Rape is incredibly difficult to prove, so there's a chance nothing ever gets proven with Cosby. Does that mean he didn't do it? The "innocence until proven guilty" is a law structure and doesn't apply to human reasoning. With all these women coming out it's pretty reasonable to say he most likely did all of these things. Similar to Jian Ghomeshi in Canada I honestly don't get (and am frankly frustrated with) all of the "well he's not in jail therefore he probably didn't do it and the girls are lying.
I don't think any news stations are actually calling him a rapist straight up (that's how lawsuits start) but if you're not standing up for the victims and calling Cosby out as being a dirtbag I probably question your character.
Also rape is a seriously sensitive thing to deal with for victims (id imagine; not personal experience). If you're just a kid, got abused by a super famous person would you come out right away, by yourself, with no definite proof? It's ****king frightening situation to be in, and the culture around victim blaming doesn't at all help them out. Case and point tons of people claim they're just gold digging. Real scary and stupid imo
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