Actor/Comedian Bill Cosby kept it real at the 2010 Essence Festival. During his speech at the African-American Education summit in New Orleans on Saturday (July 3), he criticized Black parents and children for failing to take responsibility for themselves. When asked about how to cut down on teen pregnancies, he said: “We’ve got to lay it out for them. Let’s tell them about life. You’re 14 and having sex. OK. So, what kind of job do you have?”
Cosby shares that to see any progress, the African-American community must get involved. “We need to start getting into people’s business. We need to say, ‘Hey, I’m your cousin man, I’m your brother, I’m your sister and I don’t care if you don’t talk to me anymore but your teenage daughter ain’t got no business dressing like that!’ Tell them.”
He also addressed the urgency of changing the violence and drug problems within communities. “How long do we wait? When are you going to wake up? We can’t keep blaming people and expecting people to fix it. This has to stop.”
Furthermore, the actor shared a story with the audience of a woman questioning her son of his whereabouts, when he finally confessed he was hanging out on the corner, she looked at him and told him, “If you’re not in the picture, you can’t be framed.”
Rumors stated that Bill allegedly threw shots at Russell Simmons, saying: “[He's] as bright as a burnt out light bulb. Tell him I said it!”
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Comment made on July 7, 2010 @ 2:52 pm
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
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Anna
Comment made on July 7, 2010 @ 7:16 pm
That was pretty deep I agree with most of what he says.