Bill Cosby's Pudding Pop & Other Sexual Assault Stuff

[Strat]

The first thing I want to do is apologize: to Leeann, to everyone else who was part of that tour, to everyone who has worked for me, to everyone I represent, and to everyone who counts on me to be an ally and supporter and champion of women. There's more I want to say, but the first and most important thing—and if it's the only thing you care to hear, that's fine—is: I'm sorry.
I respect women. I don't respect men who don't. And the fact that my own actions have given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed.
But I want to say something else, too. Over the last few months, all of us—including and especially men who respect women—have been forced to take a good, hard look at our own actions and think (perhaps, shamefully, for the first time) about how those actions have affected women.
For instance, that picture. I don't know what was in my head when I took that picture, and it doesn't matter. There's no excuse. I look at it now and I feel disgusted with myself. It isn't funny. It's completely inappropriate. It's obvious how Leeann would feel violated by that picture. And, what's more, I can see how millions of other women would feel violated by it—women who have had similar experiences in their own lives, women who fear having those experiences, women who look up to me, women who have counted on me.
Coming from the world of comedy, I've told and written a lot of jokes that I once thought were funny but later came to realize were just plain offensive. But the intentions behind my actions aren't the point at all. It's the impact these jokes had on others that matters. And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to come to terms with that.
While I don't remember the rehearsal for the skit as Leeann does, I understand why we need to listen to and believe women’s experiences.
I am asking that an ethics investigation be undertaken, and I will gladly cooperate.
And the truth is, what people think of me in light of this is far less important than what people think of women who continue to come forward to tell their stories. They deserve to be heard, and believed. And they deserve to know that I am their ally and supporter. I have let them down and am committed to making it up to them.

[Bi_3]

Pretty decent response as these things go

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[Bi_3]

Rocky, say it aint so.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... esome.html

[Bi_3]

Coming from the world of comedy, I've told and written a lot of jokes that I once thought were funny but later came to realize were just plain offensive. But the intentions behind my actions aren't the point at all. It's the impact these jokes had on others that matters. And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to come to terms with that.

There would be no comedy if jokes were not allowed to offend anyone.

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[LoathedVermin72]

Jesus fucking Christ trag

[LoathedVermin72]

Rocky, say it aint so.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... esome.html

Goddammit. No.

[McParadigm]

I can't believe anybody thought "probably not Sylvester Stallone though"

[LoathedVermin72]

I can't believe anybody thought "probably not Sylvester Stallone though"

But I love him

[McParadigm]

I can't believe anybody thought "probably not Sylvester Stallone though"

But I love him

I disbelieve that we can reject art made by sexually misbehaving men from the last 60 years and still have much left in terms of culture. John Lennon is brutally due for a reevaluation any minute now, and the only true answer is "guilty."

[darth_vedder]

Rocky, say it aint so.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... esome.html

Goddammit. No.

[darth_vedder]

I can't believe anybody thought "probably not Sylvester Stallone though"

But I love him

I disbelieve that we can reject art made by sexually misbehaving men from the last 60 years and still have much left in terms of culture. John Lennon is brutally due for a reevaluation any minute now, and the only true answer is "guilty."

Wasn't he also physically and verbally abusive to his first wife?

[bune]

I'll be honest - I thought it was a parody at first considering his profession.

[McParadigm]

I can't believe anybody thought "probably not Sylvester Stallone though"

But I love him

I disbelieve that we can reject art made by sexually misbehaving men from the last 60 years and still have much left in terms of culture. John Lennon is brutally due for a reevaluation any minute now, and the only true answer is "guilty."

Wasn't he also physically and verbally abusive to his first wife?

I assume we start with the girl he grabbed by the breast at Paul's birthday party.

[LoathedVermin72]

I can't believe anybody thought "probably not Sylvester Stallone though"

But I love him

I disbelieve that we can reject art made by sexually misbehaving men from the last 60 years and still have much left in terms of culture. John Lennon is brutally due for a reevaluation any minute now, and the only true answer is "guilty."

Oh, I have no plans of rejecting art made by bad people. But it's still upsetting.

[Jorge]

Ani Difranco

[epilogue]

Ani Difranco

Yeah, she'd be a great artist for the next song tournament.

[BurtReynolds]

Watching the political class eat itself is always fun.

[Bi_3]

Watching the political class eat itself is always fun.

Not if it means the tax reform bill gets passed in the chaos.