Rapper Joey Bada$$ Defends Bill Cosby And Blames The Media
Amidst the rape allegations against Bill Cosby, few celebrities have dared to defend the entertainer. But a rapper named Joey Bada$$ has taken to Twitter to blame the media for all the hate toward Bill Cosby, claiming that news outlets have brainwashed viewers into turning against him.
According to Philly, the 20-year-old rapper didn’t explicitly defend Bill Cosby or deny the rape allegations, but he did go on a Twitter rant warning his followers against the media “propaganda” that is painting Bill Cosby has a monster.
Ofcourse I’m always against a rapist but it’s just like yall EAT UP anything the media feeds yall….
— B4.DA.$$ OUT NOW!!! (@joeyBADASS) July 20, 2015
You internet kids know NOTHING except what they put in front of you on these devices. — B4.DA.$$ OUT NOW!!! (@joeyBADASS) July 20, 2015
The Brooklyn rapper did imply that Bill Cosby might be innocent by claiming that the media “slanders” people. He didn’t say outright that news outlets are lying about the Bill Cosby rape allegations, but he came pretty close.
Every media site can start slandering anyone at any moment with some half ass story and you guys will fucking believe it.
— B4.DA.$$ OUT NOW!!! (@joeyBADASS) July 20, 2015
You always gotta know there is a REAL story underneath the COVER story.
— B4.DA.$$ OUT NOW!!! (@joeyBADASS) July 20, 2015
According to the BET, a few of his followers then proceeded to challenge Joey Bada$$ for his soft stance on Bill Cosby, which prompted the rapper to double-down on his position and further blame the media for everything.
“But just answer this question…. If rape is such a bad thing to yall then why r yall helping the media make jokes about it?? Thats why I don’t think the slander is funny… he raped multiple women? Ok. Do you think these women feel pleased when they see a meme on the internet bout what was really done to em? That’s the part that’s not funny to me…. The funny part is how gullible you people are! I don’t want to believe that the media isn’t brainwashing us the same way America doesn’t want to believe it killed and enslaved black ppl. [sic]”
What do you think? Is the media slandering Bill Cosby, or is Joey Bada$$ misguided in his opinions about the man?
For more on Bill Cosby, read about how he reportedly paid the women he drugged to maintain silence.
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