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Thirty-five women who have accused Bill Cosby of raping them have spoken out in an explosive photo essay for New York magazine. More than 40 women have so far accused the comedian of sexual assault, but the cover story represents a sea change in how the comedian’s alleged victims have been publicly perceived.Thirty-five women who have accused Bill Cosby of raping them have spoken out in an explosive photo essay for New York magazine. More than 40 women have so far accused the comedian of sexual assault, but the cover story represents a sea change in how the comedian’s alleged victims have been publicly perceived.
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On Sunday, the magazine published excerpts of interviews with each woman for a 13-page photo essay, covering accusations they have made against the comedian and the backlash they have faced.On Sunday, the magazine published excerpts of interviews with each woman for a 13-page photo essay, covering accusations they have made against the comedian and the backlash they have faced.
“Listen, he was America’s favorite dad,” said Barbara Bowman, who says she was raped as a 17-year-old actress. She made her case public in 2004, when testifying on behalf of Andrea Constand, who said she was also one of Cosby’s victims. “Listen, he was America’s favorite dad,” said Barbara Bowman, who says she was raped as a 17-year-old actor. She made her case public in 2004, when testifying on behalf of Andrea Constand, who said she was also one of Cosby’s victims.
“I went into this thinking he was going to be my dad,” Bowman told the magazine. “To wake up half-dressed and raped by the man that said he was going to love me like a father? That’s pretty sick.“I went into this thinking he was going to be my dad,” Bowman told the magazine. “To wake up half-dressed and raped by the man that said he was going to love me like a father? That’s pretty sick.
“It was hard for America to digest when this came out. And a lot of backlash and a lot denial and a lot of anger.”“It was hard for America to digest when this came out. And a lot of backlash and a lot denial and a lot of anger.”
On the magazine’s cover, the women are seen sitting on stools in black and white. In the photo essay, they are seen from the waist up, wearing white.On the magazine’s cover, the women are seen sitting on stools in black and white. In the photo essay, they are seen from the waist up, wearing white.
35 women speak about being assaulted by Bill Cosby, and the culture that wouldn't listen: http://t.co/H5dss5F2F4 pic.twitter.com/RCF0BWBrxA35 women speak about being assaulted by Bill Cosby, and the culture that wouldn't listen: http://t.co/H5dss5F2F4 pic.twitter.com/RCF0BWBrxA
Over the course of a decade, public opinion has shifted from seeing Cosby’s accusers as money-hungry starlets to seeing them as a stunningly large group of alleged victims with remarkably similar alleged experiences.Over the course of a decade, public opinion has shifted from seeing Cosby’s accusers as money-hungry starlets to seeing them as a stunningly large group of alleged victims with remarkably similar alleged experiences.
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The rolling revelations have all but destroyed Cosby’s reputation. He has been forced to resign from charitable boards and his comedy specials have been canceled. Even a Smithsonian exhibition of the comedian’s extensive art collection has been the subject of controversy.The rolling revelations have all but destroyed Cosby’s reputation. He has been forced to resign from charitable boards and his comedy specials have been canceled. Even a Smithsonian exhibition of the comedian’s extensive art collection has been the subject of controversy.
“I think his legacy is going to be similar to OJ’s legacy,” Joan Tarshis, one of Cosby’s accusers, told the magazine.“I think his legacy is going to be similar to OJ’s legacy,” Joan Tarshis, one of Cosby’s accusers, told the magazine.
“When you hear OJ Simpson’s name, you don’t think: ‘Oh, great football player.’ That doesn’t come to mind first. I’m thinking it’s not going to be: ‘Oh, great comedian.’“When you hear OJ Simpson’s name, you don’t think: ‘Oh, great football player.’ That doesn’t come to mind first. I’m thinking it’s not going to be: ‘Oh, great comedian.’
“It’s going to be, ‘Oh, serial rapist.’ And that will be our legacy.”“It’s going to be, ‘Oh, serial rapist.’ And that will be our legacy.”