Here's the thing - All the women coming out about Cosby (60) are absolutely believed. Women who came out against Kavanaugh (3) were not believed. This is not about numbers, but about who is protected. If appears women feel more compelled and free to identify Black men, while they rally to protect their own. Perhaps in Brent's case, there were only three, but experts suggest otherwise because of his behaviour and sense of privilege.
Every argument from lying to politics was used against the Kavanaugh accusers to protect Mr. Brent. The sixty in Bill's case were never suspected of having ulterior motives. The majority of powerful men accused by the #MeToo's are still out and about shuffling and grinning. Most have held their positions, even been promoted or shifted to other well-paying jobs. One even became POTUS.
Men of color are shamed and shunned if accused or convicted. Everything they've achieved is stripped from the record and their names riddled with bullets. In days gone by, the mere suggestion a Black man raped a woman resulted in hangings and other horrific forms of punishment. White men were allowed to have rape as a privilege, a form of fun. Afterall, "boys will be boys." They have ravished women in Black and Native communities with impunity.
While other powerful men quietly slide under the radar, Bill will forever be called a dangerous monster. He'll be cited in case studies as an example of the worst, most vile, human beings,The other creeps will get barely a mention.
Not only will Cosby never rest another day, but for people of color, fighting this kind of bias and injustice, will not let us rest either.
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