A lot of men see themselves or someone close to them in R. Kelly and that explains the almost unwavering defense of his actions.
This seems to be the go-to comeback for anyone who isn't willing to emphatically wave the "lock him up!" picket sign and protest.
A lot of people aren't so much into "defending" Robert, but an awareness of a greater narrative that this will be used as canon for....it's gonna turn into a "Black men need to....." thing. Or it's gonna twist into the "Black Men are the White people of Black people..." spin. The White-owned "Black" media outlets are definitely gonna go that route with it.
It's not gonna stop at this ground level "we caught a predator" story. People's anti-pedophilia passion is being played on and used as canon to a greater narrative.
Just like how Jussie's deal somehow turned into a deal against straight black men before that case took its turn (now it's well what about corruption in the Chicago PD).