[George Smiley]

There have been some, who never liked Bill Cosby's presentation of blacks. As a kid, one of my favorite shows was Fat Albert. Then, when he had the Cosby Show, it was criticized for the family being too "upscale."

I recently saw Phylicia Rashad get interviewed, and one of the questions she was asked involved criticism of the Cosby Show for not being "authentic enough"-

Her response: "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!"

[Paul Atreides]

The irony was that, at the time, some in the black community were saying that they didn't want blacks depicted as hoods, dope-heads, etc. Bill Cosby presents America with a loving family, parents who are professionals, who live in an upscale home, deal with everyday problems, and the black "leaders" still weren't happy. And, I'm sure there were some pointy-headed white liberals who felt that the family was not "angry" enough. Years ago, on BET, they ran a very funny Britcom, "Desmonds," in which the son gets a bad grade on an essay because he was not "angry enough." One of the characters, also black, stated "why are we always supposed to be angry?".