Freedomain Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Recently comedy and television legend Bill Cosby has been accused of multiple instances of egregious sexual assault. Given Cosby’s clean cut public persona – even allegations of such behavior is enough to send shock-wave throughout the world. In this presentation, we take an extensive look at the life of Bill Cosby – what made him who he is, his influences, childhood, career, cultural impact, philanthropy, history with the media, controversial comments about the black community, commitment to education, successes – and known flaws.Was Bill Cosby like the image he portrayed on television? Was the Cliff Huxtable character he portrayed on The Cosby Show a reflection of his own personality and life? What can we learn from his life and career? What is the truth about Bill Cosby?Freedomain Radio is 100% funded by viewers like you. Please support the show by signing up for a monthly subscription or making a one time donation at: http://www.fdrurl.com/donate Cosby: His Life and Times by Mark WhitakerI Didn't Ask to Be Born: (But I'm Glad I Was) by Bill Cosby Bill Cosby : Family Funny Man by Larry Kettelkamp Cosby: The Life of a Comedy Legend by Ronald L. SmithBill Cosby: The Changing Black Image by Robert RosenbergFatherhood by Bill CosbyChildhood by Bill CosbyCosbyology: Essays and Observations From the Doctor of Comedy by Bill CosbyCome On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors by Bill CosbySeriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s by Gerald NachmanDon't Call Me Black, Call Me American by Cornelius JonesThe Playboy Interviews: The Comedians by Stephen Randallhttp://www.newsweek.com/barbara-bowman-speaks-about-bill-cosby-sexual-abuse-allegations-228837http://nypost.com/2000/03/02/actress-bombshell-cos-rubbed-me-the-wrong-wayhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/national/bill-cosby-controversy-a-decade-in-the-making/2014/11/21/b91e9fea-71d2-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.htmlhttp://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=446798http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2014/11/23/Bill-Cosby-His-Attorneys-Accusers-Open-Up-After-Washington-Post-Chronicles-Accusations-Against-Himhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bill-cosbys-legacy-recast-accusers-speak-in-detail-about-sexual-assault-allegations/2014/11/22/d7074938-718e-11e4-8808-afaa1e3a33ef_story.htmlhttp://uk.businessinsider.com/heres-the-standup-clip-that-got-bill-cosby-in-trouble-again-2014-11http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/lifestyle/bill-cosby-timelinehttp://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/11/21/bill_cosby_accusers_list_sexual_assault_rape_drugs_feature_in_women_s_stories.htmlhttp://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-interview-bill-cosbyhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2801773/Hannibal-Buress-calls-Bill-Cosby-rapist-stand-performance-Philadelphia.htmlhttp://mauryzlevy.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/bill-cosby-the-playboy-fashion-guide-interview/The First Real-Time Study of Parents Spanking Their Kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. D. Stembal Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 This is a really well researched video. I remember many of the family sitcoms from the 1980s, and not preferring to watch them. I almost never watched the Cosby show, or Family Ties. The one I watched regularly was Growing Pains. It has occurred to me that I preferred Growing Pains because the traditional roles of the parents were reversed, and the father worked out of the home. In the Cosby show, there was almost no yelling at the children, and no hitting. I picked up on that and contrasted it to my own family and deemed it unrealistic. In Growing Pains, the children were more dysfunctional and the parents were distant, assertive and authoritarian comparatively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMinstrel Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I commented on this on youtube, but I imagine my 2 cents was lost in the hundreds of other comments, so I figured I'd post here as well. There were moments where Clair(the wife) would lose her temper with the children and get rather irrational. In two different episodes, she would ask the children a question when she was angry about something they did, and when they would try to answer, she'd interrupt them with lines such as "Don't answer me when I'm asking you questions- keep your mouth shut! You think I'm talking just to hear myself talk?! Answer me!!" Yes, she rarely yells, but she rants...oh god does she rant. She'll also encourage Cliff not to lose his temper(which he does much less often than she does), but if SHE'S mad, god help him if he tells her not to get mad. She'll use excuses like, "But I'M the one who carried them for nine months!" when her husband calls her out on her hypocrisy. In the pilot, when his son tries to plead his case after being in trouble for a bad report card, Cliff insults him with "That's the DUMBEST thing I've heard in my LIFE!! No WONDER you get D's!"(this is probably his most memorable line ever on the show) And the worst examples of Clair's emotional outbursts can be seen in these two clips: (1:46 into the video) and (poor quality, but you get the gist of what's happening. Just look at the daughter's face.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal9000 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 There is an interesting question that has not been addressed yet. Does the (alleged) bad stuff that Cosby may have done invalidate his positive contributions like the scholarships and the Cosby show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysterionMuffles Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I commented on this on youtube, but I imagine my 2 cents was lost in the hundreds of other comments, so I figured I'd post here as well. There were moments where Clair(the wife) would lose her temper with the children and get rather irrational. In two different episodes, she would ask the children a question when she was angry about something they did, and when they would try to answer, she'd interrupt them with lines such as "Don't answer me when I'm asking you questions- keep your mouth shut! You think I'm talking just to hear myself talk?! Answer me!!" Yes, she rarely yells, but she rants...oh god does she rant. She'll also encourage Cliff not to lose his temper(which he does much less often than she does), but if SHE'S mad, god help him if he tells her not to get mad. She'll use excuses like, "But I'M the one who carried them for nine months!" when her husband calls her out on her hypocrisy. In the pilot, when his son tries to plead his case after being in trouble for a bad report card, Cliff insults him with "That's the DUMBEST thing I've heard in my LIFE!! No WONDER you get D's!"(this is probably his most memorable line ever on the show) And the worst examples of Clair's emotional outbursts can be seen in these two clips: (1:46 into the video) and (poor quality, but you get the gist of what's happening. Just look at the daughter's face.) That's very disturbing that there's a laugh track when she's yelling... in the 2nd video that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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