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Bill Cosby: America’s Father Figure

Bill Cosby has entertained American families for many generations with shows ranging from the Cosby Show to the Cosby Mysteries.

America’s relationship with Mr. Cosby can be described as intimate, although it was through a television screen. He was America’s Dad, the father that many young girls and boys did not have at home.

Many people have locked their hearts on Cosby’s “wisdom” and have quoted him widely. So many writers have used Bill Cosby as a reference and the characters he played have been placed on a similar pedestal.

Now, numerous allegations of sexual assault against Cosby leave us all perplexed. What are we supposed to do? Begin to question all we’ve believed about him or associated with his name? Erase all good things that have ever been said about him?

The accusations against Mr. Cosby have come so rapidly that it is hard to digest.  Bill and Camille Cosby, married since 1964,  have shared their own lessons and made us laugh. Their family has shown us that not everyone is the same, but that does not mean you cannot be friends. Cosby has been involved in so much — acting, stand up acts, media content production and activism for various civil rights movements.

The American society associates the Cosby with such integrity that we are all in shock to learn that the man we have all trusted so much  be accused of rape by multiple women. The most haunting is that the accusers have stated that Mr. Cosby drugged them in order to have sexual relations with them. The media have sensationalized the story without providing answers we all desperately need.

Bill Cosby had a gift which he shared with the world exceptionally well. Why ruin what he has shared with us?

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