[mafree]

Until I got to the last few paragraphs I wondered if someone had locked Cynthia in a closet and wrote it for her.

[aft_lizard]

Did anybody here watch Scarborough Country tonite?

Some black racist complaining about white racists, calling them honkies was saying that Cosby shouldnt be saying this stuff because it belongs in the family. Then he went on to say Loius Farakhan was more appropriate of a figure to talk about these things.

[martin_fierro]

I'm sure Boortz and Limbaugh have already made ample use of Cosby's speech to stir up the racist rants among a certain segment of their listeners. So what? They'd look for excuses to poke the tender wounds of race no matter what Cosby had said.

Little Cynthia still clings to the racist notion that only blacks can criticize the black community.

Well, it's a start. Before Cosby's speech, she thought no one could criticize the black community.

[boycott]

How do we raise the academic achievement of black students?

This shouldn't be too difficult to answer. Maybe you get out of it what you put into it? Maybe you reap what you ........... ? There's got to be a real effort by both the student and the PARENTS.

How do we curb black-on-black crime?

Well, that shouldn't be too difficult to answer. PARENTS? While you're at it, I am not a big fan of black-on-white crime either.

How do we attack an AIDS epidemic spreading like wildfire in black America?

This one shouldn't be too difficult to answer either.

There's also a lot of problems in the white community. The answers are pretty much the same.

[bitt]

foolish summary in this article.

most people only care if you are a helpful, good american. we no longer see color because we are too busy looking for the bad guys. blacks (hispanics?)who insist upon being cool in the hood are missing out on a big opportunity to join the mainstream.

if people in ANY region, of ANY color, insist upon speaking or behaving badly, well then, they aren't going to get very far and with this country's mindset right now, most americans don't have the interest in listening to any more whining. Cosby was right,too bad the self-proclaimed 'black leaders' wouldn't step up like he does.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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COSBY's new message about the Black Community has been Rev. JESSE LEE PETERSON's B.O.N.D. message for over a decade:


http://www.BondInfo.org


Signed:.."ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer / Veteran-5 B.O.N.D. National Days of Repudiation of JESSE JACKSON
(It was my Honor)

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[FITZ]

Still I think things may be starting to change. Everyone gets impatient with the underclass (whatever race) when they seem so content with not making much effort. You can only feel sorry for people for so long.

[SkyPilot]

The was another post that had part the Mr. Cosby's speech that I had not seen published elsewhere.

He also criticized black parents for giving their children "ridiculous names" such as Shainqua and Taheisa.

[dano1]

I don't think Cos was talking just about blacks only. I think he said "low economic" meaning just that. We could all do a better job of pointing young people in the right direction.

[Wolfhound777]

After the speech, Theodore Shaw, head of the NAACP legal defense fund, rushed to the podium to serve up a rejoinder, noting that larger (read "white") American society still bears some responsibility for the failure of so many black Americans to join the economic and cultural mainstream. That is clearly so.

Oh..but of course! We are responsible for all the worlds evils....just ask Osama! Bin Lot'O'shit is blaming America for events that happened hundreds of years before we even gained our independence! Oddly, even some Americans (demonRats) buy it...I don't think this has anything to do with the NEA and revisionist history though :)

[sonserae]

Have you guys seen the trailers for a few of the African American comedies coming out this Summer? If I was black, I'd be so upset that these comedies insult the intelligence of the black community. It makes them all out to be brainless dufusses.

[tkathy]

The politics of endless victimhood are destructive for those caught in their web. Always blaming others instead of looking in the mirror.