In the silence of a woman you will find the pain of abuse.
In the silence of a woman you will find the pain of betrayal.
In the silence of a woman you will find the pain of self-doubt.
In the silence of a woman you will find the loneliness of bearing it alone.
In the silence of a woman you will find the disbelief of being discounted.
But when that woman finally stands and reveals her abuse, her betrayal, her self-doubt, her loneliness, and her disbelief
There will be those who will hear and applaud her shout
Then she will know she is not alone
And her sisters will stand with her.
When we have a predator in our midst, we need to know it. It does not matter if he is an icon, it does not matter if he is a great artist, and it does not matter if he has influential friends. What does matter is the content of his character and how he treats those that could be his mother, his sister, his wife or his daughter.
It is with dismay that I watch the descent of the reputation of Bill Cosby. I know there are those that have doubts but this is always the case when a woman stands up for herself against abuse. With so many women coming forward so many years later with nothing to gain, a thinking person should find it difficult to discount them. I guess we all believed that Bill’s personality was synonymous with the characters he portrayed. Perhaps that is why it has taken so long for the women to come forward with their stories.
This is another case of what is done in the dark will eventually come to the light.
I feel like I am watching the death of Fat Albert and Dr. Huxtable.
Question(s):
How do you feel about the rape allegations against Bill Cosby?
There have always been whispers but his conduct. But it is easily to believe that they were not true. Four women have stated that he drugged and raped them. Several more have come forward but have not been named. If all this is true, then he should face the music.
It just makes me realize that you can’t assume a person is anything like the characters he or she plays on the screen. I forget that sometimes, but cases like this bring it back to mind.
Well, I too watch this story unfold with mixed emotions. The fantasy of the idealistic dad, Dr Huxtable and the jolly Fat Albert, friend to all was just a mirage. It was never real, yet we want so much to believe that these characters are representative of the actor/performer portraying them. I hope that we will stand with the victim a, but sadly it is common for women to turn on and often vilify the victim, tho we sometimes know others who have sufeed the same violence and humiliation. I, for one, will not ignore the pleas of the women/victims….after all, they really deserve so much more.