Discussion for article #241840
A lot of people are FURIOUS at Goldie Taylor for trashing Cosby when:
a) the full article has not been released yet,
b) in the excerpt that did get released, she didn’t address Cosby’s guilt or innocence and that was not the point of her article.
It’s pretty obvious most of them are just doing a predictable knee-jerk histrionic reaction, and they have no clue what the article is talking about. I love watching her dismiss people on Twitter when they come at her swinging wildly.
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I can’t believe Ebony would trash such a despicable human being.
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I adore Goldie Taylor. I don’t always agree with her, but she’s such a bad ass. And yes, the way she dismisses people on Twitter is hilarious.
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I love that woman. She’s a little unnecessarily defensive towards me in the replies sometimes but I get why she’s that way. She gets trolled HARD by racists and misogynists.
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I wonder how many pictures frames they had to break before they found the perfect one centered on Cosby.
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Now, Ebony is tackling the question if the beloved television family should endure in an issue that addressed larger familial issues.
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Editor in Chief Kierna Mayo tweeted she was “fascinated” by the intense debate the cover was sparking about Cosby versus his character, but urged people to read the cover story by Goldie Taylor, which featured a broader discussion about Black family issues as they relate to the fall of the beloved television characters.
Here’s my problem with Cliff vs Bill: Cliff Huxtuble was a tv character. He wasn’t real perse in regards to this semblence of perfection and the reason I feel this way is obvious: no human being or character is perfect. Now Cliff was a stern guy and he had some of Cosby’s best traits (at least at the time), but again having him as a role model is akin to taking a liking to Macbeth in regards to a problem solver.
As for Bill…zips lips
Cosby thanks you for your apathy. Collective silence is what allowed this predator to exist for the last 50 years.
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The fact that so many people cling to the idea of the Huxtibles, and had their worlds shattered when the Cosby allegations came out speaks to the lack of positive Black images in our society.
The fact that people can’t separate the character he played from the real life hypocrite that preached respectability politics is amazing
I never liked “The Cosby Show” when it aired, but was surrounded by drooling fans who relentlessly tried to make me “get it”. I never did.
Then later all his “daddysplainin” made me like him even less.
I hope his victims bankrupt his ass
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Smug, smarmy treacle. Absolutely infuriating to watch. As self-righteous as Alan Alda became in MASH. And that was before the news of the monster inside transpired.
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Ebony magazine debuted the cover for its November issue, which focused on black families, on Thursday night, and it featured a shattered frame …
… an issue that addressed larger familial issues …
… urged people to read the cover story by Goldie Taylor, which featured a broader discussion …
Wait, did they change the cover? Did they change the story? The past tense is confusing me.
Guilt or innocence aside, it’s undeniable that Cosby’s once vaunted reputation has been shattered into teeny tiny bits. It’s an evocative cover that reflects reality. Haven’t read the article so I don’t know if it’s germane, but one can hardly assert seriously any more that Cosby can be looked at as a role model for blacks or for fathers of any race or nearly anyone.
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A lot of Cosby’s story reminds me of the right wing preachers that rail against homosexuality then get caught having sex with boys.He was never as adamant about his promotion of family values but it like it was there to cover up or make up for what he was doing when the camera was off.
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Actually there’s nothing that can be said about Cosby at this point without a bit of profanity occurring. So aside from it being time for work, I decided not to blow three minutes typing up something that I was going to have to wonder about later. So no, I wouldn’t consider what I typed apathy.
Being refrained, yup. Apathy? nope.
Constand files a civil complaint against Cosby. The five-count lawsuit charges Cosby with battery and assault, and asks for at least $150,000 in damages. Thirteen women who allege similar experiences as Constand and Green are mentioned in court papers as Jane Doe witnesses.
Collective silence wasn’t the sole reason why Bill got away with a lot that he did. The stories were out there and those tales were likely known by many within the entertainment community.
For reasons that only his accomplices can answer, no one said anything about it or called him on it. Hence the stories were treated as rumors and Bill was treated as a conquering hero who would never sexually assault any woman, because after all, he is a happily married man. However the stories shortly became sealed up, once the Constand agreement was finalized by the courts.
So stop confusing me with Faizon Love. I don’t see Bill in the same light as him.
Thank you.