If you thought Bill Cosby had said all that he could about the state of the African American community, then you thought wrong. This past weekend during the 2010 Essence Music Festival Bill spoke his mind once again on what he thinks needs to change in our community. Peep some of the things he said below.
“We’ve got to lay it out for them,” Cosby said when asked about how to help cut the rate of teen pregnancies in America. “Let’s tell them about life. You’re 14 and having sex. OK. So, what kind of job do you have?”
“We need to start getting into people’s business. We need to say, ‘Hey, I’m your cousin man, I’m your brother, I’m your sister and I don’t care if you don’t talk to me anymore but your teenage daughter ain’t got no business dressing like that!’ Tell them.”
“How long do we wait? When are you going to wake up? We can’t keep blaming people and expecting people to fix it. This has to stop.”
Now I may not agree with all of his beliefs but I must say there is definitely some truth in what he is saying.
