With gay marriage decided, what will be the next big left-led social change?

That's all fascinating.

And does nothing to support your earlier contention that "you would have thought the world was going to end when a black family got a prime time show in The Cosby Show."

A TV family that the nation embraces is hardly "the world is going to end." On the contrary, it's closer to "the world is coming closer together."

 

Here's what you said:

Here's what they said:

They were right. You were wrong.

No one thought the world was going to end when the Cosby Show went on the air. Hell, Robert Guillaume starred in Benson beginning in 1979.

What was groundbreaking about the Cosby Show was that it was a traditional sitcom about a middle class black family. The characters weren't outrageous like George Jefferson or JJ Walker. They were a normal, loving family.

African-Americans had not been portrayed this way on prime time television prior to this.

Now, that may have been enlightening for some people, and it may have helped racial relations in the long run, but it was not in the face of opposition from folks who thought the world was going to end.

 

The Cosby Show was the first sitcom with an African-American lead that Joe Biden let his family watch.

When questioned about it by a neighbor, Biden explained, "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."

 

And that's how America got duped for a long time now. Being articulate or not (W) doesn't translate to being a good President. Too many other factors are key, and being a celebrity isn't one of them.

 

It's been a long time ... What night of the week was it that the Huxtables would always have fried fish?

 

Why does everyone ignore Rog and the gang?

 

Remember when "He's a celebrity!" Was one of the GOP's talking points during their Daily Criticism of Obama. They even tried to revive it once, and it failed miserably both times.

 

Presidential elections have become American Idol without the talent.

 

"The left" in this case being somebody Doom and Gloom thinks said something like this similar on TV once.

 

How is that the school district's problem? Almost all of the Hasidim in East Ramapo send their children to private schools.

 

You should read about East Ramapo's school district. It's, um, unique.

 

Is there a store Hasidim go to to buy sheets with fuck holes in them? Who makes them? Hand-made? Who cuts the holes?