ABUSE OF WOMEN

I would like to comment on the cartoon penned by Steve Benson on 11/19/14, depicting Bill Cosby

chasing women with his pants down. I am not defending Mr. Cosby or doubting the veracity of the

accusations of these women. But boys will be boys, an attitude often taken by our society regarding the

abuse of women, from campus rape to the action of Mr. Crosby. The most egregious of societies

condoning abuse of women is that of boxer Mike Tyson, at one time heavy weight boxing champion,

who was convicted of rape and spent a number of years in prison. Mr. Tyson now has his own TV show

the “Mysteries of Mike Tyson” It is a cartoon, on the cartoon channel, depicting Mr. Tyson, a convicted

rapist, as a hero to our children. I guess it is ok to tell the next generation that the abuse of women is

frowned upon but “boys will be boys.”