Thursday, 4 December 2014

#17: GTA/Iggy/Eminem/Cosby

I think this last little period of time has stirred the most controversy than there has been in quite some time.  From a few months ago when the ISIS twitter feed began its attack on social media to the numerous police incidents resulting in riots in the USA, then the Jian Gomeshi case, and now Bill Cosby's history is coming to the surface again.At this point in time, I think the general public has worked themselves into a very riot-y, protest-y kind of mood, and Cosby has to be very careful about everything he says, does, or comments which may become public.  His appearance in London coming up now could actually have a big effect on many things, especially where his career is concerned.  Watching that documentary on the Dixie Chicks, this is beginning to look very familiar.  Cosby now has a public appearance, for which tickets have been purchased, but a PR blunder has resulted in a wave of hate towards him.  Will his career be completely be driven into the ground like the Dixie Chicks'?  Probably not, because I think it has been recently shown that popular culture values support for the military over a clean sexual abuse history.  

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