Russell Simmons Does Not Like The Way Bill Cosby Thinks About Our Youth
I have to say all my life I have been a Bill Cosby Fan but I have to say the last few years I have found that Mr. Cosby has been a little negative when it comes to Hip Hop. Bossip.comis reporting that Russell Simmons recently went in on Bill Cosby who blasted the youth about being too violent in a new CD titled “Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency.”
Russell said this in an open letter to Bill Cosby:
There are a lot of great entertainers who do great things. Bill Cosby is one of them. He has always used his voice to right what he thought was wrong. However, I believe that too often Mr. Cosby has wrongly placed the blame.
Bill Cosby is an example of someone from the older generation who has consistently blamed the poets and asked suffering community members to bear the full burden of guilt for the struggles that they endure. It is certainly not that he and the rest of the elders don’t care, because they do. In fact, their intentions are pure and good. All the things they say are actually true. What they don’
t understand is that the young people who they criticize did not create their own realities. They did not create the crumbling education system that we school them in. They did not create the drug epidemic and drug wars that have resulted in a dysfunctional family structure. They did not create the health care crisis that does not treat them. They did not create the culture of violence that they fall victim to.
While it is true that each one of us can make a change at any moment, it is equally true that at every minute we are all doing the best we can. If you knew better, you would do better. Therefore, those who care and have resources could/should work to create the kind of support systems that could inspire change.
U Know
November 5, 2009 at 10:58 am
I don’t like Bill Cosby either. He loves to run his mouth. I’ve always really wanted to know what was the motive behind his son death. He won’t take about that. They say people love to raise other people kids but can’t raise there own.
JiMi! Mutha-Fuckin' FLiX!, goddammit...!
November 5, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Bill Cosby speaks truth to….IDIOTS!
X, Y,"and Z"
November 5, 2009 at 11:16 pm
These two are BOTH hypocrites, they should just kill each other: Russell Simmons summoning up the spirit of Ennis Cosby, his tragic death Bill’s fault; Bill Cosby should remind everyone that Russell supported Michael Steel, yes, THAT Michael Steel; republican Michael Steel in a recent U.S. Senate seat in Maryland — Russell Simmons the closet Republican, Russel Simmons – King of the Swirl, Russell Simmons – Poverty Pimp and Russell Simmons : Predator Lender,who charges usury rates on his crappy debit card but ONLY to maintain his coke head white model bitches; may they BOTH rot in hell!
The Manifesto Part 2 » Russell’s Open Letter to Bill Cosby
November 6, 2009 at 3:07 am
[...] While it is true that each one of us can make a change at any moment, it is equally true that at every minute we are all doing the best we can. If you knew better, you would do better. Therefore, those who care and have resources could/should work to create the kind of support systems that could inspire change. Source [...]
Fara
November 8, 2009 at 9:56 am
Love Bill Cosby and I generally like Russell Simmons. For better or for worse, they are notable voices in today’s Black America . Bill makes great points and I can see some of Russell’s take on things. I really wish they would discuss this stuff PRIVATELY. This black on black feud is getting old…first, Spike and Tyler Perry and now this. It’s childish really, these two grown men should sit down and discuss it, turn it into something positive, hold a forum with young kids or something. Come on people, we can do better!
To X, Y, “and Z”…I feel you on outing Russell for who he REALLY is! But I’m not with the kill or hell stuff.