What this guy did, apparently, was be a little too touchy-feely with young girls. That's certainly despicable. But if ONE of 'em had come forward at the time, others would've been wary. If just ONE had gone to the tabloids with a complaint, it would've been enough to keep him in check or make sure the next time was the last time.
Cosby? He's 78, with a wonky eye, poor vision, probably hypertension and other problems related to being old and out of shape, and he walks with a cane and needs people holding onto him.
HE was famous 50 years ago, though people have forgotten why. It was for pioneering civil rights by being a black stand-up who did NOT talk about race. He had 5 Grammy-award winning albums in a row that were purely funny stuff. Groucho Marx marveled at Cosby's story-telling genius. Like the man he read in his youth, Mark Twain, Cosby could get laughs without jokes. Just with stories.
From stand-up, and with NO training, Cosby was told "you're an actor," and made the co-star of "I Spy." At a time when the American South refused to broadcast a TV show that co-starred a black and a white, Cosby again was a brave and vital pioneer in civil rights. So where are the "Black Lives Matter" assholes to point this out? Where are the chocolate chumps raving because one year no black actors got Oscar nominations? Here's a guy who won THREE Emmy awards in a row despite NO acting experience, paving the way for blacks to star on TV, and nobody's saying he shouldn't be railroaded?
Some 20 years later, after a career of ups and downs (his mild non-racial humor going out of favor with Richard Pryor shouting "Nigger" a zillion times on stage), he surprised the world by having a hit sitcom. He presented a black family with dignity. Instead of nigga bullshit, instead of playing a shabby junkman (like Redd Foxx did), Cosby played an affluent doctor, and his wife on the show was a lawyer, and the family didn't talk ghetto. It was revolutionary. And Cosby was criticized for showing an assimilated ethnic family that shared the same values as everyone else.
It's entirely possible that the pressures on this guy were so enormous, he could only find release in "superstar sex." Like rock stars and sports stars, he used groupies or bimbos and gave 'em wine or drugs, mostly because that was the 70's and everyone was doing it.
Yeah, it seems he went too far. Some of the women were NOT bimbos, but they came to him only because they wanted money or favors and were willing to go out with him or use their wiles to be alone with him and ask for money or a role on his sitcom. He almost never engaged in anything close to rape. He was more prone to jerking off, having some extra kink about seeing a woman in "Sleeping Beauty" mode.
As with Rolf, not a single woman came forward to complain about Bill until some 10 years ago, when an annoyed lesbian got angry that she a) wasn't getting whatever money or favors she expected, and b) got a finger in her twat instead.
Cue Shirley Bassey singing a warning about "Twat Finger."
Going after a 78 year-old twat-fingerer and an 85 year-old touchy-feely creep? In the case of Harris, the guy's already in prison, his wife no longer makes the 2-hour journey to see him and she's probably ready to keel over. And so is he. NOW they want to charge him with seven more complaints. He'll have to show up in court to hear what "sexual assault" means. Does it mean touching? Fingering? Actual tie-me-down rape? Unless it's the latter, with or without the rope, leave the ancient wombat alone.
Whatever you think of Rolf and Bill's talents (and nobody on this side of the pond knows anything about Harris aside from ONE SONG), one questions the zeal in destroying their last years on Earth.
Speaking of that:
Simon Wiesenthal spent his life tracking down Nazi bastards and making their last years hell. No matter HOW old and feeble, these Nazi bastards were hauled into court.
The point was to let the world know that there's no statute of limitations on evil deeds. (The same applied to a Nazi named Barry Grooker, who spent 40 years denying song royalties to a member of his band).
The difference is that Wiesenthal went after known criminals who escaped to South America, or changed their names and hid in Germany or maybe a windmill in Holland. Since they went into hiding, there was every reason to ferret them out.
In the case of Rolf and Bill, they should've been exposed right after alleged crimes, like the Nazis were. Don't the "victims" need to take some responsibility in NOT alerting the world about these guys and their games?
It's a tough call, especially since there seems to be a confusing element as to how much force these guys used. Rolf touches a young girl? Bill has half-assed consensual relations with some woman who is no stranger to sex, drugs and alcohol? That's a bit different from Nazi bastards killing people. Isn't it enough that Harris could've died in prison? That he'll be shunned when he gets out? Isn't it enough that Cosby will never be able to get another TV show or movie, and most likely never be able to book a stand-up tour?
These are rhetorical questions. There's a gray area here.
Meanwhile, today's "stars" like Kuntye and Viley Virus are perpetrating gruesome antics that could be prosecuted for obscenity. "Stars" like R. Kelly and Chuck Berry aren't in jail despite video evidence of their perverse behavior. Teen rockers are routinely sexualized. Caitlyn Jenner killed a woman and isn't in jail. And there are "stars" doing exactly what Rolf and Bill did, and worse, and their "victims" aren't coming forward. What, they're waiting for a bunch of others to do it, and then join the bandwagon? Why wait and let these guys get bolder and more obnoxious? Do you blame these guys for being arrogant when they kept getting away with it?
Do we save our shock and anger for Bill and Rolf because they presented themselves as lovable and comical people, and not degenerate rock or sports figures? No doubt that if you substituted BLOWIE's name or MICK's or TYSON's (either Mike or Fury) all you'd get is a nod and a shrug. It would be: "Oh, the bints should've known better than be alone with 'em."
I'm not so sure that adding another ten years to Rolf's sentence does anything useful. It sure doesn't deter the average pedophile.
Bill's prosecution is a crock of shit; the "victim" already got a money settlement and the agreement was sealed testimony and no further legal action. What's going on is as close to double jeopardy as it gets. It's a publicity gambit for a glory-seeking Philly lawman and a hanging judge.
Tossing a half-blind, shuffling old man into the clink is NOT going to prevent a college kid from tossing roofies into his date's drink. It sure as hell isn't going to stop any rock star, sports star, OR lovable actor or comedian from taking a chance in what is usually a "he said she said" situation where nobody can prove consent unless there's serious vaginal damage. And even then, guys get off claiming "rough sex" was asked for.
Now let's hear from KUNTYE.
WHAT?
KUNTYE has been getting almost as much scorn over this Tweet as his slam at Taylor Swift, and his other opinionated remarks in promoting his new album.
This is the same guy who, on his last release, "Facts," went through his usual dis and dat celeb bullshit and grunted, "Do anybody feel bad for Bill Cosby? Did he forget names just like Steve Harvey?"
The bad rhyme (Cosby and Harvey!) referred to black comedian and beauty contest host Steve Harvey accidentally pronouncing the wrong bint as winner of the contest.
NOW he's saying Cosby is innocent? If he's referring to the double-jeopardy situation in Philly, maybe so. I'm sure in the next day or so he'll happily explain that he's serious or joking and admire how much space he gets in the Daily Fail, and if his face is bigger than the latest photo of Kim's fat ass.
People talk about punishment as being a "deterrent." Yeah? Well, Rolf and Bill are not likely to be offending again, and no woman on the planet would go anywhere near 'em. And if these high profile cases are designed to scare pedophiles or arrogant stars into controlling themselves...nope, that's not gonna happen. Or do you need to hear the next Kanye song or R. Kelly video or "leaked camcorder" footage on just about celebrity from the D-list to the A-list? D for dipshit and A for asshole.
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