I really liked ‘the cosby show’. it was a significant change in the demonstration of a successful, minority family. its funny. it also holds up well; the writing did not date itself too much to the era.
but, ya know… Cosby. can you separate the artist from the art? a part of me feels like i should still be able to enjoy the show even though he is a terrible person.
thoughts?
Times and sensibilities change. It’s not reasonable to judge the behaviour and attitude of someone who lived a hundred years ago by current standards. Sure, they may have been exceedingly progressive, but chances are they were a product of the time they lived in and so would indeed be cancelled today. But that doesn’t mean we should ban them now. Society has progressed, and that’s great, but it progressed from something that, while more fallible than what we have now, shouldn’t be forgotten.