Bill Cosby and The Great Fall of Black America

I don't agree with Cosby, but I hear what he's saying and still have some respect for him. Listen to his infamous "Poundcake Speech" where he derides the way poor blacks speak (Ebonics and slang), attacks black parenting, black criminality, and calling for a takeover of black neighborhoods by values of personal responsibility and strong families. Watch it here and read this insightful analysis of the surprising conservatism of Dr. Bill Cosby here. I personally believe there is an elusive middle ground between embracing personal responsibility and personal uplift and structural and institutional racism, but Cosby overemphasizes personal responsibility while stereotyping and castigating the black working-class and lower classes.