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 –