Posted on 05/25/2004 10:30:56 AM PDT by dead
Yeah, like a Nazi.
Cosby was absolutely right and I've heard no evidence of backtracking on his part; quite the contrary.
"Coz lampooned blacks for giving their kids weird names like ....Ta-Nehisi Coates"
I'm pretty sure. I remember the episode where Rudy's goldfish died. They flushed it down the toilet. But then again, every sitcom had that happen, so I could be confused.
"But if we could just pay attention in school, stop stealing, learn proper English, and correctly apply deodorant, we'd be all right. "
There's a thought.
...wierd names....like Ta-Nehisi............
bump for later
Actually Ta-Nehisi (Geshundeit!), he lampooned socially irresponsible people who won't ever bother to try to improve themselves. While it is true that he went after those within his own ethnic group, his speech could have easily have been directed at certain area of Appalachia with only minor modifications.
It's about time.
Morality is a pretty good answer.
Are paying attention in school, stopping stealing, and learning proper English such far-reaching goals?!?!?
Yeah. I try never to miss a Tan...Ta-Neal...Ta-Nz...one of her/his articles.
Who does Ta-Heshe think he/she is? John Flopping Kerrry?
Ta-Nehisi said it, "But if we could just pay attention in school, stop stealing, learn proper English, and correctly apply deodorant, we'd be all right."
The first and third points are crucial. The last point may not be crucial but have you ever landed a job smelling like you haven't had a bath for four days? The second point pretty much goes away when the others have been met.
wonderful, now the idiots are trying to say that Cosby is wrong and he is just saying these things to make himself feel good.
"Ta-Nehisi can really be a fun read sometimes."
Well, he/she/it said one thing correctly - he/she/it doesn't get it....
So speaking proper english is "elitist?" Coz is right and Ta-Nehisi Coates is exactly the 'knucklehead' he was talking about.
I like Wanda, but the Cos is right on target. Anyone - black, white, brown, whatever - who refuses to speak and write properly (apart from pro athletes and rappers, of course) - has a very slim chance of success in this world. It's really not so hard to learn and apply proper English.
Is a "black elitist" anyone who happens to be black AND dresses like a human being, rather than a gangsta? I've seen many a white kid dressed like some kind of parody of a Crip or Blood. I never had any respect for them. In fact, they look silly. I guess I'm a white elitist snob.
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