The Cos speaks out
A few months ago, Bill Cosby attracted both criticism and praise when he lambasted black youth culture.
A new article in Newsweek magazine addresses one aspect of Cosby's critique: that black kids knock their peers as "acting white" if they do well in school. Newsweek found several minority youngsters who said they have been teased for their academic success.
Sadly, the low expectations aren't just coming from other teens. One black high school student quoted in the article said his guidance counselor asked him, "Don't you want to play sports?" when he tried to sign up for an Advanced Placement course.
So put on your favorite college sweatshirt, make yourself a big bowl of Jell-o pudding and find out what real high school students think about what Bill Cosby has to say.
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thebigswallow
Posted on February 1, 2006 2:31 AM