Monthly Archives: March 2008

Bill Cosby Wants To Come On People

Thanks to Kevin for bringing this to my attention.

Legendary comedian cum humorless dick, Bill “Dr. Huxtable” Cosby is at it again, this time in book form. All puns intentional.

From Publishers Weekly:

With his at-times controversial social commentary fresh in the public mind, comedian Bill Cosby teams up with some psychiatrist named Alvin Poussaint to take a hard look at the state of black America, bearer of “more than their share of poverty,” and present ways to overcome the “deep-rooted” challenges of the poor-including crime, lack of education and broken families.

Basically, Cosby serves up a typewritten tongue-lashing, lambasting black America, placing the blame squarely on the shoulders of Hip Hop and the N word.

But is there something going on below the surface? And by surface, I mean right on the front cover? For all his talk of education, you think Cosby would have at least had someone proofread the title. Either that, or he’s trying to tell us that he’s a huge proponent of sticky faces. From the suggestive lack of punctuation to the peter-track footprints, I think all signs point to the later.

That’s right, the title of the book is Come On People. Not- Come On, People- Come On People. You see the difference? It’s amazing what a comma can do.

And you know what? Maybe he’s right. Maybe that’s the answer to all our problems. We should all just whip it out and spray liquid love all over each other. Cook up a tasty batch of Jello brand pudding peace. The world would be a better place.

White power!!!!!

Robert Downey Jr. Wears Blackface

From Shitertainment Weekly:

In Tropic Thunder, an epic action comedy co-written and directed by Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. plays Kirk Lazarus, a very serious Oscar-winning actor cast in the most expensive Vietnam War film ever. Problem is, Lazarus’s character, Sgt. Osiris, was originally written as black. So Lazarus decides to dye his skin and play Osiris authentically.


Whatchoo talkin’ bout, Stiller?

I’m not really a big Ben Stiller fan. In fact, the only thing drawing me to this is Downey in blackface (and technically, that’s not even blackface. It’s just a white dude playing a black guy.) Unless Downey is painting himself up with shoe polish and running around yelling Mammy like Al Jolson, I’ll wait for the DVD.


Note to self. Bring back minstrel shows. The people are ready.

This just appears to be Stiller’s way of stirring up some mild controversy, Wayans style. If you ask me, I don’t find this the least bit offensive. You know what is offensive? Cartoons.