[Rudey]

Originally posted by TonyB06
And Jackson, West, Lee and others have all taken criticism from segments of the Black community so why shouldn't Cosby? Particularly when he's taken overly broad swipes, in the opinion of many, at whole segments of people he purports to help.

My comment isn't drawn from the "media's selective coverage." It's drawn from seeing on-the-ground efforts by orgs in the communities trying to effect change -- Urban League, NAACP (in some places), churches, frats/sororities, et. al. As I said earlier, Cosby has a right to comment, but the magnitude of the problem has long been known in the minority community, and was sufficiently well-articulated long before Cos's latest "tour." So what has really been added except media coverage and additional bombast?

That being the case, let's get to the next level. If that's another donation from Cosby, fine. If not, he's already kicked in $20 million so he should feel free to relax, chase Camille around the crib and just chill. But a lot of people find his present conversation -- backed up, in so far as I've been able to determine by not much in the way of a substantive measurable alternative -- a bit tiresome.

It seems to me that if he is discussing the achievements of Black muslims in stopping drug dealers, that he is presenting an alternative. And I suppose you'd measure the success of that by the number of drug crimes in that neighborhood. But then again I have no idea if Black muslims really do confront drug dealers or not. Oh well.

-Rudey