Name: Bill Cosby
Age: 80
Occupation: convicted felon
Last Seen: Pennsylvania
Bee-otched For: making it official that he's guilty
Age: 80
Occupation: convicted felon
Last Seen: Pennsylvania
Bee-otched For: making it official that he's guilty
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When I was a kid, I loved The Simpsons and guess what? I still do.
However, growing up in rural northern Michigan in the early 90s, watching the weekly adventures of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Snowball II and Santa's Little Helper was nearly prohibitive. Northern Michigan's Fox affiliate, WGKI/33 (now WFQX/32) had a nearly-non-existent signal and my family lived out of the range of any cable company. We had a big antenna on our roof and could only pick up four channels. The only time I could watch The Simpsons was when my dear, sweet old grandma taped me episodes of the show.
One day at school on a Thursday, I had a teacher who asked me what I watched on Thursday nights. My answer was Top Cops, a show on CBS that was about true stores of policemen on the job. My teacher told me that she wanted me to watch The Cosby Show instead. Even worse, she wanted me to write a report on it. Needless to say, I burst into tears. Thankfully, I talked her out of it.
The reason why I started to release the waterworks was simple: I HATED Bill Cosby. I hated him for blasting Bart Simpson for being a so-called negative role model for children. But you see, Bart is what Bill Cosby never was, and that was funny.
It's hysterical knowing that on Sunday, The Simpsons will beat Gunsmoke to be the longest-running TV series in prime time history with its 636th episode. The show is still funny and quite topical. However at the same time, the man who hoped to beat Bart and co. at their timeslot has been found guilty of drugging and raping a woman.
As we all know by now, Bill Cosby has been declared a convicted felon by a jury in Pennsylvania. He will spend the next two months at his home and then he'll be sentenced officially in two to three months. He could spend the next 30 years in prison, or roughly the rest of his life.
For Cosby, this is the end of one of the most-respected careers in entertainment. For nearly 60 years, he was one of the few black comics that never swore on stage and focused on clean humor. His family-friendly image got him gigs on multiple kids shows like Sesame Street and Captain Kangaroo plus his own Saturday morning program, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.
The tragedy regarding Fat Albert is how hypocritical the show was. I've seen many episodes of the show and it dealt with smoking (Cosby smoked big fat cigars), drinking, smoking pot and even pornography when Albert and the gang befriend a man who gave them nudie mags and pictures to jerk off to. In the end, the lesson learned was that porn degrades. Yet it was Cosby who always hung out at the Playboy Mansion and even drugged and raped a teenage girl there. It's funny that those who tend to attack the porn industry do much worse in life.
Cosby's conviction is closure to the 60+ women who all have claimed that he raped and drugged them as far back as when he was first hitting it big in the 1960s. Most have kept quiet about their ordeals for decades because of his power. But in the end, the truth came out and it sparked the #MeToo movement. Now, the networks that aired Cosby's shows have yanked them off (although Bounce still airs the Cosby-produced A Different World).
As a kid, I was told to admire Cosby over Bart Simpson. However, if one spraypaints "El Barto" on a building wall, it can be repainted. But if one rapes a woman, that woman's pain is like a third-degree burn. It may never fully heal. I hope all of the assholes who rape and hurt women see nothing but steel. As a matter of fact, I know of one who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Washington, DC.
In closing, I just want to let you know that I might not be updating this blog for a while. My aforementioned grandmother is in the hospital and is not doing well. If she makes it, she'll be 89 on Monday. So in the end, pray 'em if you got 'em.
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When I was a kid, I loved The Simpsons and guess what? I still do.
However, growing up in rural northern Michigan in the early 90s, watching the weekly adventures of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Snowball II and Santa's Little Helper was nearly prohibitive. Northern Michigan's Fox affiliate, WGKI/33 (now WFQX/32) had a nearly-non-existent signal and my family lived out of the range of any cable company. We had a big antenna on our roof and could only pick up four channels. The only time I could watch The Simpsons was when my dear, sweet old grandma taped me episodes of the show.
One day at school on a Thursday, I had a teacher who asked me what I watched on Thursday nights. My answer was Top Cops, a show on CBS that was about true stores of policemen on the job. My teacher told me that she wanted me to watch The Cosby Show instead. Even worse, she wanted me to write a report on it. Needless to say, I burst into tears. Thankfully, I talked her out of it.
The reason why I started to release the waterworks was simple: I HATED Bill Cosby. I hated him for blasting Bart Simpson for being a so-called negative role model for children. But you see, Bart is what Bill Cosby never was, and that was funny.
It's hysterical knowing that on Sunday, The Simpsons will beat Gunsmoke to be the longest-running TV series in prime time history with its 636th episode. The show is still funny and quite topical. However at the same time, the man who hoped to beat Bart and co. at their timeslot has been found guilty of drugging and raping a woman.
As we all know by now, Bill Cosby has been declared a convicted felon by a jury in Pennsylvania. He will spend the next two months at his home and then he'll be sentenced officially in two to three months. He could spend the next 30 years in prison, or roughly the rest of his life.
For Cosby, this is the end of one of the most-respected careers in entertainment. For nearly 60 years, he was one of the few black comics that never swore on stage and focused on clean humor. His family-friendly image got him gigs on multiple kids shows like Sesame Street and Captain Kangaroo plus his own Saturday morning program, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.
The tragedy regarding Fat Albert is how hypocritical the show was. I've seen many episodes of the show and it dealt with smoking (Cosby smoked big fat cigars), drinking, smoking pot and even pornography when Albert and the gang befriend a man who gave them nudie mags and pictures to jerk off to. In the end, the lesson learned was that porn degrades. Yet it was Cosby who always hung out at the Playboy Mansion and even drugged and raped a teenage girl there. It's funny that those who tend to attack the porn industry do much worse in life.
Cosby's conviction is closure to the 60+ women who all have claimed that he raped and drugged them as far back as when he was first hitting it big in the 1960s. Most have kept quiet about their ordeals for decades because of his power. But in the end, the truth came out and it sparked the #MeToo movement. Now, the networks that aired Cosby's shows have yanked them off (although Bounce still airs the Cosby-produced A Different World).
As a kid, I was told to admire Cosby over Bart Simpson. However, if one spraypaints "El Barto" on a building wall, it can be repainted. But if one rapes a woman, that woman's pain is like a third-degree burn. It may never fully heal. I hope all of the assholes who rape and hurt women see nothing but steel. As a matter of fact, I know of one who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Washington, DC.
In closing, I just want to let you know that I might not be updating this blog for a while. My aforementioned grandmother is in the hospital and is not doing well. If she makes it, she'll be 89 on Monday. So in the end, pray 'em if you got 'em.
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