Bill Cosby’s “tough love” is misguided and cruel

Rhonda Hackett, Denver Post

Bill Cosby’s “tough love” toward blacks has set off a firestorm. Some proclaim that Cosby’s barbs are bluntly accurate, given blacks’ apparent over-reliance on the notion that whites are to blame for everything wrong in the black community. Others decry Cosby for ignoring the varied political and social realities that continue to negatively impact the black community.

Since his May 2004 speech before the NAACP, Cosby has led a very public march against blacks. It would appear he has fully embraced the philosophy of right- wing conservatives who suggest that millions of black people live in abject poverty by their own doing. Without doubt, there are black people living in poverty who are not assuming responsibility for their own lives. That’s the case for every race, though, isn’t it? By targeting his gripes exclusively to the poor black community, Cosby fuels the notion that there’s something wholly unique and blameworthy associated with being African- American.

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