Bill Cosby is saying things to black audiences that only a man like him can say. While his words are aimed at African Americans, they are things all of us need to hear from time to time. "For me there is a time ... when we have to turn the mirror around," he said. "Because for me it is almost analgesic to talk about what the white man is doing against us. And it keeps a person frozen in their seat, it keeps you frozen in your hole you're sitting in."
Pick your own substitution for "the white man". We've all made excuses for our own short comings at one time or another. It isn't until we stop making excuses that we start getting ahead. Cosby is a brilliant comedian and a brilliant man. He is hilariously funny without ever resorting to off color language, sex, or politics. And he says things we need to hear.
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