Power of Influence

Growing up it was instilled in me to be a positive role model. Though I may not have completely realized what that meant and entailed  until later on in life. As an adult I have the understanding that we live in a world where we have the power of influence. We have the power to influence our own small circle but with social media we have the power to influence millions. 

My question though may seem simple on the surface but take a minute and really consider it. 

Would you believe in what you believe if you were the only one who believed it? 

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I believe that others influence us on what we believe in. Everyone has read or has been told something in their life that had an impact enough where it changed how you viewed or believed something.  I am not suggesting everything you do or say will deeply move people, but you never know who is watching at that moment or what will resonate with someone. 

I believe in INFLUENCE. I believe I WOULD believe in it if I was the only one who believed in it. Simply because I have seen the power of influence first hand. 

With believing in the power of influence my final question follows: How will your influence affect those who are impacted by it? 

Update to the hypocrisy blog.

After reading the post titled hypocrisy we pointed out the vast difference between the Comedians Roseanne Barr and Bill Cosby. While promoting the post we tagged Direct TV to address why they offered The Cosby Show and not Roseanne. Click the above link if you missed the post.

To give the update. Cosby was officially sentenced to 3-10 years in prison. The  highly successful sictom The Cosby Show can still be found on Direct TV. Rightfully so, everyone on that show should not be punished for what Cosby did himself.
Roseanne Barr had her reboot cancelled and all her episodes pull from syndication. Sometime between now and when the hypocrisy post was published Direct TV has posted numerous Roseanne episodes On Demand, and episodes are airing on TVLand. 

The spin off "The Conners" airs this month on ABC.

Hypocrisy?

The tale of two comedians is it hypocrisy? The truth may be in the pudding.

Roseanne Barr was recently blacklisted for tweets she posted about Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor to former President Obama. TWEETS!!  Though I do not condone what she tweeted, I do think her consequences have been a little more harsh than deserved. The reboot of the beloved 90’s sitcom was cancelled by ABC. As well as all her syndication pulled from other networks. All within hours of the tweet.

According to testimony, Cosby sought out sex with young women, which included females he offered to mentor, females seeking roles in the show, and flight attendants from when he traveled. He also conceded to obtaining Quaaludes in the 1970s to give to women before sex. Having more than 60 women accuse Cosby of sexual misconduct.

The charge at hand this week, is dated from 2004 a Temple University employee. Cosby’s alma mater, Temple University where he had major influence throughout the campus. Including holding a position as a Temple University Trustee from the early 1980’s until 2014.  He was found guilty on April 26, 2018, of three counts of aggravated indecent assault. Found GUILTY!   Deemed sexually violent predator in the eyes of Pennsylvania law.  A Pennsylvania state board psychologist, testified that Cosby has an uncontrollable urge to violate young women and would probably commit another offense if given the chance.

My question here is how can one person who said disrespectful words get punished the way she has been. On the other hand a man who was found GUILTY by a jury of his peers. Who is considered a sexually violent predator, awaiting sentencing this week.  Whose wildly successful 80’s sitcom still airs on syndication.  Even searching on Direct Tv’s website for “Roseanne” in t.v. shows nothing appears. Search for the Cosby Show and you are able to binge watch if you wanted to.

I am just dumbfounded a limited 280 characters can make someone lose everything. But a documented predator can still receive residuals or royalties on a t.v show that helped him lure his victims.

“I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.” - Oscar Wilde

** At the time of publish, Bill Cosby has not been sentenced.

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Ultimately as a person one would want their voice to be heard. Whether it's for a large body of people or for your close circle of peers. What better way than to put those thoughts and opinions online for everyone to critique. ;-)
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