IzzyBlanche
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I really don't understand why this is so hard to understand. I'm referring to Barbara Bowman's account.
She was NINETEEN years old. Chock full of all the insecurities any girl that age experiences, with no strong father figure to serve as protector.
Enter Bill Cosby, beloved by most and at that time as, "America's dad." Possibly the most, assuredly one of the most, admired and popular celebrities of the day.
It boggles my mind to think anyone could expect someone that young and powerless to have the stamina to take on someone of his stature.
In her place, at her age, in that time, I would have kept silent too.
Hell, I'm a middle-aged woman and if Cosby jumped out of the bushes and attacked me while I was taking a walk, I would have reservations about reporting it myself. I'm nobody. He is (or was) America's dad, at least for those of my generation.
Why would I put myself through the calumny I would undoubtedly receive for making such an accusation?
The women who are putting faces to the accusations have way more to lose than gain, IMO. So I believe them.
She was NINETEEN years old. Chock full of all the insecurities any girl that age experiences, with no strong father figure to serve as protector.
Enter Bill Cosby, beloved by most and at that time as, "America's dad." Possibly the most, assuredly one of the most, admired and popular celebrities of the day.
It boggles my mind to think anyone could expect someone that young and powerless to have the stamina to take on someone of his stature.
In her place, at her age, in that time, I would have kept silent too.
Hell, I'm a middle-aged woman and if Cosby jumped out of the bushes and attacked me while I was taking a walk, I would have reservations about reporting it myself. I'm nobody. He is (or was) America's dad, at least for those of my generation.
Why would I put myself through the calumny I would undoubtedly receive for making such an accusation?
The women who are putting faces to the accusations have way more to lose than gain, IMO. So I believe them.