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Cosby Fighting Back Finally....
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — As Bill Cosby's standup tour crumbled with cancellations, the embattled entertainer joked about his usual subjects of family, wives and childhood Friday to a cheering audience that greeted him with a standing ovation as he took the stage and another when he finished.
It was a stark contrast to announcements that performances in Oklahoma, Nevada, Illinois, Arizona, South Carolina and Washington State, were called off as more women came forward and accused entertainer of sexually assaulting them many years ago.
Cosby has never been charged in connection with any of the allegations.
"I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn't have to answer to innuendos," Cosby told the Florida Today newspaper after the show. "People should fact check. People shouldn't have to go through that and shouldn't answer to innuendos."
Tom Werner, who co-founded the Carsey-Werner Company which produced "The Cosby Show," defended Cosby in a statement to the Boston Globe.
"The Bill we knew was a brilliant and wonderful collaborator on a show that changed the landscape of television," Werner and partner Marcy Carsey said in the statement. "These recent news reports are beyond our knowledge or comprehension."
Despite everything swirling around the 77-year-old longtime entertainer, fans filled a sold-out theater in Melbourne, Florida.
Though an announcer before the show said disruptions were possible, none ever came. A radio station had offered $1,000 to anyone who would interrupt Cosby. Instead, the comedian — wearing cargo pants and a shirt that said "Hello Friend — was greeted only by a cheering, whistling, knee-slapping audience. He never came close to referencing the allegations.
At least twice, someone shouted, "We love you, Bill Cosby."
His 90-minute set wandered from a childhood fear of God to the loss of freedom in marriage to the rocket-speed Spanish of a piñata-store worker. He sat for much at first, then grew increasingly physical, impersonating jujitsu and gymnastics poses, lying on the floor in stocking feet and thrusting a fist upward in describing everyday quarrels with his wife.
At every turn, even when he blew his nose, the audience howled.
"I think people went in there with him as Bill Cosby from the TV show, not the guy they heard about on the news," said Travis Weberling, 40, of Melbourne.
Outside the theater before the show, just one protester could be found. She held a sign that read, "Rape is no joke."
Julie Lemaitre, 47, of Rockledge, Florida, said she was there just to have a presence and to try to say to people attending "think about what you're doing."
Cosby's producers said at least 28 other shows remain on his schedule through May 2015.
However, shows in Las Vegas, Tucson, Arizona, Champaign, Illinois, Reno, Nevada, Florence, South Carolina, and at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Oklahoma were called off.
David Fischer, the director of The Broadway Center in Tacoma, Washington, said Friday that it has canceled Cosby's April appearance because it conflicts with the nonprofit organization's mission "to strengthen our community's social fabric by building empathy, furthering education and sharing joy."
Several fans in Florida, though, said they came to the Maxwell C. King Center For The Performing Arts to see good comedy and that the accusations didn't influence them.
"Let them prove it. It's old accusations," said Paul Palmieri, 47, of Melbourne, who said he was ready to see "the king of comedy."
Still, projects on NBC and Netflix have been canceled, and TV Land decided not to air reruns of "The Cosby Show" after recent allegations by more than six women that Cosby sexually assaulted them after giving them pills many years ago.
Josette Tornabene, 24, of Melbourne said she bought her ticket Friday, motivated by the radio's station's $1,000 offer.
"I wanted to see someone call him out," she said. "I want to see him be held accountable."
Some of the women accusing Cosby are going public again after initially coming forward around 2005, when Andrea Constand filed a lawsuit alleging that he sexually assaulted her. The Pennsylvania woman's lawyer said other women were prepared to make similar claims, but the case was settled before trial.
Tamara Green, a California attorney, was among those who had agreed to testify. She later said Cosby tried to sexually assault her in her Los Angeles apartment around 1970, when she was a model and an aspiring actress.
She said Cosby asked her to help him raise money to open a private dance club. When she got sick shortly after starting the project, she said Cosby gave her two pills that made her almost lose consciousness, took her to her apartment, undressed her and then took his clothes off.
"I got really angry," she told The Associated Press in an interview on Friday. She recalled screaming and trying to break a window with a lamp as she fought off Cosby's advances. He eventually left, leaving two $100 bills on her nightstand, she recalled.
Another woman, Joan Tarshis, decided to tell her story publicly for the first time on Monday.
Now 66, Tarshis said Cosby gave her drug-laced drinks twice in 1969, forcing her to perform a sex act the first time and raping her the second time. She said she told no one about this for decades, and only decided to go public when she read a Nov. 13 column in The Washington Post by Barbara Bowman, who alleges she was drugged and raped by Cosby when she was 17.
"I actually spoke with Barbara Bowman yesterday," Tarshis told the AP on Friday. "It was great. Because she's a person who understands what I've been through."
Cosby's attorney, Martin Singer, in a statement Friday, said the accusations by women with "unsubstantiated, fantastical stories about things they say occurred 30, 40 or even 50 years ago have escalated far past the point of absurdity."
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MAn is a pyschopath!!!!!!!!!!!
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Funny I heard his shows got cancelled.....?
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strange people
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Why is every black person in America defending Cosby like he's their father? Half the comments on the articles about Cosby are from black women attacking his accusers.
Whoopi wants to get his accusers on the view so she can interrogate them.
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Man Cliff Huxtable aint rape nobody
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Pretty soon AL SHARPTON will come along for the ride. Maybe he should go to Ferguson
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Why is every black person in America defending Cosby like he's their father? Half the comments on the articles about Cosby are from black women attacking his accusers.
Whoopi wants to get his accusers on the view so she can interrogate them.
Because they are all Hollywood casting couch whores. One came forward and sold herself as a victim 50 yrs later, and now, the other ones see it self to jump on the wagon. Logic states they should have gone after him at his height during the Cosby Show if there was wrong doing. The fall from grace would have been far beyond Tiger Woods. These are white women, so they can fuck a black man at any apex point, so don't give me that America's Dad shit back than.
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Because they are all Hollywood casting couch whores. One came forward and sold herself as a victim 50 yrs later, and now, the other ones see it self to jump on the wagon. Logic states they should have gone after him at his height during the Cosby Show if there was wrong doing. The fall from grace would have been far beyond Tiger Woods. These are white women, so they can fuck a black man at any apex point, so don't give me that America's Dad shit back than.
He seemed to be trying to help a lot of young pretty blond girls with their career. Did any of these women have real talent that would justify this help?
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This is America's dad!!
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WE need to wait until the evidence presents itself.
However, I find it hard to believe that 30+ women are going to lie and take a chance of being indicted due to false accusations.
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Because they are all Hollywood casting couch whores. One came forward and sold herself as a victim 50 yrs later, and now, the other ones see it self to jump on the wagon. Logic states they should have gone after him at his height during the Cosby Show if there was wrong doing. The fall from grace would have been far beyond Tiger Woods. These are white women, so they can fuck a black man at any apex point, so don't give me that America's Dad shit back than.
This line of reasoning is erroneous. I could also say that more woman are coming forward because other women are finally coming forward and they do not feel alone.
90% of people that are sexually abused never disclose that they are abused. 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will be sexually abused (in some way) by the time they are 18 years old. Most people NEVER come forward for a variety of reasons. In fact, you and most people probably come into contact with other people throughout the day who have been sexually abused, you will just never know it.
Research has consistently shown that social support is important when recovering from trauma (sexual abuse and other forms of trauma). As stated, many women may be coming forward because others have now been coming forward.
Either way, I am not going to assume that they are lying and jumping on the bandwagon.
We will have to wait for the evidence.
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The heebs love a good honest criminal, from R Kelly to Cosby, in fact if your a black celeb it will enhance your career to rape a few wimin, molest young girls or even kill your wife
Just another day at the office...
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Cosby says: People should fact check...... I think they are. The fact that more than 20 women claim the same story over and over.....well after the statute of limitations has expired speaks volumes. The fact that he refuses to respond also speaks volumes. If ONE woman falsely accuses me of rape, I'm going to defend myself very loudly. Not cower away and hide behind an attorney. Another fact is that he settled a case eight years ago...... a very similar case to one that the current women claim happened to them.
His dumbfuck wife just sits there and smiles through it all. All the accusations, the admissions that led to the settlement, and the admitted infidelities Cosby has taken part in (He must have been out of roofies those days). What a great role model she is for women....... Pathetic.
Hey Camille.......you could kick the rapist to the curb and still probably pocket 100 mil. You would also leave with something you don't currently possess.....self respect.
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I'll bet the drink concessions didn't get much business.
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Cosby is garbage.
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Hermann Cain was accused of sexual advances by 14+ women.
And aside from their evidence, the 11-year money trail, and his own apology, I still believe it to be a total lie, brought to us by the lamestream media.
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He seemed to be trying to help a lot of young pretty blond girls with their career. Did any of these women have real talent that would justify this help?
Denver ::)
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Hermann Cain was accused of sexual advances by 14+ women.
And aside from their evidence, the 11-year money trail, and his own apology, I still believe it to be a total lie, brought to us by the lamestream media.
Ha! That GOP slate of candidates was like a smash-em-up derby. ;D
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Ha! That GOP slate of candidates was like a smash-em-up derby. ;D
Dude. In 2012, repubs chose an amnesty-supporting, min wage supporting, gun-bill signing, obamacare writing RINO. And that's just 2 years after the tea party kicked serious ass in 2010.
It was a bad field in 2012. Most figured obama would win, and they sat it out. When he was entirely beatable (trailing after the first debate), they regretted it. The base didn't bother to show up to vote romney, however. Liberal republicans are HATED by the base conservatives. They just split their vote between 3-4 actual conservatives in primaries, and RINO won out.
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Fukcing wack jobs...Look what happened with the freaks in Penn State who supported the coach's still after the raping that took place there.
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All of these women didn't report anything for decades? Give me a break. I have no doubt he cheated on this wife and often.
I wouldn't doubt he's worth $200 plus million. Every single woman he has ever slept with and dumped is going to be on a fishing expedition for their slice of his money.
It's ashamed how everyone has him convicted on the insane logic of look how many are coming forward it must be true. Last count I heard was 12. I'm sure there will be 20 in a week. It all proves nothing. The two I heard interviewed sounded like they were coached by lawyers with the terms they used like the pedophile term of being groomed.
Don't ask me how but I was by Cosby when he got off his charted Lear jet in the early 80's. Two white women in high heels and both had see through leotards on came out of a waiting limo for him. They were all over him as they all went into the back of the limo with him. I would speculate that he fucked them both. I would also speculate that they wish they had a piece of his millions. They probably got a nice meal and maybe nice gift then dumped.
I haven't heard any were underage. If any of the accusers were I'm not aware of it. Of course many kids don't report abuse until many years later. This doesn't apply to the 12 plus women who have come forward.
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All of these women didn't report anything for decades? Give me a break. I have no doubt he cheated on this wife and often.
I wouldn't doubt he's worth $200 plus million. Every single woman he has ever slept with and dumped is going to be on a fishing expedition for their slice of his money.
It's ashamed how everyone has him convicted on the insane logic of look how many are coming forward it must be true. Last count I heard was 12. I'm sure there will be 20 in a week. It all proves nothing. The two I heard interviewed sounded like they were coached by lawyers with the terms they used like the pedophile term of being groomed.
Don't ask me how but I was by Cosby when he got off his charted Lear jet in the early 80's. Two white women in high heels and both had see through leotards on came out of a waiting limo for him. They were all over him as they all went into the back of the limo with him. I would speculate that he fucked them both. I would also speculate that they wish they had a piece of his millions. They probably got a nice meal and maybe nice gift then dumped.
I haven't heard any were underage. If any of the accusers were I'm not aware of it. Of course many kids don't report abuse until many years later. This doesn't apply to the 12 plus women who have come forward.
So with his hundreds of millions, he could sue every last one of them. That is of course unless he knows it's the truth and there may be possible evidence of it that hasn't surfaced yet. Like video's ;)
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I have no dog in this fight. I'm not really a Cosby fan but I believe he's innocent until proven guilty. I don't like sponsors and business partners bailing on someone just because of accusations alone. Convictions are one thing but anyone can make an accusation. There seems to be a ton of people all saying the same thing about him though. It very well could be true. I guess we'll see.
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All of these women didn't report anything for decades? Give me a break. I have no doubt he cheated on this wife and often.
I wouldn't doubt he's worth $200 plus million. Every single woman he has ever slept with and dumped is going to be on a fishing expedition for their slice of his money.
It's ashamed how everyone has him convicted on the insane logic of look how many are coming forward it must be true. Last count I heard was 12. I'm sure there will be 20 in a week. It all proves nothing. The two I heard interviewed sounded like they were coached by lawyers with the terms they used like the pedophile term of being groomed.
Don't ask me how but I was by Cosby when he got off his charted Lear jet in the early 80's. Two white women in high heels and both had see through leotards on came out of a waiting limo for him. They were all over him as they all went into the back of the limo with him. I would speculate that he fucked them both. I would also speculate that they wish they had a piece of his millions. They probably got a nice meal and maybe nice gift then dumped.
I haven't heard any were underage. If any of the accusers were I'm not aware of it. Of course many kids don't report abuse until many years later. This doesn't apply to the 12 plus women who have come forward.
As stated, over 90% of people never report sexual abuse and/or assault. Do the research. You probably meet a lot of people on a daily basis who have been sexually abused and/or assaulted and you will never ever know. Could be some of your own family members. Its actually NOT uncommon for victims to never come forward and seek help. Some eventually do when they feel like they have enough support to come forward, which is why women may be coming forward now.
People need to stop using the timeline (oh they are coming out 30 years later) as an excuse. There are many, many reasons why some people disclose and most others do not. That has no bearing on whether or not rape actually occurred.
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As stated, over 90% of people never report sexual abuse and/or assault. Do the research. You probably meet a lot of people on a daily basis who have been sexually abused and/or assaulted and you will never ever know. Could be some of your own family members. Its actually NOT uncommon for victims to never come forward and seek help. Some eventually do when they feel like they have enough support to come forward, which is why women may be coming forward now.
People need to stop using the timeline (oh they are coming out 30 years later) as an excuse. There are many, many reasons why some people disclose and most others do not. That has no bearing on whether or not rape actually occurred.
Solid.
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Cosby says: People should fact check...... I think they are. The fact that more than 20 women claim the same story over and over.....well after the statute of limitations has expired speaks volumes. The fact that he refuses to respond also speaks volumes. If ONE woman falsely accuses me of rape, I'm going to defend myself very loudly. Not cower away and hide behind an attorney. Another fact is that he settled a case eight years ago...... a very similar case to one that the current women claim happened to them.
His dumbfuck wife just sits there and smiles through it all. All the accusations, the admissions that led to the settlement, and the admitted infidelities Cosby has taken part in (He must have been out of roofies those days). What a great role model she is for women....... Pathetic.
Hey Camille.......you could kick the rapist to the curb and still probably pocket 100 mil. You would also leave with something you don't currently possess.....self respect.
I'm not defending him in any way but 20 plus people may not be telling the same story. Maybe one girl told a story that many others decided to repeat. Now you have Janice Dickinson who is IMO a complete skank with zero credibility coming forward and making the same accusations.
I would like to know if any of these women ever told anyone about what happened. I would find it very hard to believe that none of these women ever told a single person in over 40 plus years. If you get raped by a celebrity you would think that at least a few of them would have told maybe friend a boy friend daughter son husband mother father etc at some point in their lifetime. Also, how many women can one guy drug and rape till at least one of them would get pissed enough to tell the police.
I wonder if any of these women would volunteer to take a lie detector test just for the heck of it? If any of them passes then Bill could step up and do the same thing. Lastly why would an in his prime Bill Cosby need to rape anyone? I'm sure there are thousands of women who would be willing to fuck this guy to further their career. I'm not ready to throw the guy to the wolves just yet.
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Vince, I have noticed over the years that you vouch for black people even if they're being acussed of 1st degree murder and you have zero evidence to back up your claims.
That's called racism.
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As stated, over 90% of people never report sexual abuse and/or assault. Do the research. You probably meet a lot of people on a daily basis who have been sexually abused and/or assaulted and you will never ever know. Could be some of your own family members. Its actually NOT uncommon for victims to never come forward and seek help. Some eventually do when they feel like they have enough support to come forward, which is why women may be coming forward now.
People need to stop using the timeline (oh they are coming out 30 years later) as an excuse. There are many, many reasons why some people disclose and most others do not. That has no bearing on whether or not rape actually occurred.
Your stat is bs and unsubstantiated . I would believe it with children but not with 20 to 30 women. So all these women got raped by a filthy rich guy and they wait until one woman comes forward?
If one woman said Bill Gates raped me 30 years ago and 20 more women claimed the same you would assume he was guilty because 90% do not come forward? I bet this wouldn't happen if the accused was a janitor instead of a filthy rich guy.
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"Sexual assault" seems to have a very broad definition these days.
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"Sexual assault" seems to have a very broad definition these days.
Quit calling chicks broads.
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Why is every black person in America defending Cosby like he's their father? Half the comments on the articles about Cosby are from black women attacking his accusers.
Whoopi wants to get his accusers on the view so she can interrogate them.
Black Americans seem to always call shennanigans on everything, and get away with a different agenda (they are being biased to their own race). Take Ferguson, Cosby, OJ... any number of major issues. Cop in Ferguson could be guilty as hell but if there was CCTV of Brown attacking him and drawing knife they would still chant their shitty "hands up" slogans and say it was racist. OJ was guilty as hell just rich. Cosby, I generally am cynical of historical accusations so will see where it goes. Why wait so long unless a coverup by cops hindered such complaints coming forward?
I don't live in these areas so don't know if there is oppression but most other immigrants and "minorities" seem to find work and thrive a lot better in the second generation onwards rather than moan about the past and discrimination. Irish, Chinese, Italians were all treated as sub human now you have the situation where Asian Americans are suing about college entry because they are too successful as a race and limited by quotas...
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Vince, I have noticed over the years that you vouch for black people even if they're being acussed of 1st degree murder and you have zero evidence to back up your claims.
That's called racism.
shut up
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Somebody above said that "time" should not be an issue.
Seriously; I have a hard time believing that ~20 women were able to remain silent for 20-30 years..... then in a matter of 7 days; they all of a sudden want to talk to CNN.
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Somebody above said that "time" should not be an issue.
Seriously; I have a hard time believing that ~20 women were able to remain silent for 20-30 years..... then in a matter of 7 days; they all of a sudden want to talk to CNN.
Somebody takes sexual abuse / rape With them to the grave without telling anyone about it... How is this so hard to believe exactly? ::) Its been said and documentet a hundred times, but for some reason, people like you refuse to comprehend basic logic.... Now please go kill yourself. :-*
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Somebody above said that "time" should not be an issue.
Seriously; I have a hard time believing that ~20 women were able to remain silent for 20-30 years..... then in a matter of 7 days; they all of a sudden want to talk to CNN.
Because time has nothing to do with whether or not he actually raped them. He may or may not have raped them whether or not it was 5 days ago or 30 years ago.
The evidence will present itself either way, independent of when it happened (obviously not DNA at this point).
People need to stop focusing on the length of time. Can you imagine that actually being a defense used by a lawyer.
Lawyer: "Clearly, Cosby is innocent because these women are claiming it happened 30 years ago."
Do you see how stupid that sounds? It would not even be a good argument to use. :-\
You realize how many crimes are solved years and years later.
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Mike Tyson just came out and said he was molested as a teen ager.
I guess Getbig thinks that bullshit too because it was when he was a young boy. :-\ (Getbiggers are some dumb sons of bitches at times)
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Another actress explains Bill using his stiff pudding pop inappropriately.....
http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/11/21/cosby-complaint-law-order-actress-writes-i-was-instructed-to-never-tell-anyone-what-we-did-together
His TV "daughter" tweets: Nothing stays in the dark forever....
http://www.inquisitr.com/1628582/lisa-bonet-slams-bill-cosby-twitter/
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"Sexual assault" seems to have a very broad definition these days.
No kidding, you can't even offer a woman a pudding pop these days.
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Rape and shit is so dam common you have to wonder why its even taboo.
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Rape and shit is so dam common you have to wonder why its even taboo.
Im not supposed to post up here but wtf did I just read? This is why I named you as one of the 3 stupidest people on this site. This is absolutely fucking stunning to read, absolutely ludicrous.
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Im not supposed to post up here but wtf did I just read? This is why I named you as one of the 3 stupidest people on this site. This is absolutely fucking stunning to read, absolutely ludicrous.
You know what I meant, to talk about, don't be a fucking fucktard.
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You know what I meant, to talk about, don't be a fucking fucktard.
no, no one knew what you meant. A mod and 6 other people exchanged pms with me
one stated you are the kind of guy who has a dead hooker in the closet
another stated you are a clone of the silence of the lambs guy
you are one sick in the head individual---i pity any woman who comes around you
you are the next Luka Magnota
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You know what I meant, to talk about, don't be a fucking fucktard.
I actually thought you were condoning rape. That is the way it came off. Youre an idiot, so it would not surprise me. Personally, I think youre back peddling now since you were called out on it.
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Mike Tyson just came out and said he was molested as a teen ager.
I guess Getbig thinks that bullshit too because it was when he was a young boy. :-\ (Getbiggers are some dumb sons of bitches at times)
But after Tyson's admitted that he was molested; another 20 athletes didn't all of a sudden come forward and admit that they were also molested 30 years ago.
PS: if Cosby truly is guilty of these rapes; then he should be put in prison.
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vince, did you ever called queen vissy a "cracker" when you and him got into an argument?
We went back and forth with "name calling" ....but we were generally joking.
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We went back and forth with "name calling" ....but we were generally joking.
Did you ever call him a racial slur?
What names did he call you?
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no, no one knew what you meant. A mod and 6 other people exchanged pms with me
one stated you are the kind of guy who has a dead hooker in the closet
another stated you are a clone of the silence of the lambs guy
you are one sick in the head individual---i pity any woman who comes around you
you are the next Luka Magnota
Lol you obviously haven't been reading the other posts. Nor the jian ghomeshi thread I kept trying to keep alive.
ironically its my reaction to your treatment of woman, that got me on your shit list.
Funny enough I'm comtemplating a removing pork and beef from my diet, because of my distate of predatory behavior of any kind.
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As stated, over 90% of people never report sexual abuse and/or assault. Do the research. You probably meet a lot of people on a daily basis who have been sexually abused and/or assaulted and you will never ever know. Could be some of your own family members. Its actually NOT uncommon for victims to never come forward and seek help. Some eventually do when they feel like they have enough support to come forward, which is why women may be coming forward now.
People need to stop using the timeline (oh they are coming out 30 years later) as an excuse. There are many, many reasons why some people disclose and most others do not. That has no bearing on whether or not rape actually occurred.
This was the post I was reading when I made my provacative comment.
I was actually gonna mention something how common it was to know people in these situations, and state the number of friends I have that have had unpleaseant situations with this shit, but I deleted the whole thing plus the quote. Which may explain why it was taken out of context.
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all icould think about is eddie murphy 'raw'rant on cos son 'late ennis'wanting to buy a 'TICKET'to an eddie murphy show and eddie doing a dead on cos and richard pryor impersonatoon,,,'prior'tell bill to smile ,have a coke and shut the fuk up!!