Dear Bill Cosby

Alejandro Cordero Dear: Bill Cosby My name is Alejandro Cordero and in my English class we have read your “Pound Cake” speech. I believe that your speech is great but can be a bit too judgmental at times. I believe you gave people the truth and hat is quite great because most people don’t tell the truth or they even sugar coat it. I also feel that you can generalize a group of people; I know that you mean well but some people don’t understand the generalizations you put forward. I do believe that you speech did well but making assumptions about a particular set of people can be very stereotypical. Furthermore the fact that you said the “Pound Cake” speech helps out greatly because many people need to know the truth and since you are a celebrity this can be heard much more than an average person. Over all the “Pound Cake” speech has its pros and cons. Mr. Cosby I agree with most of what you have said about views on minority communities. For example “we cannot blame white people. White people don’t live over there.” I believe that this quote you said is very accurate. I believe this quote is very accurate because white people are not doing anything to damage the black community. The white people live on their side while blacks and other minorities do not live on the white side. Minorities blame others but those “others” have not done much of anything to this generation of minorities. To me one does not have to join the peace corps or go to another country to help out, one can just go in his/her neighborhood and help save their community. I agree with your quote you said “Just forget telling your child to go to the Peace Corps. It’s right around the corner. It’s standing on the corner”, to me this quote is correct. “And something called parenting said if get caught with it you’re going to embarrass your mother”, this quote is very quote is very true why? Because doing something horrible is frowned upon in communities. The people of your community will look at your parents and think that your parents did not raise you right. I believe that some of your beliefs are very true ad many people can agree with what you have to say. There are many views and points that I disagree with Bill. I feel as though most of the time you are profiling a group of individuals. A good example of profiling is “And women having children by five , six, different men”. To me you make minority women look as though the minority women have multiple fathers for their children. You cannot say that all of these women are having children after children after children because not every woman has multiple fathers for their children. To me this can anger many people because everyone does not do the same thing, which is very stereotypical. Another example of saying wrong in your speech was when you said “You can’t be a doctor with that crap coming out of your mouth”. I feel as though one can still become a doctor because you can always have a chance to become a doctor. There is a chance to become a doctor because if you try hard and show you know the work then what’s the big deal , one can also change their language when in interviews as well. Lastly you said and I quote “Five or six different children, same women eight, ten different husbands or whatever .” This quote goes back to stereo types; not all women have eight, ten different husbands. That is generalizing a group of people, I know minority women who don’t have multiple boyfriends or husbands or partners etc. To me you have multiple ideas that I disagree with. I believe that all can change and we always have a chance to change. I believe that with the right people and organizations, the organizations can help black women or minority women look better and less as they say “ghetto”. I also believe that organizations or you can show that the black community and minority’s community can become doctors and can fix their language. You can also give tell these important people that language is very necessary in work and interviews. I am glad that you brought the truth to the people and this makes a big change but I feel as though you were a tad stereotypical and somewhat blunt. I believe that one can be blunt but one has to understand that not everyone takes subjects the same way. I believe you are very funny and thank you for bringing about change in the black community. Sincerely, Alejandro Cordero