Bill Cosby Social Media Meme Campaign Backfires Spectacularly
The Cosby Horror-Show
One would assume, then, that Cosby's team of publicists would advise him to duck away for a while. Instead of being active online, he should lie low, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint and wait for all this to blow over. You've probably already worked out that that's not what happened.
Don't mind if I do... #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/vdS2icWEHD
— Rusty Redenbacher (@rustymk2) November 10, 2014
Instead, Bill Cosby's social media manager decided to dangle him in the internet's crosshairs. Someone decided it would be a good idea to create a Cosby meme generator on Cosby’s official website. They wrote the code, slapped on a bunch of cutesy template photos, and asked Twitter to come up with some Cosby-memes.
They were probably expecting this:
Although none of the allegations levelled against Cosby have ever been proven, there is serious evidence against him that many feel hasn't ever been taken seriously. 14 women have come forward to cast official accusations against him, and most of these have been settled outside of court. At least two of these stories were told after the statute of limitations had run out, which apparently means that these women stood to gain nothing financially from the allegations.
For more information, check out the eye-opening article on Cosby's accusations here.
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Bill Cosby Social Media Meme Campaign Backfires Spectacularly
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