Michael Jai White wishes more black people would call Bill out for allegedly not being faithful to his wife and getting himself into his current situation.
In fact, he feels like black men are not expected to be faithful, and no one seems to see the problem with this.
He writes:
Then there’s the omnipresent and all powerful “THEY!” T.H.E.Y., I call them, The H*nkeys For the Eradication of Y’all! “They” set up Bill Cosby! Oh sure. If he never drugged anybody he’s still the most self righteous, judgmental and biggest known serial adulterer we’ve ever known without relying on our creativity and analogy to paint him differently. The truths as to his genius to the entertainment industry have as much relevance to his case as us giving Jeffrey Dahmer credit for the people he DIDN’T eat. My bad for the comparison because Dahmer admitted his crimes. Being an Actor from NYC, I as well as countless others know how “busy” Cosby was in the 80’s and believe me, “THEY” knew it too but “THEY” never came out with the headline “Americas Most Beloved Father Is Cheating His Black A*s Off,” did THEY? If THEY wanted to take Cosby down wouldn’t that be the best time? I’ve identified this for years as the one double standard that black men enjoyed over whites! Let Seinfeld be married and do that shi*! Lol. Remember Hugh Grant was practically destroyed from one encounter with a hooker?
I’m a black man who’s disturbed by the fact that we can have infidelity in our lives and it NOT BE A BIG DEAL! It’s like society is saying being faithful is above black men and below whites. MLK, Jessie Jackson, Cosby… the list goes on.
Cosby stopped being a hero to me as soon as I learned he was living a lie as a faithful man, period. Lesson is: Power should not go unchecked and he could’ve been Man enough not to embarrass his family. Funny thing is, I’ll bet Fat Albert, Theo or any of the Cosby kids have had episodes about the virtues of being truthful and that hiding the truth comes at the liars detriment. I think if you can give praise when praise is due, you can give shame when shame is due and no one is above or below either.
Now I’m gonna go watch a Stephen Curry meme to change my mood…love that guy!
Not one lie detected! I wish more black men would speak up about this because a lot of them think being faithful isn’t manly or required and that’s really an issue for me.
That’s an issue with all men, not just black men. It’s the product of our patriarchal system.
True.
While I will continue to wait until Bill has had his day in court to form a judgment, I can appreciate this. We have to start encouraging black men to be better husbands, boyfriends and fathers.
The things I would do to this man if he wasn’t married.
LMBO!!!!
*standing ovation
I don’t think anyone can logically disagree with what he wrote. Bill was so busy telling black people what we needed to do to be better but his personal life was a mess the entire time. His wife deserved so much better.
I’m glad he admitted he used to be out here cheating on his first wife too. But it’s good to know he got his life together and now understands he must do better.
I thought I was living in the twilight zone for a second. It’s like no one wanted to talk about the elephant in the room. Bill dogged his wife out and he’s getting karma for it now. If he’s innocent, I hope his lawyer can prove it but none of this would have happened if he would have been faithful.
Yassssssss!!!!
I am so glad he said this! I was a bit worried since most articles that are “——– tells the black community” are usually ugly & ridiculous! I agree wholeheartedly & I hope men take notice.
Yes, thank you. There are some black celebs with some goddamn sense.
He nailed it. It’s so refreshing to see this coming from a black man. Most black men are defending Bill like their lives depend on it. He should have been faithful to his wife because then he wouldn’t be in this mess now.
Nice.
yas zaddy yasss
This is just too full of the TRUTH . Michael has all worked up ready to COSIGN the H E L L out of him ! There’s nothing that I find more attractive than a strong passionate leader ! That’s why I’m still married to Tupac..js lolz . Michael’s extremely intelligent and witty like myself I see .I form my own opinions period . After studying Cosby’s accusers and his own response in its entirety , I certainly believe he’s guilty as all H E L L . I don’t care what race he is , this isn’t the OJ era , in which I cheered for a guilty man out of oppression ..Bill is the biggest hypocrit on EARTH . Now NOGROWS ON THAT ISHT .
*me