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5/21 Bill Cosby gets it. NAACP Mfume and Shaw do not.
http://csua.org/u/7ee [newsday.com]> (shortened)
\_ What a shock. A self-made millionaire understands real life,but
leaders of a group motivated to maintain victimhood dosen't.
\_ I don't think Bill gets it, I think he is being arrogant.
Everyone has their own way of talking in the right setting.
You don't talk the same around your parents, as you do your
friends, or at work. There's nothing wrong with slang in the
right setting. Besides, once slang is accepted in the
mainstream it no longer sounds ghetto. Take for instance,
"it's all good". 10 years ago you'd never hear White professionals
utter that, but now it's quite common. Cosby needs to get offof
his high-horse, he sounds like a sell-out.
\_ Slang is fine at home but not in business. I don't care if
people speak pidgin, ebonics, English, Spanish or Martian at
home. But use standard English if you want to interact withthe
rest of US society.
\_ Business is not some monolithic White Republican thing. Is
black slang appropriate if you are a rap A&R person? Of
course.
\_ White people have white trash who we make fun of. If
you make fun of black trash it's racism. Hoookay...
(Or in this case, since Cosby is black he's an Uncle Tom)
\_ If you're black and you make fun of black trash it's ok.
Generally, it's tacky to poke fun at race if it's not your
own.
\_ I'd say it's tacky (but fun) to make fun of your own race
but it's mean-spirited and possibly racist to make fun
of a different race.
\_ AP's version of the evening differs from NewsDay and WorldNetDaily.
Quelle shock!
http://csua.org/u/7eb
\_ Neither account claims to be comprehensive. This is new?
\_ you're right, it's not new that NewsDay takes quotes out
of context in a pathetic attempt to push their own agenda.
Hey, you want to post another link to an ice flow study
as "proof" against global warming? -tom
\_ The AP version is shorter and has clearly cut out or
mischaracterized the less "PC" Cosby lines. You've got it
all back asswards, as usual.
\_ Tell us another one, Unka Tom! |
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| csua.org/u/7ee -> www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-flmid3811870may21,0,7539165,print.story?coll=ny-entertainment-headlines The Washington Post May 21, 2004 Bill Cosby was anything but politically correct in his remarks at a Constitution Hall bash in Washington commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. To everyone's astonishment, laughter and applause, Cosby mocked everything from urban fashion to black spending and speaking habits. "Ladies and gentlemen, the lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal," he said Monday night. They are buying things for kids - $500 sneakers for what? "They're standing on the corner and they can't speak English," he said. Everybody knows it's important to speak English except these knuckleheads. You can't be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth!" When Cosby finally concluded, Howard University President H Patrick Swygert, NAACP President Kweisi Mfume and NAACP legal defense fund head Theodore Shaw came to the podium looking stone-faced. Shaw told the crowd that most people on welfare are not African-American, and many of the problems his organization has addressed in the black community were not self-inflicted. |
| csua.org/u/7eb -> news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040518/ap_en_tv/people_cosby_4 AP Photo "These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around," he said Monday evening at an NAACP gala commemorating the anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education decision 50 years earlier. "Take the neighborhood back," Cosby said, chiding parents who do not take an active role in caring for their children. Cosby and his wife, Camille, were honored for their philanthropy in donating money to historically black colleges. Former President Carter, Black Enterprise magazine founder Earl G Graves, former California Democratic Rep. Augustus Hawkins and Ruby Bridges, who helped desegregate New Orleans schools as a first-grader in 1960, also received awards at the celebration. Kweisi Mfume, president of the NAACP, called the Brown decision "a rare moment of accomplishment that helped move our nation toward achievement of its ideals." He added, though, that more needs to be done to prevent segregation in schools today. The families of attorneys, plaintiffs and Supreme Court justices who participated in the Brown ruling were honored at the gala. It was hosted by the NAACP, the NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund and Howard University. In one of the lighter moments, comedian Dick Gregory pretended to run off with the medal he presented to Cosby. "This is what happens when they get old," Cosby joked of Gregory. Orbitz: Port Ludlow Vacations Orbitz offers discounts at the Port Ludlow Vacations. Our incredibly low Web-only rates on airfare, hotels, car rentals, cruises and packages are guaranteed to save you ... Everything You Need in Branson, Missouri At Branson Getaways, it's our pleasure to help you plan a fun-filled Branson vacation. We have amazing packages including show tickets, lodging and tons of ... The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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