Perhaps there's a reason for that. I have a number of black friends, and I think most of them are reviled at the "black subculture" a few African-Americans have been trying to procreate lately.
Does discrimination still happen against some blacks?
Yes.
Do blacks live disproportionately in poverty?
Yes.
Does an average black child have the same opportunities for advancement as the average while child?
No.
Do the above facts take away all accountability for bad personal choices made by many blacks today?
No...!
It can be very difficult to break the cycle of poverty and broken families in generation after generation, but until there is an honest acceptance of considerable responsibility within the black community itself, there will not be progress and the problems will only continue. Those stuck in victim status will continue to see themselves as helpless and unable to take constructive action on their own, and the cycle will continue with larger and larger successive generations.
Many blacks fear the comments from Mr. Cosby, a known supporter of Democratic causes, will be used to further the assertions of conservatives that many of the problems in the black community are, indeed, self-inflicted.
Mr. Shaw and the others are more worried about losing their victim status than fixing the problems. Most of the problems are self-inflicted nowadays but if they won't admit it, they can't attempt to change it. Thank you Mr. Cosby for telling them the truth.
Cosby is right. Time to clean out their own backyard.
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech [Genesis 11]
The mantra of 400 years of oppression has run out of gas. Even if whitey has an attitude and an agenda how does that translate into 70% illegitimacy, a contempt for education downtown and rampant B on B crime. Cosby knows it. And so do a growing number of educated Blacks. This "boo hoo I'm a victim of racism so take care of me Massa' Uncle Sam" is really getting old and useless.
cosby is a white entertainer.
do you really think the cosby show was aimed at a black audience?
As everybody in that room will go to vote for John Kerry. Too many blacks are making too much money by keeping blacks generally stoopid.. Cosby is a leftist outright himself. A stopped clock is correct twice a day. There are blacks that are neither stupid or leftist. But mostly they were not in that room. Any black conservative pays a price for being a conservative.
Bill Maxwell:Innocent victims of a misguided mob***And now, I must say the following: Living in St. Petersburg during the past 10 years has made me ashamed of being African-American.***