Cosby tells it like it is

CNN:

Bill Cosby went off on another tirade against the black community Thursday, telling a room full of activists that black children are running around not knowing how to read or write and "going nowhere." He also had harsh words for struggling black men, telling them: "Stop beating up your women because you can't find a job."

I'm not black and I’m not going to pretend that I truly know the challenges African Americans face in our society. I do have a feeling though that a good portion of the black communities troubles are internally, as much as externally, caused.

Cosby elaborated Thursday on his previous comments in a talk interrupted several times by applause. He castigated some blacks, saying that they cannot simply blame whites for problems such as teen pregnancy and high school dropout rates. "For me there is a time ... when we have to turn the mirror around," he said. "Because for me it is almost analgesic to talk about what the white man is doing against us. And it keeps a person frozen in their seat, it keeps you frozen in your hole you're sitting in."

This is true for everyone, you can blame others, and go nowhere or you can look at your problems and see what you need to do about them.