What do Bill Cosby and Ke$ha have in common? They are both in headlines regarding sexual assault. What are some differences? Bill Cosby is just now getting publicity after a longitudinal record of sexually assaulting ~30 women whereas Ke$ha is voicing her current issue about her producer Lucasz Gottswald.
A media critic could blatantly see the stigma regarding voicing sexual assault (much like the battered women we read about) and the amount of media coverage associated with it. The power structure protects mens' status and this helps them disregard these allegations by women. It also keeps women from even voicing the injustice. The first accounts against Cosby decades ago make hegemony evident as accusations against him were silenced, especially since he is such a prominent televised character.
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