Whew! This one was a doozy. In this interview, Kamau talks about how we can dismantle the myths that narcissistic predators like Cosby and, to a lesser but no less egomaniacal extent, Joss Whedon use to endear themselves and mask their abuses from the larger public. In the case of Whedon, because his actions (that we've been made aware of to-date) are not criminal, but certainly vile, there may be a sense for some that redemption is possible with genuine change and atonement. However, as we've seen, such types rarely either believe or care that they are in the wrong. Apologies (if they happen) are false, and in most cases they simply double-down - as we've seen with the most recent interview from Joss Whedon, in which he sounded more like an extreme right-wing racist and misogynist conservative trying to dismiss the claims of a "silly woman" who speaks English as a second language, the "aggressive Black" and others who called out his abuses as "overly-sensitive" or liars. And in the case of Cosby, there simply is no redemption. While watching this series (which I described as a movie because I did pretty much watch all of the episodes at once) I, surprisingly, cried - thankfully I did not during the interview because I was worried I would. I believe I cried because anyone who has dealt with abuse from narcissists/sociopaths knows that often the egos of such predators are so reliant on controlling and emotionally destroying their targets - whether friends, family, associates or partners. In their eyes, *not* having at least a few others to control and abuse is like death to them - so they are heavily dependant on that and very often do not simply stop of their own accord, even when they've been found out and consequences are imminent (as in the case of Cosby). And, too often, as stated in the documentary, "masked predators" in entertainment often transfer the good feelings and fond memories we have of their work to themselves, making it easier to discount the harm they do. It's an eye-opening series on how someone like that uses the trust built through the power that entertainment provides, in order to "market" themselves as largely "safe" people and cover the terribly rotten human beings they truly are at their core. Like many people, I held on to doubt for a long time, aided in part by clipped and summarized (and at times inaccurate) reports that spun the words of the women who came forward. But it was Cosby's own words and admissions that erased the scraps of doubt overriding instinctual belief. I don't have any personal experience with hard drugs, so in researching quaaludes it became even more apparent that the descriptions given by his victims were clearly his intent when purchasing/getting prescriptions for the drug. Unfortunately, entertainment more so than other professions allows predators to imitate the images of decent people in order to fool people with a sense of (false) trust and safety, as described by many in the series. And, unfortunately, there has often been a culture amongst men/sickeningly predatorily-minded people that encourages using women (usually those seen as having less status than them in some way, so that if something is brought to light it can be easily dismissed) as a dumping ground for their unprocessed emotional and/or sexual bs. In the interviews, Kamau details ways such "traditions" and myths in entertainment can be ended. Episodes are available on Showtime. #showtime #WeNeedtoTalkAboutCosby