Bill cosby biography 2011 ford

These days, it seems as though mentioning Bill Cosby's name causes some people to clap their hands while just as many roll their eyes. This is mostly (but not only) because Cosby started off the 21st century insisting that African Americans take greater personal responsibility for their own lives.

He's not the first to do this, but he has spent so much time in the public imagination being the stern father figure that some resent the scolding.

Of course, some of these same critics used to accuse Cosby of sidestepping serious racial issues in his comedy routines.

I wish all these carpers would take the time to remember that Bill Cosby, first and foremost, is an artist; one of the most influential humorists of his time who channels the likes of Mark Twain, Jack Benny and Lenny Bruce into impeccably timed verbal jazz, to say nothing of his comparable impact as educator, humanitarian and conglomerate.

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