[1] Michael Moore had done more than Cosby to highlight the plight and effects of social/political/economic policies visited upon African American that Cosby has.
Examples:
Roger & Me -
* Moore illustrates the devestation that closing the GM plant
had on a Black man who was shot by a white cop.
* A black single mother getting evicted from her home.
* The building of more prison to warehouse more Blacks.
Bowling for Columbine -
* A Brief History of the United States.
Moore ties the history of slavery to the invention of the
revolver.
* Fear as presented by the media as in the "Fear of the Black Man".
F-911 -
* The struggle of the Black Causus to disavow Bush's election
* The interracial working class family of Flint that lost
their son in Iraq.
And Moore is a WORKING CLASS WHITE GUY who happens to be rich. Cosby
on the other hand is a just a liberal buppie.
[2] Cosby is a liberal. Understand what that means and you'll understand why you are confused about his "generosity". Generousity is a technique used by the wealthy to avoid paying taxes. In fact generosity can be quite a tax deduction (aka: tax expenditure).
[3] You say that "you don't get where he is in life if you don't have your feet on the ground". To make such a comment means you have very little life experience outside of your own narrow interest. I've seen exploitation and been exploited and served to the system of injustice my friend. Take a look at the many political prisoners in this country as well as people who've faced injustice and perhaps you'll start to draw a different conclusion.
WB.
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> just like michael moore doesn't live in a "middle
> class" neighborhood at
> present and, consequently, doesn't know anything
> about people who live
> there? don't i hear the far right making this same
> argument?
>
> cosby is a realist. you don't get where he is in
> life if you don't have your
> feet on the ground -- particularly if you are
> afro-american. who do you
> think applauded his speech, a bunch of elitists who
> don't know anything
> about real life, or what it's like to be
> afro-american?
>
> if you're really interested in who's splitting the
> black community, look no
> further than condi rice, clarence thomas, colon
> powell, ward connerly, et
> al. here are examples of those who are creating
> damage to the black
> community as well as our nation and the community of
> nations ... in
> collusion with the very people who would love to see
> all of us -- black,
> white, brown, asian, etc -- (except themselves, of
> course) right back at the
> same status we held when the constitution was
> ratified. or better yet, in
> their eyes, the 16th century?
>
> cosby is far from perfect. but he gives back to the
> community. and he
> cares. i don't see the rogues gallery i just
> mentioned doing that.
>
> cosby represents a long black tradition of telling
> it like it is, no frills,
> no jive and no BUllSHit. of course telling the
> truth has a tendency to
> create conflict. should we all follow the norms of
> the mass media and stay
> as far away as possible from what is
> "controversial"?
>
> what cosby is saying people need to hear. and the
> best you can come up with
> is that he's an "elitist"? i suppose when a math
> prof points out to a grad
> student she/he has made a mistake on a paper the
> teacher's an "elitist." or
> when doug points out one of my mistakes when i have
> the bad judgment to post
> my opinion of an issue involving economics, doug's
> being an elitist?
>
> you don't have to answer this question, mr barber,
> but i'd love to know your
> personal experience with intra-racial class conflict
> -- off list or on.
>
> R
>
>
> :
> : --- R <rhisiart at charter.net> wrote:
> : > "a talk interrupted several times by applause"
> : >
> : > i'd say "harsh" and "tirade" are much too harsh
> : > words to use in this
> : > context. but i'm used to hanging with
> : > afro-americans who don't feel sorry
> : > for themselves; who don't want *anyone* to pity
> or
> : > patronize or do it for
> : > them; and who have proven track records of being
> : > able to do what's necessary
> : > for themselves against whatever odds society
> imposes
> : > -- and, like cosby,
> : > demand the rest of their people do the same.
> and
> : > who are giving back to the
> : > community.
> : >
> : > R
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
> :
> :
> :
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