16. Public/private dichotomy also points out why so many listeners have reacted to news as a personal betrayal. We thought we knew him.
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17. Now that news of the private self has leaked out, people who used to like JG go to opposite extreme: he was never any good & a fake
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18. New rejection of JG's talent is just flip-side of celebrity worship that assumed he was great guy because a great interviewer.
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@PaprikaPink It's not "he's a creep but he's talented," it's "he's a creep AND he's talented."3 replies 3 retweets 16 likes -
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@PaprikaPink We always have to do the math: creep vs talent.2 replies 3 retweets 2 likes -
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INTERMISSION: getting SO many great comments on this. I won't RT them all, that would be too disruptive. Might at end of essay.
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21. Beginning of wisdom is to realize talent & character are 2 different things. Secondly, performative mask is not private self.
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22. Now let's try to bring this analysis to a few other celebrities: Cosby, Allen, Polanski.
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23. There's credible testimony from multiple women (about 13, I believe) that Bill Cosby raped them.
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24. I'm merely repeating what others have said, but in Cosby case allegations not taken seriously because so odd with his public image
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25. RT @kerrie12345 Because Dr.Huxtable would never do such a thing.
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27. The mask is not the face. Yet we want to believe that Bill Cosby IS Dr. Huxtable.
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