0n (13 Sep 05) Carol Shenkenberger wrote to Cindy Haglund...

 CS> *** Quoting Cindy Haglund from a message to George Pope ***

CH> Afro-Americans are said to DETEST Cosby saying he 'acts white'.

 CS> I think, Bill Cosby did more good to show that people are just
 CS> 'people' than the mass majority of us can ever hope to do.  He showed
 CS> a sitcom with a well-to-do Black family that lives the same as any
 CS> other family with the same money, but gave a little credence to an
 CS> earlier less monied situation even in the sitcom.


Exactly!!!! Thank you! I want to hug you and kiss you because I
got hell for expressing this very opinion- from a gentleman who is a
journalist and happens to be Afro-Am but seems to think only Afro Ams
are subject to discrimination and Who thinks otherwise of this opine.

I just don't get it. To me, saying 'he's acting white is to say uh...
then acting black is to fail? Seems that way. I think people who hate
Cosby are just jealous and taking a sitcomw ay too seriously.

My opponent also said 'gee how many career people spend that much time
with their kids. I replied .. well 1/2 hour once a week at least!
I ticked him off I guess.

.....................

 CS> Had a co-worker when I was in San Diego, who is related to Bill.  Not
 CS> a joke, really was related to him.  Uncle possibly, 1 cousin possibly,
 CS> not further than that.  Even looked a bit like him.  I lost contact
 CS> with her when I left for Norfolk but she had cancer and was a single
 CS> parent.  She was working out which relative would care for her son if
 CS> things didn't go well.  I know Bill was one who might have been
 CS> adopting her son if things didn't go well.  Sadly, I never learned
 CS> more.


 It would be nice if you could.. but I would not doubt he might. You
do know his own son was murdered in  drive by shooting a year or two
ago.

cindy

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