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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
ktsnake:
Viacom also owns BET (Black Entertainment Television)...
It you watch some of the shows, you can see what Bill is talking about...
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So the conspiracy theory grows....
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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
On that note:
I could say many a thing and it would be too long to explain. So I will break it down to just this:
I think Bill Cosby is full of shit.
It has to do with a cultural asili and the utamawazo.
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What are the cultural asili and the utamawazo if you wouldn't mind explaining? Those are terms I've never heard.
The black "community" still has a sense of "us". Which to me is a foriegn concept. So I'll admit that any understanding I have of this is obviously not first hand.
My personal outsider opinion is that Cosby has some legitimate concerns about his race. He's put his money where his mouth is and has donated millions of dollars to charities like the NCF other important programs that help AA young people become upwardly mobile.
When whites and other races reply to Cosby's remarks as "Not my fight, not my concern", I think it's a problem. Not just the plight of one race, but poverty in general is everyone's problem. When we see poverty so concentrated on one segment of the population, we really need to look at ways we can fix that.
What Cosby is saying is that ultimately, the problem will not fix itself and folks have to start clawing their ways out of the inner cities. They have to fight for what they want and they have to conform to the norms of society in order to succeed. I really think his message is on-point and needed. To my ears, it's a welcome substitute for the messages of victimization and entitlement that have become far too common.
His message is tough, but it's empowering. It leaves the outcome up to the individual. If you work hard, you can succeed. Much better than messages of victimization and entitlement that tell people that there's no point in trying because success is impossible.