Charlize Theron = African American
Posted on 02/25/2010 9:17:18 AM PST by Mind Freed
I took an English class at a community college to refresh myself before I began my university studies. I was one of five white people in the class of about 25 students. The rest of the class had about sixteen black people and the rest were Asian and Hispanic. I noticed that half of the blacks seemed different than the other half and I couldn't figure out why.
We were arranged in groups to work on a small project and I sat with four blacks. I realized why they seemed so different than the other blacks. They were from Africa. They told me they couldn't figure out why the other (American) blacks were not very motivated or disciplined. I asked them if they saw any American television programs. And they said in unison, "Oh yes, Bill Cosby!"
They told me that they loved the emphasis he placed on education. The students around me were planning careers in biochemistry, economics, nursing and plastic surgery. Needless to say I was impressed.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, African-American...?
Let’s drop the hyphens... Americans.
Remember the All in the Family episode where Archie first met Mike? It was a flashback
ARCHIE: What’s your nationality?
MIKE: I’m an American.
ARCHIE: No, no, I mean where are your people from?
MIKE: They’re from Poland.
(Audience laughs)
ARCHIE: That’d make you Polish then, huh.
OK, stop that right after the second line. As much as I’d hate to agree with a lib like “Mike Stivic” he’s right;
he’s an American. As am I...and my father, grandfather, etc.
I could say I’m English-American and in some ways it’d be true because my ancestors came to this country from England.
In the 1640s.
So yes, there is British blood in me so to speak but I
think of myself as an American, not English-American
or European-American.
We can take pride in coming from the old country way back
and cherish the traditions, cooking, and so on, but we
are Americans.
Cosby was born in Philadelphia. He’s an American.
(I like to joke that I’m a Native American. I was born in Lynn, MA, a part of America. So, Native American. Right?)
Stand up and cheer. An oldie but goodie.
I think you're wrong. They still want that link to Africa. On NPR recently, I heard a whole panel of black academes refer to themselves as Afrikaans. I was surprised.
Where are you from?
South America.
What’s that?
South America.
You don’t look like no South American to me.
I’m still from South America.
What part?
South Texas!
—From “Say, Man” by Bo Diddley, Checker Records #931, 1959
Yup! I remember that one!
He was at a podium giving a speech, IIRC.
His audience as “African” Americans, almost exclusively.
This is why I consider Bill Cosby to be my favorite liberal.
I’m not wrong. I was stating a fact about Blacks, I know.
Bill Cosby, wonderful man. Why can’t he be president? At least he can prove he was born here.
Probably not corrupt enough.
The coach said, "I know it's cold and there is snow on the field. But I don't want to see any of you putting your hands inside your inside the front of your pants to keep them warm. It's just not sportman like!"
Bill had slipped his hands inside his pants and the audience nearly fell off their chairs as they laughed.
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