them. We would be a better world if we emulated them. we don’t have to become Black Muslims, but we can embrace the things that work. We need people not only in the church, but in the community, who are not afraid to speak up because they want to hear a child’s laughter – not a child’s blood-curdling scream because a bullet hit them. We want them playing outside,” Said Bill Cosby

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Roseanne had previously told the New York Daily News, “I don’t wanna get sued or have [Cosby] send anyone to beat me up, but I think it’s obvious: 13 to 1.”

But she did previously Tweet about the Cosby rape allegations, “maybe Woody Allen or Roman Polanski could b persuaded2 write a part4 Bill Cosby in 1 of their new movies?” And, “it might be time for #billCosby to condemn the state of Israel so he can get back into the good graces of Hollywood!.”

You're always claiming to speak for the wider community.

You claimed to speak for everyone on A2K when you insulted my posts. That's your goldfishesque memory playing you up again

cicerone imposter wrote:

That you don't care has no import to anyone.

hawkeye10 wrote:
When did everyone tell you this?

Ya, the only thing I recall saying is that we only keep you around to play with you. I was clearly playing with you. You should have been honored that I took the time considering how little of value you add to A2K.

The simple fact is you cannot be friends with a man whose accusers are in the double digits, even if this man is still walking free -- perhaps especially if this man is still walking free. Not if you want the rape of women to stop happening.

That Cosby likely won't be charged for any of the alleged crimes he is accused of is a scenario not at all unique to him. Every year, literally countless men who engage in sexual violence against women do not face charges, for reasons as varied and familiar as those given by the women in the Cosby scandal. The law is not perfect, and has limitations. That's where the rest of us come in.

Boycotting these men, excluding them from our lives, not being their friends, their defenders, their devil's advocates. Holding them accountable. Turning our backs. Stopping the rationalizations. This is where and how we take a stand.