Bill Cosby's social media ploy backfires

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http://nypost.com/2014/11/10/bill-cosby-twitter-hasthag-meme-immediately-backfired/

Just as with #Imametsfanbecause back in September, yet another social media campaign backfired spectacularly today. Bill Cosby posted a photo of himself on Twitter Monday afternoon inviting the Internet to meme him. The entire thing was eventually deleted when fans used the web tool to highlight past accusations against Cosby.

The comedian was accused of rape nearly 20 years ago but the allegations made headlines again earlier this year when NBC was reportedly considering a sitcom based on the comedian’s life.
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Does he not have a publicist? Or, perhaps this was a case of any publicity is good publicity? Because, I suspect *anybody* posting a pic and asking to be memed would backfire. Seriously, its such a plea for attention that most folks will respond with at least sarcasm, if not outright contempt.
 
TragicMonkey said:
Why does a 117 year old retired comedian need the internet anyway?
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madurobob said:
Does he not have a publicist? Or, perhaps this was a case of any publicity is good publicity? Because, I suspect *anybody* posting a pic and asking to be memed would backfire. Seriously, its such a plea for attention that most folks will respond with at least sarcasm, if not outright contempt.
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I would guess because his publicist has been with him for at least 75 years.
 
That...was a bad move. Even putting aside the simply fact that this would inevitably backfire, Cosby is, at this point, an R. Kelly - level target.
 
Looks like it's getting worse, seven women have come forward with allegations against Cosby.

A seventh named woman has come forward to allege she was sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby amid a snowballing furore around the comedian’s past.

Therese Serignese of Boca Raton, Florida, gave an interview to WPTV of West Palm Beach, in which she said she had been drugged and raped by the TV star in 1976, when she was 19. She alleged that Cosby, who was then headlining on the Las Vegas Strip, invited her to attend his show, and at the end of the after-party handed her three large white pills and told her to take them.
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Feels so good!

I am one of the few people who never liked Bill Cosby. People used to give me strange looks and say, "Are you for real, who doesn't like Bill Cosby?" Well I didn't. It went back to when I saw him substitute a few nights for Johnny Carson many years ago. Up until then I did like him. But watching him when he was just being himself I found him to be downright creepy. Especially with the women guests. Never liked him since.

I knew there was something up with this guy. I knew it. ;)
 
newyorkguy said:
Feels so good!

I am one of the few people who never liked Bill Cosby. People used to give me strange looks and say, "Are you for real, who doesn't like Bill Cosby?" Well I didn't. It went back to when I saw him substitute a few nights for Johnny Carson many years ago. Up until then I did like him. But watching him when he was just being himself I found him to be downright creepy. Especially with the women guests. Never liked him since.

I knew there was something up with this guy. I knew it. ;)
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No kidding. Guy loved drug-raping women so much he made it into a bit. Actress Louisa Moritz says he forced her to <edited> backstage before a Carson filming. :(

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Whether he used drugs or not, and probably did in some cases, he was definitely in a position of power over these women.

I has a big sad. His comedy albums in the 60s were funny stuff.
 
There was an article posted on Yahoo's front page in which Janice Dickinson added her allegations to the slowly mounting conglomerate. The comment section was one of the worst things on which I've laid eyes in my life.

Maybe I'm just spoiled by posting here so much. But these comments were downright ugly. Men AND women, saying different versions of, "Who cares what she says? She's had drug problems. If it did happen, she was asking for it anyway because she was an addict."

I'm sorry, is it 1940 or something?

Drug addicts can be raped too, and often are. And persistent sanctimonious **** attitudes like those make it easy as pie for rapists to get away with it. :(

Obviously, I don't know if he's guilty or not (though it doesn't look good). But those comments made me sick.
 
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What he did last night...

Bill Cosby presses on with one-man show

The 77-year-old played to a packed house at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas with an evening of anecdotes about his life and career...

Khaalis Rolle, a Bahamian minister of state for investment, said: "You still have to account for the fact that they are just allegations. Nothing has been proven.''...
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What he did tonight...

Sold-out Cosby show goes ahead amid sex assault claims

Bill Cosby played a sold-out comedy show on Friday in Florida despite a wave of sexual assault allegations this week that prompted the cancellation of several upcoming shows and two major studios to halt projects involving the comedian.

Cosby, 77, took the stage to a standing ovation and gave the audience a thumbs up at the King Center in Melbourne. The 90-minute show concluded without incident...

"It's his personal life, and I don't really care," said Melbourne resident Russ McDonald, 62, a retired teacher....
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madurobob said:
Does he not have a publicist? Or, perhaps this was a case of any publicity is good publicity? Because, I suspect *anybody* posting a pic and asking to be memed would backfire. Seriously, its such a plea for attention that most folks will respond with at least sarcasm, if not outright contempt.
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I'd imagine this idea was cooked up by some half-baked publicist who should have known better

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https://twitter.com/AdamHammer/status/531952683268075520/photo/1
 
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Couldn't stop laughing at this one :dl:

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marplots said:
Bill Cosby might be tainted, but I still believe in Dr. Huxtable.
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Cliff Huxtable and his wife and their adorable children were as believable as My Mother the Car. "Stay tuned for episode sixty three of The Cosby Show; four years and never a mention of the word "black" or "knee-grow" by anyone remotely associated with the show."
 
KatieG said:
Whether he used drugs or not, and probably did in some cases, he was definitely in a position of power over these women.

I has a big sad. His comedy albums in the 60s were funny stuff.
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He's a serial rapist who drugged his victims so they couldn't fight back. Eff his comedy albums.
 
Samson said:
This looks close to the Rolf Harris conundrum.
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Except that I don't think Cosby can be prosecuted because of Statute of Limitation issues.

http://www.vox.com/2014/11/20/7255095/bill-cosby-rape-lawsuit

In England where the Rolf Harris cases were heard, he-said-she-said pretty much always ends up with she's-believed-he isn't especially when there are so many separate shes saying it (smoke/fire)

In the USA, the standard of proof is much higher and almost always requires physical evidence, which will almost certainly not be in existence.
 
Foolmewunz said:
Cliff Huxtable and his wife and their adorable children were as believable as My Mother the Car. "Stay tuned for episode sixty three of The Cosby Show; four years and never a mention of the word "black" or "knee-grow" by anyone remotely associated with the show."
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It was a better world then. Most notably, no one was raped.
 
It'll blow over. Hollywood loves to work with Roman Polanski to this very day and he did this to a 13 year old.
 
Beerina said:
It'll blow over. Hollywood loves to work with Roman Polanski to this very day and he did this to a 13 year old.
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Bill Cosby is openly critical of African-American culture which doesn't seem very popular in Hollywood. He seems more likely to go the way of Mel Gibson.
 
Scopedog said:
Bill Cosby is openly critical of African-American culture which doesn't seem very popular in Hollywood. He seems more likely to go the way of Mel Gibson.
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Bill Maher made a decent quip on his show tonight - "finally African_American youths will have the opportunity to tell Cosby to pull HIS pants up"
 
I wouldn't expect Cosby's fans to immediately turn against him because of what are essentially still unproven allegations. In fact I would hope they wouldn't. I would hate to live in a world where someone can build up the kind of body of work Cosby has, establish the kind of reputation that he has and attract the devoted fan base he has attracted and yet see it all instantly crumble as soon as someone makes allegations.

They may be very credible but they're still just allegations. Don't forget, Cosby is entitled to a presumption of innocence just like any other American citizen. And I say that despite having never really liked Bill Cosby.
 
I liked Bill Cosby as a kid until he fully came out as an old curmudgeon, using his status to criticize and undermine [black] artists whose work he didn't like. Unfortunately, with all these allegations (yeah, he's considered innocent under the law but still...), it means I'll find it difficult even to appreciate his old comedy. I can ignore it for some types of art but stand-up comedy is so personal that it's difficult to separate the comedian from his or her act.
 
Scopedog said:
Bill Cosby is openly critical of African-American culture which doesn't seem very popular in Hollywood. He seems more likely to go the way of Mel Gibson.
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I don't see Cosby as critical of all African-American culture; just the self-destructive parts, like Gangsta rap, out-of-wedlock births, etc.

That said I think he has run afoul of the whites-are-responsible-for-all-black-problems wing of SJW crowd, which is probably why these charges (which have been around for a long time) are suddenly getting so much attention.

ETA: I'm sure I'll get called out for blaming the victim, but how stupid do you have to be if you take three large white pills from somebody, even somebody famous like Cosby? Note that I am not excusing him at all; at this point I find the allegations pretty credible.
 
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Scopedog said:
Bill Cosby is openly critical of African-American culture which doesn't seem very popular in Hollywood. He seems more likely to go the way of Mel Gibson.
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But he's black. Doesn't that automatically add authority to his position? :rolleyes:
 
What I hear Bill Cosby saying is, if you want to make it in the world -- call it the white world, the mainstream world, the corporate world, the working world, whatever -- you have to accommodate yourself to it. The world isn't going to accommodate to you. I think it's a message from an older successful black man aimed at young struggling black kids. You have to choose your clothing style, hair style and the way you conduct yourself in ways that are acceptable within the norms of the working world. If you want to advance economically it's okay to do that. You're not selling out, you're moving up.

And as one of the Wayan brothers once said, also don't name your kids LaShondra or Doneltre. (And if anyone here is named LaShondra or Doneltre I apologize. They're fine names. I'm merely repeating something I heard.) :D
 
Scopedog said:
Bill Cosby is openly critical of African-American culture which doesn't seem very popular in Hollywood.
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Yeah, that's why he became one of the wealthiest and most respected American comedians of all time. Because Hollywood hates people who are critical of black culture.
 
colander said:
Yeah, that's why he became one of the wealthiest and most respected American comedians of all time. Because Hollywood hates people who are critical of black culture.
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He's a stand up comedian (well more sit down comedian these days) so Hollywood didn't make he, he made himself by connecting with a huge audience. Hollywood jumped on the bandwagon when they realized he was one of the chosen few.
 
Brainster said:
That said I think he has run afoul of the whites-are-responsible-for-all-black-problems wing of SJW crowd, which is probably why these charges (which have been around for a long time) are suddenly getting so much attention.
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That's a fanciful notion, but if you can't actually show a causal relationship, then it sounds a tad paranoid. More than a dozen different women are making claims of nearly identical drugging-and-rape incidents occurring over decades, and you're searching for other reasons - political reasons - why this is big news.

Rush Limbaugh always looks for and usually invents the racial politics angle in every story involving an African American. As a matter of fact, it's that very impulse that cut short is career as a football analyst. Donovan McNabb was the toast of the NFL after a 12-4 season. But for some reason, in Rush's opinion, his fame was due to white guilt. No evidence or logical argument for that opinion was ever forthcoming. Just sayin'.
 
Foolmewunz said:
Cliff Huxtable and his wife and their adorable children were as believable as My Mother the Car. "Stay tuned for episode sixty three of The Cosby Show; four years and never a mention of the word "black" or "knee-grow" by anyone remotely associated with the show."
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I think it's okay and actually very healthy to have a show about a black family and not make their race an issue. It's kind of a drag for black people that anytime something is "black" the "blackness" has to be an issue.

As a child, I knew several upper class black families (was close friends with their children) who lived lives similar to the Huxtables. I spent lots of time in their homes. It seemed realistic enough to me (as realistic as a sitcom can be, that is).
 
newyorkguy said:
I wouldn't expect Cosby's fans to immediately turn against him because of what are essentially still unproven allegations. In fact I would hope they wouldn't. I would hate to live in a world where someone can build up the kind of body of work Cosby has, establish the kind of reputation that he has and attract the devoted fan base he has attracted and yet see it all instantly crumble as soon as someone makes allegations.

They may be very credible but they're still just allegations. Don't forget, Cosby is entitled to a presumption of innocence just like any other American citizen. And I say that despite having never really liked Bill Cosby.
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I agree with you for the most part, but it always kind of irks me when people talk about the "presumption of innocence" this way. As Vincent Bugliosi has frequently pointed out, "presumption of innocence" is strictly a legal concept, meant only to apply in the context of charging, trying, and convicting someone of a crime. and in no way is expected to be granted to a public figure simply because they have not yet been convicted of a crime. If the preponderance of evidence suggests that they are guilty, then there is absolutely no moral obligation on the part of the public to apply a "presumption of innocence."
 
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