But do you really think there’s any connection between Bill Cosby saying that black kids should pull up their pants and the fact that the multiple accusations agains him were finally taken seriously? I don’t mean to be rude, but doesn’t this seem absolutely ridiculous to you? Who would even be behind this? The Underground Association of Saggy Pants Enthusiasts?

Again, there's always going to be the potential to ask "why now?" If you look hard enough, there will always be something that could be viewed as "coincidental" about the exposure of a years-long history of sexual abuse. So if you want to see the question addressed, you first have to ask seriously if there's anything interesting about the question.

There's no reason to believe that Brand's politics, especially given how milquetoast and non-activist they are, had anything to do with the timing of this documentary. In fact, there's good reason to believe they didn't, given the history of allegations and the fact that documentaries like this take years to get approved and made. Sure, the more famous somebody is, the more motivated filmmakers will be to "expose" them. But that's not political. Which is why many apolitical and left-leaning figures were also taken down in the wake of #MeToo.

And again, all of this is framed by the question, "are we being unfair to certain rapists by paying more attention to their crimes when they question "the official narrative"?

And here we have to remember, if they're not rapists, they can question the narrative all they like. Maybe I'm not thinking deeply enough here, but I'm honestly not that worried about bias that leads to the conviction of rapists.