Cosby Cover
This cover is
very disheartening on so many levels. First , we must remove Heathcliff
Huxtable from the scenario and focus on William Cosby. When this news first
resurfaced , we were in such disbelief because of the character he played. I
will be the first to say that I myself was in denial , because of all Bill
Cosby has done for African Americans. However , to understand certain things we
have to reach deeper . The reason I’m so disappointed in this cover is because
during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s Bill has been on several covers. Ebony is a
magazine that represents and uplifts African Americans . A magazine consists of
journalist , editors , reporters etc. I feel if Bill Cosby was committing these
rapes , being a journalists you find out that information . That’s what
journalists do investigate .. So to support him for 3 decades and now that
there is a scandal , you post a cover story to tear down the legacy that the
Cosby Show has built is very wack to me. I believe every company that has
supported him through the years should stay out of the press. Don’t comment
because you’ve supported this man and now there is a scandal or stories, you
are pretty much recanting your support. At the end of the day we have to
separate his personal demons from his career. I think that is the reason this
has been swepped under the rug for so long . Because social media could not
tear your character down before you can speak out . When Hanibal Burress (or
whatever his name is) spoke out , it hit Twitter and ran. But if you did your
research , you would know these allegations are not new. However, now we live
in a hyper sensitive era, everyone is fake deep and hurt. I do not agree with
his actions , however I will say that if he was white we wouldn’t see this
backlash . Bill Cosby the humanitarian has put several under priveliged youth
through college, donated millions to several organizations and families . How
can we strip this man of his accomplishments , when we ourselves don’t do
anything for our own community. Mental health is a serious issue in this
country and people fail to realize . To rape someone you have to have some
level of mental incompasitation .
When we honor
these white actors who have pretty much done the same thing . Woodie Allen
married his step daughter and Stephen Collins raped kids , but they had their
productions stripped for maybe 6 months . We have watched in the last several
months Bill Cosbys legacy has diminished , along with the entire cast of great
actors . For Ebony to contribute to this bothers me ,because they helped build
him with in the black culture. To see them attack the Cosby Show hurts my
spirit ..
My opinion –
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