Cosby Telling Black Journalists To Be Neutral Backfires
[su_right_ad]Telling black journalists to be neutral, as though they should be treated differently, or even need to be told to be neutral, did not sit well after Bill Cosby said that to Stacy Brown of he New York Post.
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Today, the President of the National Association of Black Journalists Bob Butler rejected Cosby’s whole premise.
Cosby told Brown, who is part of the black press:
Let me say this. I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that you have to go in with a neutral mind.
…Butler tells TMZ that “almost all” reports on Cosby’s alleged crimes have been unbiased, and that black journalists should be offended by Cosby’s statement. “You don’t go easier on a person with color,” he says. “Its wrong for journalism period. This not a color issue, this is a journalism issue… black people happen to be reporters.”[su_csky_ad]
FrankenPC . December 16th, 2014 at 5:03 pm
Wow. What an insulting comment. Cosby is firing blanks all over the place. He should have stuck with his initial position of silence. His overstuffed ego betrayed him.
whatthe46 December 16th, 2014 at 5:36 pm
yeah, i read that comment sometime ago and i thought, what a fk’n idiot. you are so right about the no comment statement. bill is a bonafied a&&wipe. i’ve been saying it all along.
Suzanne McFly December 16th, 2014 at 5:51 pm
After many years of talking down to the black community, now he expects them to take him in and give him the respect he believes he deserves. He puts out this condescending message to the “black” press and expects them to jump to his defense, looks like he is finally too big for his own drawers.
whatthe46 December 16th, 2014 at 6:43 pm
i just made mention to Khary A. o.j. did the exact same thing.
Suzanne McFly December 16th, 2014 at 7:10 pm
That’s right, he did too. I forgot about that. Two peas in a pod.
rg9rts December 17th, 2014 at 4:10 am
It took awhile to catch up to OJ and guess what??? Caught him too
Suzanne McFly December 17th, 2014 at 10:25 am
Karma does work and sometimes we get to see it.
Khary A December 16th, 2014 at 5:51 pm
Poor form by the once lauded comedian.
There is nothing more damaging to the black populace i.e. Black unity than the expectation of favor due to perceived social station. It shames those who fought for what we do have and puts a patina of dishonerable bias on our future endeavors. It is galling to see him scramble for support when he was so quick to cast away facets of our collective.
whatthe46 December 16th, 2014 at 6:42 pm
“It is galling to see him scramble for support when he was so quick to cast away facets of our collective.” ain’t that the truth. much like o.j.
rg9rts December 17th, 2014 at 4:08 am
Playing the race card didn’t work??