Honestly, the media -— hell, America -— tried to give Cosby the benefit of the doubt.
I’m not giving Clinton any pass here, or even a free grope. But it isn’t the same in terms of oversaturation of victim stories. The only stories the american public at large heard on mainstream media are
- violent rape of Juanita
- exposure and rude comment to Paula
- placed her hand on his penis - Kathleen
There are many other stories under the radar that speak to unwilling victims of sex assault, including why he got thrown out of Oxford. But the public didn’t know that or hear them from the victims.
It has nothing to do with race.
I agree with you about this. But I think the difference isn't really about the degree of criminality involved -- or how much was revealed in the mainstream -- but in what the lib/progs had to lose. Cosby is not ideologically on the plantation [although he is also not sympathetic to conservative ideas, despite what some here seem to believe], is not an activist, has no real influence, nor has he political power.
Clinton was President at the time of the allegations, and that meant losing the PR battle entailed losing the political conversation in a very big way. In throwing Cosby under the bus they give up nothing at all.