Words of contrition? Bill Cosby’s lawyer says he’ll appeal the comedian’s convictions.
But in these dark hours after the verdict, alone in his Pennsylvania residence, his tracking device on, do you think the man formerly known as “America’s Dad,” now shamed as America’s pre-eminent rich and famous convicted predator, is really re-examining the questionable moves he’s made in life?
Do you see him ruminating on whether he should have given alcohol and Quaaludes to all those women before dropping his pants?
Or is it possible he’s just kicking himself for opening his mouth as the scold of African-American family life and publicly shaming young African-Americans by saying, “Pick-up your pants.”
You’ll recall that 2013 is when the unravelling began. Cosby took on the challenge of being African-American role model and found himself to be the darling of folks like then-Fox host Bill O’Reilly.
Cosby’s critical voice lent credibility to O’Reilly’s rant that the community’s problems were due to the “disintegration of the African-American family,” drugs and the entertainment community’s embrace of gangsta culture.
Even CNN’s Don Lemon agreed.
