Comments on: Bill Cosby, Not Ebony Magazine, Fanned Stereotypes of the Black Family.

By: Marque Anthony

Marque Anthony — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 10:47:49 +0000

Here is info I found that might be of interest:
The Seven Black Presidents Before Barack Obama
December 1, 2008
Were There Black US Presidents before? The people thought that Barack Obama is the first black President of the United States. Wrong.
1. John Hanson (a Moor) was actually the 1st President of the United States, he served from 1781 – 1782 and he was black. The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation. This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land).
Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress.
As President, Hanson ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as removal of all foreign flags. He established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents since have been required to use on all Official Documents. He declared that the 4th Thursday of every November to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today. Even though elected, one variable that was never thought through was that America was not going to accept a Black President during the heart of the enslavement period. Enter George Washington.
2. Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States, he served from 1801 – 1809 and he was black. His mother a half-breed Indian squaw and his father a mulatto (half white and half black) from Virginia. He fathered numerous children with Sally Hemmings, a mulatto slave with whom he lived with in Europe.
3. Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States. He served from 1829 – 1837 and he was black. His mother was a white woman from Ireland who had Andrew Jackson with a black man. His father’s other children (Andrew Jackson’s stepbrother) was sold into slavery.
4. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, he served from 1861 – 1865 and he was black. His mother was from an Ethiopian Tribe and his father was an African American. It was told that his father was Thomas Lincoln, a man to cover the truth, but he was sterile from childhood mumps and was later castrated, making it impossible for him to have been his father. Lincoln’s nickname “Abraham Africa-nus the First.”
5. Warren Harding was the 28th President of the United States, he served from 1921 – 1923 and he was black. Harding never denied his ancestry. When Republican leaders called on Harding to deny his “Negro” history, he said, “How should I know whether or not one of my ancestors might have jumped the fence?”
6. Calvin Coolidge was the 29th President of the United States, he served from 1923 – 1929 and he was black. He proudly admitted that his mother was dark but claimed it was because of a mixed Indian ancestry. His mother’s maiden name was “Moor.” In Europe the name “Moor” was given to all Black people just as in America the name “Negro” was used.
7. Dwight E. Eisenhower was the 33rd President of the United States, he served from 1953 – 1961 and he was black. His mother, Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower, an anti-war advocate, was half black.

By: Realman2

Realman2 — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:03:13 +0000

It’s also amazing when white men, married or single, screw around with sluts/strippers etc. but get a pass. Not a word is said. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a perfect example, this scum bucket did porn, gay porn, has several kids by various women and fathered some while he was married. But people didn’t care, they even elected him governor.

By: Marque Anthony

Marque Anthony — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:31:17 +0000

As a former detective and a current family and relationship counselor, I have quite a bit of specialized training including criminal profiling. Both my training and my instinct say Cosby was a dog but not a rapist. He was also likely a liar who made false promises to lure the women into compromising circumstances then take advantage of them.

As an African American man I can say a comedian should never have been a role model for the AA community in the first place. If giving millions away to colleges is the best standard we can come up with, then Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman and others would not have made the cut.

All that being said, it is likely these women felt taken advantage of because they slept with him, got duped and their careers (most of them) went nowhere. Ironically, I noticed those who had careers that went places were also those who said “he tried to…”. Yet these ladies did not become alleged victims. Why not? Hmmmm.

Continually letting a man rape you for a year? Really? Going back or meeting Cosby again after he raped you? Really? Not one police report out of 55 women? Really? No DNA evidence, no witnesses, conflicting stories? AND NOT ONE WWOMAN SAID HE FORCED HER TO DRINK THE DRINK OR TAKE THE PILLS. In some cases, they said he handed them pills and they just took them. How dumb is that?

The million dollar question nobody seems to be asking is who dug up all these “victims” and why after all this time? It is likely that the person with the shovel has a vendetta out against Cosby for reasons that probably have nothing to do with those women. They are probably just the pawns and the tools someone could find to get back at Cosby for something unrelated.

I am not a fan of Cosby and I actually don’t like him very much because I think he made his money and fame by helping white people laugh at African Americans and perpetuating the stereotypes of ignorance like in Fat Albert. But I am a writer and I comment on the facts and evidence, not my likes or dislikes. Detective hat off now.

Cosby should never have been considered a role model per say anyway. He is a freakin comedian. Yes he gave millions to Atlanta University, but it should take more than money to make an African American a role model. It didn’t take money to make King, Rosa Parks, Tubman, Evers, Douglass role models. That shows the sad state of affairs of the AA community when our role models are comedians and godless talk show hosts (Oprah). And yes I know Oprah built schools in Africa, but what about charity beginning at home? Further, Oprah supports any and all type lifestyles and she is a joke.

We need to remember Cosby made his money and built his fame on the backs of the stereotypes of our people. Fat Albert, need I say more? Where were his positive images then? He made white people laugh at us then turned around and criticized us as a whole for being the same stereotype he perpetuated.

It is a disgrace that 55 women would even be able to mention an AA married man anywhere with them cheating like a dog. He had no concern for his wife. As a family and relationship counselor and a husband, that makes me sick. Let alone the drugging and rape allegations.

Cosby’s reputation should be tarnished, EVEN IF HE DID NOT RAPE ANYONE. He has let the community down, walked in total hypocrisy and now it is catching up with him. Whatever is done in the dark Bill will come to the light.

The African American community is going to have to learn not to pick role models based on tangible riches and who is on TV. Wake up brothers and sisters.

By: jdean

jdean — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:29:34 +0000

Wow so you are saying the black family is destroyed because Bill helped it. No sir. Sounds like the white supremacists have gotten to you sir. First you want Danielle Watts to apologize then you are blaming Cosby now? Just because he said the right things to the wrong audience doesn’t mean I will now blame him for that coonish Ebony cover. Sounds like you are deflecting the responsibility from Ebony and its white supremacist owners. Cmon man As a former reader of your articles. Again disappointed.