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> Bill Cosby on language, Constructive criticism or self-hatred?
nebraska29
post May 21 2004, 09:33 PM
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In a recent speech, Bill Cosby stated:

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"Ladies and gentlemen, the lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal," he said Monday night. "These people are not parenting. They are buying things for kids - $500 sneakers for what?

"And they won't spend $200 for 'Hooked on Phonics.' ...

"They're standing on the corner and they can't speak English," he said. "I can't even talk the way these people talk: 'Why you ain't.' 'Where you is.' ... And I blamed the kid until I heard the mother talk. And then I heard the father talk. ... 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!"


I know that this might be somewhat of an inflammatory topic, but I hope that we all can keep this very civil.

Questions for debate:

1.)What if anything should "lower economic people"(as Cosby calls them) take from his speech? Is his criticism something they should take to heart?


2.)Is Cosby too dismissive of society's role in reproducing social inequality and lack of opportunity?

3.)Was Cosby too harsh?
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nebraska29   Bill Cosby on language   May 21 2004, 09:33 PM
CruisingRam   This is contructive critisism IMO. I think this is...   May 21 2004, 09:48 PM
Mrs. Pigpen   1) There are profound effects on the capacity to ...   May 21 2004, 10:31 PM
Hugo   [QUOTE]2.)Is Cosby too dismissive of society's...   May 21 2004, 10:45 PM
deerjerkydave   I've always been a fan of Bill Cosby. I remem...   May 21 2004, 10:50 PM
Azure-Citizen   I, too, like Bill Cosby and his work.   May 21 2004, 11:34 PM
Grendel72   1.)What if anything should...   May 22 2004, 12:22 AM
Catte   Bill Cosby is more than a comedian. He is also Dr....   May 22 2004, 12:48 AM
nighttimer   [/quote] Anybody ever read the poetry of Gwendol...   May 22 2004, 04:47 AM
Julian   Excuse me for saying so, but I don't think an...   May 22 2004, 11:16 AM
nighttimer   :thumbsup: Point taken Julian and well stated, sir...   May 22 2004, 02:56 PM
Hugo   Having a son that, for the purpose of this debate ...   May 22 2004, 05:20 PM
nebraska29   I agree that Cosby narrowed his focus a little mu...   May 22 2004, 06:13 PM
Beladonna   This morning, I was thinking about what Bill Cosby...   May 24 2004, 01:21 AM
Doclotus   Well said, Beladonna, I couldn't agree more. T...   May 24 2004, 02:26 PM
carlitoswhey   1.)What if anything should "lower economic pe...   May 24 2004, 02:40 PM
perspective   Slightly off-topic - Did you guys see Eddie Murp...   May 24 2004, 03:30 PM
Hobbes   1.)What if anything should "lower economic pe...   May 24 2004, 04:08 PM
pbottle   I agree with the notion that these dis-connects fr...   May 25 2004, 12:23 PM
loreng59   I must say I have many excellent, well thought out...   May 25 2004, 06:55 PM
Government Mule   I find it very ironic. Remember the Cosby kids? ...   May 25 2004, 07:21 PM
Paladin Elspeth   We've all gotten pretty lazy with our language...   May 25 2004, 10:06 PM
nighttimer   Bill Cosby. Bourgeois elitist? Or telling it lik...   May 25 2004, 10:11 PM
Paladin Elspeth   I'm weighing in with Leonard Pitts and Gregory...   May 25 2004, 10:51 PM
nighttimer   The Great Cosby Controversy goes on. My wife and ...   May 26 2004, 11:58 PM
Doclotus   Apparently ole Bill wasn't finished :) http:/...   Jul 2 2004, 04:09 AM
Rev_DelFuego   Well for those who've read my intro know that ...   Jul 2 2004, 06:01 PM
Amlord   Cosby's comments yesterday came in a surprisin...   Jul 3 2004, 03:12 AM
Beladonna   What I am about to say will be controversial and ...   Jul 3 2004, 11:59 AM
overlandsailor   I hope I am not taken the wrong way here. But, th...   Jul 3 2004, 02:25 PM
DaffyGrl   I’m not going to pretend I’m intimately familiar w...   Jul 3 2004, 03:21 PM
nighttimer   Daffy Girl, while conservatives such as Limbaugh a...   Jul 3 2004, 05:32 PM
DaffyGrl   Nighttimer, I’m not disagreeing with you, but is g...   Jul 3 2004, 06:20 PM
nighttimer   I concur Daffy Girl that P. Diddy has been a parag...   Jul 3 2004, 06:47 PM
NiteGuy   I heard a discussion of this subject on WLS radio ...   Jul 3 2004, 07:04 PM
FlutePlayer   1. The lower income people should listen to Cosby...   Jul 13 2004, 12:32 AM


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