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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Interesting article in Slate about all this. Bill Cosby is finished, but R Kelly keeps on going even after all sorts allegations, lawsuits, settlements (and even a video) about him and teenage girls...

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor..._s_career.html

"As these last couple of weeks have demonstrated, the Internet’s power to amplify messages (for good and for ill) is exponentially greater than it was just a few years ago. That’s in part due to the rise of Twitter, but also because the media ecosystem is so much different now, with sites like BuzzFeed, Gawker, and, yes, Slate, pouncing on items more quickly and spreading them far and wide. (This is why the Buress video caught fire online, not because a man was saying that Cosby was a rapist.) As a society, we’ve also moved slowly but perceptibly in the direction of believing alleged victims of sexual assault—it turns out that we do, at least in some cases, give credence to the claims of ambitious aspiring actresses. This shift over the last 10 years may be small, but it’s real, and it’s contributed to how this wave of Cosby allegations has been received in the press and in the broader culture.

Given these factors, all of the R. Kelly reporting that’s already out there—helpfully aggregated by the Village Voice—is a tinderbox that’s waiting to be lit. It just hasn’t happened yet. If someone like Lady Gaga says she won’t work with Kelly anymore and explains why (preferably in a sharable video), then that could be the Hannibal Buress–esque spark. If some of Kelly’s alleged victims decide to tell their stories, that could do it, too.

I’m not saying they should come forward—that decision, of course, is theirs and theirs alone. This is simply an explanation of why Cosby has become a pariah while Kelly continues his career unperturbed (with the small exception of a recently canceled concert appearance)"

I knew that guy was a creep, I didn't know he was so popular or there had been so many allegations against him.

I think it was Adam Carolla, that staunch defender of women's rights, that theorized if you can dance, all will be forgiven. Worked for R Kelly, Michael Jackson, etc. I've seen the opening credits to The Cosby Show and that doesn't cut it.