Ever since about fifty women have come up to accuse the comedian of rape and sexual assault, the public’s reaction to Cosby turned into scorn and disappointment. Many former fans of Cosby turned to platforms on social media (i.e. Facebook and Twitter) to express their newfound shock and resentment for the fallen star. Additionally, many tabloids such as TMZ and Entertainment Tonight continually send in paparazzi to cover every little detail on Cosby’s life in order to satisfy the public’s mind. His life turned from a series of smiles and laughter to countless hours spent in courtrooms defending his name. Shunning also cost Cosby a delay in some of his televised shows and numerous amounts of tours across the country, all of which were cancelled due to the lack of attendance or conflicted with his trial dates; actions that subsequently hindered his career. Essentially, the life and career of Bill Cosby took a turn for the worst and struggled to redeem itself back to its near perfect state before the …show more content…
“Crimes”, more notably, adultery, murder, rape, etc. receive the greatest amounts of shunning by the public due to their newfound fear and disappointment of the “criminals”. Hester Prynne and Bill Cosby, despite the enormous gap in time for their “crimes” would be publically shunned similarly for their actions. Their scarlet letter (“A”) represented dishonesty and illegitimate actions that damaged their personal relationships with the ones they know and love, thus led to public shunning for both subjects. As a result, so long as an action defies the word of the law or the morals of society, public shunning will continue to exist and devastate a convict’s life as they know