You know, this thing with Bill Cosby is niggling at me, even though there are bigger, more important stories out there.

Maybe, it’s because I see, perhaps for the first time in any big way, what sexism is all about. I knew women made 30% less than men on the dollar. And sure, I have felt that inequality at times through my career when fellow (male) directors were making twice what I made, because, as it was explained to me, they have a family to support.

But, it is only recently that I see that kind of genderism in nearly every facet of life. From silly comments like “you run like a girl,” to the fact that women are often brought in as CEOs of a company only after those organizations are deemed beyond saving. And, more disturbing, they are blamed for its failure. Writer and blogger Ezra Klein wrote eloquently (and spot on) about this phenomena – I’ll find the link and post it.

What I don’t understand is why the media feels they have to bend over backwards to give the benefit of the doubt to Bill Cosby. Prior to Tiger Woods admitting his sexual indiscretions (none of which involved drugging and raping women, as far as I know), the media had a field day exhorting his follies. How many women have come forward at this point to extol the SAME experience – that this man drugged and raped them?  At best, he was caught up in a culture of drugs and celebrity that made him think this was okay. At worst, he is a serial rapist who deserves to be punished. I get the statute has passed and there is no real legal route to criminal prosecution at this point. But, just as Donald Sterling was erased from any sort of legitimate public life, so can be Cosby. If he were a CEO of a corporation, or a Senator, or a police officer – how long do you think it would take the media to see the preponderance of evidence? And don’t even get me started on Cosby warning the black media to be professional. Exactly why does the black media need to be warned? What a waste of human flesh this man is.