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MeDotOrg wrote:
subgenius wrote:what part of "acting" seems to always have people assume that an actor is somehow a manifestation of the character(s) they pretend to play in order to secure advertising dollars?

The same part of acting that led people to believe Donald Trump was qualified to be President.


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MeDotOrg wrote:There is something particularly creepy about the avuncular lovable character whose Doctor Hyde side is that much more viscous in juxtaposition with Doctor Huxtable.

what part of "acting" seems to always have people assume that an actor is somehow a manifestation of the character(s) they pretend to play in order to secure advertising dollars?



What part of he wasn't just an actor don't you get?
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Jersey Girl wrote:
subgenius wrote:what part of "acting" seems to always have people assume that an actor is somehow a manifestation of the character(s) they pretend to play in order to secure advertising dollars?

What part of he wasn't just an actor don't you get?

the part where paying attention to his crime was magically more interesting than the countless more violent sexual assaults that happened while that jury deliberated.
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Louisiana woman accused of raping 12-year-old boy tells police ‘it was only an accident’

Arnesha Tiara John Louis was visiting with a friend on April 18 when she began “horse playing” with her friend’s 12-year-old son, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Louis pulled the boy’s pants down, climbed on top of him, and began having sex with him.


https://wgno.com/2018/04/24/woman-accus ... -accident/

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MeDotOrg wrote:There is something particularly creepy about the avuncular lovable character whose Doctor Hyde side is that much more viscous in juxtaposition with Doctor Huxtable.

One of the fascinating things for me to observe is Camille Cosby. For decades she has been living on a private pleasure barge provided by her husband, floating down the biggest effing river in Egypt. She is the Queen of Denial.


MeDot he. had. everything. Everything! The talent, the looks, the education, he was the whole damn package. An athlete, his military service, university education, stand up career, the distinction of being the FIRST Black American male ever featured in a tv drama (the first!), his tv shows, his concerts, his albums, film career, the family, the prestige, the status, the money, the respect of adults and children, and he squandered it all.

Every stinking little last bit of it.

What happens now to those who held him up as role model? I suppose they face reality and deal with it. And be better off for it over time.
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I'm not done yet. This man broke through racial barriers like a frickin' race horse in the 60's. The SIXTIES for god sakes. Maybe you had to be witness to it to "get it" the trajectory of his career juxtaposed with racial tension throughout the country. When racial tensions were at their height, this guy achieved popularity and acceptance like no other African American with the possible exception of musicians. Before Cosby, the only African American's on television were those who perpetuated stereotypes. Cosby came along and shattered the stereotypes.

And look where he is today. Facing jail time. What a damn shame.

MeDot mentioned his wife. How she's stood by him, head held high in total denial. Well, I guess that's what happens when you buy into your own status and prestige. When you buy into your superstardom, ignore the signs or think your bank account can shut people up, and think you married an untouchable god.

Well, he's not. He's a convicted criminal, a pervert, a serial rapist. He had positively everything a man could ever hope to have in life. The sick bastard.

I wonder if Trump is paying attention?
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Just flipped over to CNN and found this.

Tom Brokaw, news anchor

http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/26/media/n ... index.html


Former NBC News correspondent Linda Vester has accused former "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw, who retired in 2004, of harassment, according to reports by the Washington Post and Variety.

Variety reported that Vester said Brokaw "tried to force her to kiss him on two separate occasions." She also told the magazine that he groped her and showed up at her hotel room uninvited.

"I am speaking out now because NBC has failed to hire outside counsel to investigate a genuine, long-standing problem of sexual misconduct in the news division," Vester told the Post.

Brokaw denied the allegations in a statement provided to reporters by NBC.
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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:
Louisiana woman accused of raping 12-year-old boy tells police ‘it was only an accident’

Arnesha Tiara John Louis was visiting with a friend on April 18 when she began “horse playing” with her friend’s 12-year-old son, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Louis pulled the boy’s pants down, climbed on top of him, and began having sex with him.


https://wgno.com/2018/04/24/woman-accus ... -accident/

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An accident? How despicable does it get?
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Jersey Girl wrote:I'm not done yet. This man broke through racial barriers like a frickin' race horse in the 60's. The SIXTIES for god sakes. Maybe you had to be witness to it to "get it" the trajectory of his career juxtaposed with racial tension throughout the country. When racial tensions were at their height, this guy achieved popularity and acceptance like no other African American with the possible exception of musicians. Before Cosby, the only African American's on television were those who perpetuated stereotypes. Cosby came along and shattered the stereotypes.

No, i witnessed it (loved I Spy) - but it does not mean i should worship him for it....nor does it mean he possesses some magical power....in fact, most every person I have known and ever heard of is flawed.

Jersey Girl wrote:And look where he is today. Facing jail time. What a damn shame.

Just about everyone, no actually everyone, facing jail time is a damn shame. Just because a person was not "the first black guy..." does not mean they do not deserve our pity.

Jersey Girl wrote:MeDot mentioned his wife. How she's stood by him, head held high in total denial. Well, I guess that's what happens when you buy into your own status and prestige. When you buy into your superstardom, ignore the signs or think your bank account can shut people up, and think you married an untouchable god.

yeah, because poor white women never 'stand by their man".

Jersey Girl wrote:Well, he's not. He's a convicted criminal, a pervert, a serial rapist.

he was only convicted of assault against one woman...that does not make him a serial rapist...or even a singular rapist.

Jersey Girl wrote:He had positively everything a man could ever hope to have in life. The sick bastard.

So it is not sick if you don't have everything a man could ever hope for?

Jersey Girl wrote:I wonder if Trump is paying attention?

geez...just one thread free from hair-fire would be nice.
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subgenius wrote:No, i witnessed it (loved I Spy) - but it does not mean i should worship him for it....nor does it mean he possesses some magical power....in fact, most every person I have known and ever heard of is flawed.


No one is "worshipping" him you flippin' moron. :rolleyes:
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