Comments on: The great Dick Gregory and a case for keeping it real. https://thyblackman.com/2015/01/26/the-great-dick-gregory-and-a-case-for-keeping-it-real/ Black News 24/7 Online for the Black Community. Thu, 29 Jan 2015 03:22:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Kay Rodabaugh Reyes https://thyblackman.com/2015/01/26/the-great-dick-gregory-and-a-case-for-keeping-it-real/comment-page-1/#comment-271101 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 03:22:13 +0000 http://thyblackman.com/?p=50952#comment-271101 In around 1954 in my father’s (Dr. Louis D Rodabaugh) Math of Finance class at Southern Illinois University, Mr. Gregory, from the back of the classroom, announced that he would be a millionaire and have run for President before he was 40 years old and would garnish at least a million votes. In the still segregated US at the time, Mr. Gregory’s assertions were not taken seriously by his classmates. But before his 40th birthday, Mr. Gregory had, indeed, accomplished all of the above!
My father moonlighted as a bandleader and stand-up comedian. Mr. Gregory and Daddy would often interject some humour into the class by sharing jokes. My father would comment to me years later that that classroom, that semester was the funniest one spot on the planet.
Mr. Gregory and Daddy also held philosophical discussions. Once Mr. Gregory shared with Daddy that these discussions had had a great impact on his life and views.
My father never waivered in his great admiration for Mr. Gregory and was extremely proud of his association with Mr. Gregory right up to Daddy’s passing two years ago, just over a month from his100th birthday.
Indeed, all of our family hold Mr. Gregory in utmost esteem.

]]> By: reality_check https://thyblackman.com/2015/01/26/the-great-dick-gregory-and-a-case-for-keeping-it-real/comment-page-1/#comment-271098 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:56:34 +0000 http://thyblackman.com/?p=50952#comment-271098 Like it or not, Cosby was 100% correct in excoriating the black community. I’m getting tired of black people complaining about his comments and not deconstructing the comments. Don’t attack the messenger. And, yes, stealing is wrong no matter the reasons you did it. I know better and YOU know better. Even though the system makes it easy for black people to choose the wrong thing over the right, that doesn’t negate the fact that the choice is YOURS and yours alone. You think Dick Gregory would advocate stealing? Cosby is just more vocal than Gregory, but I bet they both would discourage criminal behavior.

Did you read Cosby’s book “Come on People?” Or are you basing your opinions on some sound bites you saw 11 years ago? You may not want to recognize it but our shyt stinks! Cosby was right in emphasizing personal responsibility in the black community. The ‘hooked on phonics’ example is a perfect one. How many black parents do you know that would rather buy their children stupid toys and material things than invest in their education? How many do you know will buy their children cell phones, tablets, xboxes and all this crap before they buy them educational books? I know PLENTY, and I’m sure you do too. So don’t get mad at Cosby when he says we need to re-prioritize. He’s RIGHT!

It boggles my mind how seemingly intelligent African Americans are all in their feelings when speaking about Cosby’s comments, instead of being realistic. If we continue on this path, where do you think we will end up? I guess as a show of love that you (presumably) have for blacks, you’d rather excuse their pathology and blame everything on the ‘system’ meanwhile we spiral down to the pits of hell?

Cosby is speaking out of true love and concern for black people. It’s a shame that the black educated FOOLS can’t see that.

Oh and regarding Detroit: your people that that EM because Detroiters failed to get out and vote for the 2010 gubernatorial election that saw Rick Snyder’s victory. Just like they failed to vote in the 2014 election as well. So as much as I’d like to join you in scream “FOUL” blacks as a collective, again, make the WRONG DECISIONS. If you don’t participate you get decisions made FOR YOU.

You should be thanking Cosby that he cares enough about the people to try and wake them up. Instead, you and you ilk would rather kill the message and let the people continue on a path of self-destruction. Where is the love in that?

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