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Posted on 11/11/2004 3:19:22 PM PST by Nachum
NEW YORK - Bill Cosby says the opinions he's expressed in his controversial prodding of fellow blacks are consistent with what he's done as an entertainer for more than 40 years.
In several forums this year, the 67-year-old Cosby has criticized some black children for not knowing how to read or write, said some had squandered opportunities the civil rights movement gave them and unfairly blame whites for problems such as teen pregnancy and high dropout rates.
"I didn't take this as a job," Cosby told CNN's Paula Zahn in an interview that was to air Thursday night. "I took this as an emotion. No, and I'm not stopping, either."
As a young comic in the 1960s, Cosby said he didn't want to be like other black comedians and talk about race issues.
"I don't play that," he said. "You're not going to laugh at the color of my skin. You're going to laugh with me at our similarities, and some of our differences. But I'm not going to have you, because this is not the time in this United States of America, where you're going to laugh at what my people are suffering with."
In the 1980s, "The Cosby Show" came out of seeing so many sitcoms with children smarter than their parents. It seemed many comedy writers had bad relationships with their parents and were trying to retaliate, he said. He wanted to depict parents as strong role models.
Even the cartoon characters in "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" were designed as misfits who made something of themselves, he said.
Cosby said the poet Maya Angelou told him, "You know, Bill, you're a very nice man, but you have a big mouth." He said he doesn't mind that role as long as he makes people think.
And of his critics, Cosby said: "Let them stay mad.
Thank G-d for his big mouth.
Good for Cosby for sticking to his guns! Shows integrity.
I'm glad Cosby has made his millions, because speaking the truth will be his undoing. Especially in his business, it's much wiser to admire the Emperor's fine garment.
Nahh, Hollywood is about money. If Bill Cosby wanted to do another series, they would climb all over each other to get to his door.
George W. Bush should ask Bill Cosby to be the Secretary of Education. He might be able to make a huge impact in our educational system because of the respect he has on both sides.
Cosby said the poet Maya Angelou told him, "You know, Bill, you're a very nice man, but you have a big mouth." He said he doesn't mind that role as long as he makes people think.
And of his critics, Cosby said: "Let them stay mad.
Bump for Bill !
I've been told that Bill Cosby is a political liberal, and don't know much about that aspect of him, however I do admire the man nevertheless. He seems to be a person of integrity.
I don't know about his leanings, but when his son was murdered by a Ukranian immigrant in the US, Cobsy's wife made some very ignorant comments blaming white racist America for her son's death. She basically said that the murderer learned racism and hatred in America. (I can understand her grief, but her comments were beyond the pale.)
The fact is that the Ukraine is a very bigoted region that black Americans are advised not to visit. The fact is that in "white" America, her husband became a widely loved multi-millionaire entertainer.
I have been thinking this for some time.
If you notice, she doesn't say that he's wrong - she only says that he has a "big mouth" for making his statements in public.
Cosby for Senate - Dem or Repub.
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