The Cosby Show Revisited: Do You Remember Social Justice?
June 11th, 2011 | By Sonnie Johnson
Hate is a strong word. I really try not to hate anyone but I think it’s okay to hate an idea, a notion, or a concept. Because what we are going to cover in this article fills me with utter disgust. I’m a news junkie and lately, a lot of analyst have been comparing Muslim shows and Gay shows to the Cosby show. See, the Cosby show was slated as a look inside the black family. It was supposed to introduce Blacks in a new light to the rest of America and the World. And it did. I’ve seen every episode multiple times.
If you listen to Hip-Hop though, you keep hearing a common theme. I didn’t grow up like the Huxtables. Does this mean you didn’t have a mom that was a lawyer and dad that was a doctor? Is the money the issue? Or, is it the family unit; Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Big Sis and Husband? Here’s the slick part, those are the things you remember. But, do you remember this?
How many of us remember this episode? Like I said, I’m a huge fan of The Cosby Show, so it instantly came to my mind when I first heard the words Social Justice. How can Social Justice be wrong? When the Bill Cosby “Dirty Laundry” comment came out, I was dragged back to this episode. How can the man that represented what Social Justice meant to me, now turn around and call my generation, and those after us, “Dirty Laundry”?
See, Hip-Hop is right. We aren’t like the Huxtables because we didn’t go to Hillman. S/O Kanye West. In the video, Dr. Zachariah Haynes says, “if a Hillman Grad,” comes give them assistance. If they ask for a job, don’t send them to GOVERNMENT, go get them yourself. Feed them a good meal and let them know they are not alone. If this is the actions of those that believe in Social Justice, then why do those same people push more and more GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. Oh, that’s right, the help is for those connected to the system, not the average black person.
They don’t mind making you feel all alone and helpless. They don’t care if you have to catch the bus downtown to the Social Services building and wait in line to be assigned your ration of food credits. They don’t care if the black unemployment of those between the age of 17-40 is 29%, triple the national average. No, none of those things matter because you didn’t go to Hillman, or Harvard, or Yale, or Tuskegee. You received a hard knock education and therefore, you are dirty laundry.
To add insult to injury, they so intermingle Conservative Principles with Liberal Lies, that you can’t tell one from the other. You need an example, OK. Progressives/Liberals, those that believe in Social Justice, tell you to hate the rich. They have money and they don’t want you to have any. Yet, they say give someone a job. Well, have you ever seen a poor person give another poor person a job? S/O Glenn Beck. So, isn’t that like telling you to bite the hand that feeds you? Except if it the Democratic Party, of course.
But the best example is The Huxtable Family Unit. Even without money, if they had the same cohesion, their kids would still be raised successfully because they had all they needed. They learned about History from those that were there, consequences for their actions were enforced, and love and understanding always ended the show. The very idea of Social Justice destroys this premise because it destroys the family.
Parents are no longer judge and executor, now the public has a say. If you teach your child to praise God openly, you better prepare to send them to a private school because the public school will dictate when and where prayer is acceptable. You can’t tell a child, “You live under my roof, so you will follow my rules,” because the courts now say you have to give them 90 days to leave the house that you own. You can try to teach a child consequences for their actions but as soon as they leave the house, the general population will tell them it’s the police, the man, or the system.
And if you keep them inside, turn off the TV and the Computer because shows like Cosby will teach them Social Justice. They will show the results of Conservative Principles but will label them under Liberal Lies. That’s why the good Dr. didn’t explain what he meant by Social Justice. He just let your mind assume it meant reaching your highest potential and then helping those in need. That’s what us Conservatives believe. The Liberal/Progressives, those that push Social Justice, believe in waiting on the Government to do it. You know, sending you on public transportation.
If you didn’t believe before that they have been trying to indoctrinate you, I dare you take a look back at The Cosby Show; the Liberal success story after they filled the 70’s with Jive Turkey. Where are the food stamps, the public housing, or any form of Government assistance? Did the first lady tell Cliff what to Eat or did Claire keep him in check? Did any adult on that show tell the children “NOT” to listen to their parents and their advice? Get Real. It was a truly Conservative show that will forever be linked to an insanely Liberal idea. Real Social Justice will come when we can separate the two.
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