# A lot of women are coming forward with rape accusations against Bill Cosby.. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093 "2014-11-19T17:48:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/61 "2014-11-20T15:28:56Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Sigh. I wasn’t going to say anything, but you took a stand. I too, hate coleslaw. But it has nothing to do with bigotry. Some of my best meals are cabbage! I am only pro-cabbage on a sour kraut and hot dog basis. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/62 "2014-11-20T15:43:19Z")
I honestly understand an anti-cabbage standpoint. I do. I don’t agree with it, but I get it. But as to the cole slaw thing…I guess for some reason I have it in my head that “cole slaw” _must_ be mayo-based. Everything else is “slaw.” It’s weird, I know, but it’s my bias and I’ll own it. Like, some awesome shredded cabbage with carrot and ginger, in a vinegar-miso dressing, on (let’s say) a teriyaki hamburger? Brilliant, yummy…and _slaw_, not cole slaw. :shrug: ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/63 "2014-11-20T15:51:47Z")
Cole slaw is disgusting, and it’s mayonnaise’s fault. A thin smear of mayo on bread to provide moisture to a sandwich is fine, a small dollop of mayo to provide binding to tuna is fine, but mayonnaise used as the sole dressing in a dish is really gross. Really gross, you guys. I’m guessing all of you who enjoy cole slaw began eating it when you were young and your taste buds were impressionable, so I don’t hold it against you. It’s your parents’ fault. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/64 "2014-11-20T15:53:32Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > And for the record…the only thing wrong with canned peas not being avaialble is why anybody would go to the trouble of canning them in the first place Obviously, its an attack by the Cyber-Legumes! Now if only an average looking bean-stalk would appear, seemingly out of nowhere but accompanied by a Really Cool Sound Effect, we might possibly hope that The Green Giant might save us…! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/65 "2014-11-20T16:10:25Z")
> [@gallows\_fodder](#): > > Cole slaw is disgusting, and it’s mayonnaise’s fault. A thin smear of mayo on bread to provide moisture to a sandwich is fine, a small dollop of mayo to provide binding to tuna is fine, but mayonnaise used as the sole dressing in a dish is really gross. Really gross, you guys. > > I’m guessing all of you who enjoy cole slaw began eating it when you were young and your taste buds were impressionable, so I don’t hold it against you. It’s your parents’ fault. Of course, coleslaw need not have mayo in it. My preference is for vinegar-based slaws, flavored fairly simply, maybe a little black pepper, salt, a touch of sugar, and some celery seed. (Oh, and a bit of oil, too.) Mustard slaw is also quite nice. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/66 "2014-11-20T16:14:47Z")
Doesn’t it then become sauerkraut? I always thought shredded cabbage + mayonnaise (+ shredded carrots) = coleslaw ; shredded cabbage + vinegar = sauerkraut? If not, what’s the difference between coleslaw and sauerkraut? ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/67 "2014-11-20T16:15:09Z")
For the sake of this discussion, can we all agree that the neon green concoction that KFC serves should, in no way, be considered “coleslaw”? FTR, I like mayo based slaw on it’s own, but if it’s going on a sandwich, then I want a vinegar based slaw. So there. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/68 "2014-11-20T16:27:46Z")
> [@gallows\_fodder](#): > > Doesn’t it then become sauerkraut? I always thought shredded cabbage + mayonnaise (+ shredded carrots) = coleslaw ; shredded cabbage + vinegar = sauerkraut? > > If not, what’s the difference between coleslaw and sauerkraut? Oh, sauerkraut. I honestly don’t even consider it cabbage any more, but manna. Kraut is pickled in a process of lactofermentation–no vinegar, just bacteria. Slaw is fresh. (Well, hopefully fresh. Made with fresh cabbage, anyway.) . ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/69 "2014-11-20T16:28:48Z")
The only thing KFC serves that can be considered food is fried chicken. For decent sides one must go to Popeyes or Boston Market. I am also of the firm opinion that the best fries are found not at McDonald’s or Burger King but Nathans. ---
**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/70 "2014-11-20T16:36:59Z")
I once had a wrap from a diner that was just fried chicken and cole slaw stuffed in a tortilla. Now normally cole slaw doesn’t do much for me but when you’re eating a wrap like that at 1am you’re in heaven. Also, you gotta slice that shit. Dicing is a no-go. I’ll admit that I used to hate cole slaw…but not any more. Except when they make it just sweet. Disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/71 "2014-11-20T16:37:09Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > For the sake of this discussion, can we all agree that the neon green concoction that KFC serves should, in no way, be considered “coleslaw”? It’s the best “coleslaw” I’ve had. Of course I also enjoy their “mashed potatoes” and gravy and biscuits, so I can’t be trusted. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/72 "2014-11-20T16:40:54Z")
> [@Macca26](#): > > Except when they make it just sweet. Disgusting. A little sugar is good, but yeah. Balance is key. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/73 "2014-11-20T17:58:19Z")
Coleslaw with a vinegar-based dressing (and obviously sliced, not diced, cabbage) is delicious. Peas, on the other hand, are problematic. Fresh in the pod, they are wonderful. As soon as there is any manner of heat applied, they become an abomination unfit for consumption. They ruin any food they come in contact with. No, I will not give peas a chance. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/74 "2014-11-20T19:25:36Z")
> [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](#): > > I’m glad you wrote this in the Pit. I saw your argument in IMHO and couldn’t respond because of the forum. But that post was funnier, I think, so I wish you had posted that one here instead. > > I’m curious about why you feel that the number of accusations makes them true. If I counted them up, I could probably round up 14 people who have called you a troll over the years. The accusations are all similar, and they’re all written. Does that make them true? > > I was just reading about a social phenomenon that happens when people get together and start validating each other. People behave differently than if they were acting alone. > > I’m not defending Bill Cosby. That looks like an uphill battle. But I am curious about why the number of accusations makes you feel the accusations are true. First of all, I make the best coleslaw in the world, using a secret family recipe. I will make it next week. I’m sorry my other similar post was better, I’ll look for it. I don’t give a shit if 1000 people call me a troll. I would file a defamation suit if someone called me a rapist. The number of witnesses to habitual criminal behavior that is subject to a defamation suit to discourage it tends to suggest that it isn’t just one lone nut, or one lone nut and someone who was “confused about whether they intended to injest knock out drugs while having consensual sex with that comedian”. 14 gets it to a level of pre-meditated criminal activity that would trigger the RICO act if the statute of limitations hasn’t expired, I don’t know if RICO revives it. The thing is, each statement of an alleged victim is evidence. And when you’ve got 14 such statements, you start to see that Dr. Cosby has a very fucking warped view of cheating on his wife that amounts to serial rape. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/75 "2014-11-20T19:34:02Z")
> [@Can we talk about Bill Cosby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-about-bill-cosby/705075/119): > > This isn’t one woman making these claims. This isn’t two women. This isn’t three. It’s 14 at the moment. 14. We are not being asked to put him in prison, or to make a compensatory award. We are being asked to consider that this man is not safe to be around if you are a woman. I’ll definitely consider that these allegations could correctly describe history. I won’t be doing business with Dr. Cosby. Here it is for reference. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/76 "2014-11-20T19:41:59Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > First of all, I make the best coleslaw in the world, using a secret family recipe. I will make it next week. I call bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/77 "2014-11-20T19:43:45Z")
I like KFC coleslaw. Here’s a recipe for making it at home. 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup buttermilk 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 8 cups (about one head) finely chopped cabbage 1/4 cup (about one carrot) shredded carrot 2 tablespoons minced onion Chop up the cabbage, carrots, and onion pretty fine. You want them the size of rice. Combine all the non-vegetable ingredients in a bowl and mix them up well. Then mix in the vegetables. Refridgerate for a couple of hours. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/78 "2014-11-20T19:49:44Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I like KFC coleslaw. Oh yeah? > [@Little Nemo](#): > > Here’s a recipe for making it at home. Okay. Gonna keep an open mind here. Go! > [@Little Nemo](#): > > 1/2 cup mayonnaise _ **STOP** _. Fuck no. I’m out. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/79 "2014-11-20T19:50:56Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > I am only pro-cabbage on a sour kraut and hot dog basis. You’ve apparently met my German grandfather. He was one sour kraut. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093/80 "2014-11-20T19:52:50Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I like KFC coleslaw. > > Here’s a recipe for making it at home… I take back my comments about cooked peas being an abomination. They seem quite palatable after reading this. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093.md?page=5)