I remember being a girl in the 80’s, and LOVING the Cosby show. I wanted that family to be mine. (And Kudos to that show for showcasing such a funny All-American family, that made a little white girl in Montana want desperately to have a family like theirs.) I watched Bill Cosby, and like so many others in this country, thought he was the perfect father figure. I want to continue to believe this so badly, to preserve my childhood memories, and to preserve those warm feelings I remember having when I would watch that show as a kid. But, I can’t. I have a conscious and I have morals, and most of all I have a little impressionable teenage daughter. Over the last few weeks, I have managed to completely separate Bill Cosby the funny, perfect father that I lovingly watched…and Bill Cosby, the man who took advantage of his fame, and of the way girls (just like me) looked up to him. And he used that fame, and father figure to coerce and trick these girls into doing unthinkable things. You have lost me Bill. Now when I look at a picture of your face, I still see a man that, I agree, was a great actor...but only because he managed to hide the devil inside him from the world for so long. Karma is catching slowly up to you, Sir. And as a loving fan of the show, I will be nothing but happy when Justice is served for all of those girls. You have broken our hearts, Bill.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:33:07 +0000
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