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Maybe "Dr." Bill Cosby can give another Pound Cake speech excusing the Brown murder (Original Post) bluestateguy Nov 2014 OP
Why do you put his title in scare quotes? nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #1
I can't speak to the thread starter's reasoning but I will say that Cosby uses his title MADem Nov 2014 #4
Because all of his PhD's are honorary? (nt) Recursion Nov 2014 #5
He has an EdD that isn't honorary. Deal with it. nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #6
That's your take away? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2014 #7
No, I just don't see why his status as a rapist depreciates his education. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #8
WTF? hugo_from_TN Nov 2014 #2
do I need a decoder ring olddots Nov 2014 #3

MADem

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4. I can't speak to the thread starter's reasoning but I will say that Cosby uses his title
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 03:33 AM
Nov 2014

to talk down to people about things like POV and behavior and speaking proper English, etc. He put himself out there as an authority figure, all the while behaving as a sexual predator. I would suspect that the "scare" quotes are a way of denigrating him because for someone with a PhD, he sure didn't behave very well himself while he was scolding others about their conduct.

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