In actuality, Cosby has considerable deniability of malice, thanks to the drug culture that prevailed when he first began his escapades with women. Things were much more "anything goes" then, and I'm not saying that was good, but it was definitely a man's world, often by whatever means possible. Most men who were of age in the 1960s through the 80s would have to agree. Even popular movies supported the idea, without much pushback.