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onecaliberal

(32,471 posts)
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 12:30 AM Jul 2019

Why are people on the right sickened by Bill Cosby, but not Jeff Epstein?

Even amongst criminals, black and brown men do not have defenders/protectors. Is R Kelly going to get that sweetheart deal for the rapes he allegedly committed?

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Why are people on the right sickened by Bill Cosby, but not Jeff Epstein? (Original Post) onecaliberal Jul 2019 OP
Because he's black. ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #1
Yup. Equal justice my ass. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #3
Bill Cosby upset everyone because of his TV work as the kindly man. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #2
Because one of them is not like the other ! donkeypoofed Jul 2019 #4
Then how do you explain OJ Simpson? Liberty Belle Jul 2019 #9
Are they not? Loki Liesmith Jul 2019 #5
I seem to remember Limbaugh defending Cosby. CentralMass Jul 2019 #6
Is JE a registered Republican? moondust Jul 2019 #7
Good point. I think it goes much deeper personally. But yes, repukes will defend any behavior onecaliberal Jul 2019 #8
it's not Epstein they are defending but Trump JI7 Jul 2019 #10
Bill Cosby had fame and a wonderful public image on his side. His downfall was no overnight thing... Hekate Jul 2019 #11
Let me guess. demosincebirth Jul 2019 #12
They're repulsed by Epstein Raine Jul 2019 #13
Because they are hypocrites renate Jul 2019 #14
You have some basis of information regarding this? Sherman A1 Jul 2019 #15
Good question jberryhill Jul 2019 #16
Precisely Sherman A1 Jul 2019 #18
Cosby was one of their favorites Cosmocat Jul 2019 #17
Seriously? They've loved Cosy for decades obamanut2012 Jul 2019 #19

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,296 posts)
2. Bill Cosby upset everyone because of his TV work as the kindly man.
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 12:33 AM
Jul 2019

It was so out of character (or so it seemed) for him to engage in such assaults.

Jeff Epstein is another story.

Liberty Belle

(9,528 posts)
9. Then how do you explain OJ Simpson?
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 02:17 AM
Jul 2019

Black football star who many believe got away with murder.

Race may be a factor, but it is not the only factor.

People tend not to want to believe horrible things about famous people they admired, like Cosby and OJ. AT first a lot of people refused to believe the truth about Cosby until many women came forward and he was actually sent to prison.

I think most people who have read up on Epstein are horrified and believed anyone who engaged in raping or trafficking children with him should go to prison --whether that includes people they admired or not. One writer asked on Facebook if people who voted for Trump or Clinton would support them going to prison if the evidence proved they were engaged in this with Epstein. Every poster said they would, including people in both parties.

But powerful people who are strangely silent on this may well be being blackmailed, or just afraid of retaliation by the GOP or Trump right now. Let's hope the evidence comes out soon and is irrefutable against Trump.

moondust

(19,917 posts)
7. Is JE a registered Republican?
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 12:43 AM
Jul 2019

I searched a minute online for his party affiliation but didn't find anything. If he and Acosta were both registered Republicans that could potentially be another factor in the sweetheart deal.

onecaliberal

(32,471 posts)
8. Good point. I think it goes much deeper personally. But yes, repukes will defend any behavior
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 12:46 AM
Jul 2019

From another repuke.

JI7

(89,172 posts)
10. it's not Epstein they are defending but Trump
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 02:19 AM
Jul 2019

as for sexual abuse , the right wing tends to be more opposed to adult lgbt in consensual relationships than adult males sexually assaulting females.

Hekate

(90,189 posts)
11. Bill Cosby had fame and a wonderful public image on his side. His downfall was no overnight thing...
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 02:48 AM
Jul 2019

Seriously -- lest we forget. He had a place in our livingrooms as "America's Dad," no matter your color. He was beloved. As with Michael Jackson, no one wanted to believe the accusations.

If you want to make a statement about America's injustice system, do so, but remember it is first and foremost the unknown who are harmed (imprisoned, or shot down in the streets by cops), secondly it is the famous who have cultivated a thuggish persona, and only remotely is it people like Cosby, Jackson, and OJ who get caught and brought to some semblance of justice after years of crime.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
13. They're repulsed by Epstein
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 04:23 AM
Jul 2019

I've had on Faux "news" on (just to get their slant) and they have covered Epstein more then some of the other networks.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
15. You have some basis of information regarding this?
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 05:19 AM
Jul 2019

I have not heard anything from the "Right" on either topic, but then I don't pay much attention to their propaganda machines.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
18. Precisely
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 06:18 AM
Jul 2019

Comes across as a sweeping generalization to me. I would like to hear more than just opinion with this claim.

Cosmocat

(14,543 posts)
17. Cosby was one of their favorites
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 06:15 AM
Jul 2019

Prior to his scumbaggery becoming public, he was one of the black people they counterfeited as being a model for how "they" all should be.

By and large they tend to just ignore what he did now.

obamanut2012

(25,905 posts)
19. Seriously? They've loved Cosy for decades
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 06:34 AM
Jul 2019

They still do, they think he was railroaded because he "told the truth" about black kids being thugs.

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