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    resonanteye: My great-aunt learned that black people are totally sometimes just like her, from watching the Cosby Show. I don't think she would ever have voted for... more »
    brendastarlet is on it: This is nuts. If anything, The Cosby Show was late to the game. It's not like black families started in the 1980s. We've had black doctors, professors... more »
    Pope John Peeps II: oh my god, this thread is for the most part completely idiotic. Jez spends so much time talking about pop culture, looking at pop culture, examining h... more »
    AuntieBee: Okay, so now explain why so many years of Will and Grace didn't help out with Prop 8. more »
    labeled: I'm not sure I've seen this mentioned yet, but I think it's also fair to say that possibly, just maybe, middle-American whites aren't as racist as we'... more »
    Seeräuber Jenny: The creators and stars of Abie's Irish Rose and The Goldbergs have posthumously demanded gratitude from the Kennedys and Joe Lieberman. more »
    ArtfulSlinger: I think there is some validity into this, by sheer exposure due to TV. While most of us here are open minded, liberals who are on the forefront of sh... more »
    Seeräuber Jenny: I didn't have the happy, middle-class, two-parent home, but just being interested in school and having enthusiasms not on the Official Black Activitie... more »
    kityglitr: I watched the Cosby show because it was the ONLY place I saw black people like me. I never related to the stereotypes because I was raised in an uppe... more »
    ceejeemcbeegee is not here: While I agree that the Huxtables might have shifted White America's perceptions of what Black families are like, I think the credit for the Obamas asc... more »
    GuyNermit: I also wanted the Huxtable's rich lifestyle & loving family...and I especially wanted my Dad to dress in those cool sweaters instead of solid poly... more »
    Quilt: I wouldn't say the Huxtables made this Obama presidency possible, but I would say it was a small piece of the puzzle in helping to break down some bar... more »
    eri401: I think some of you are mis-interpreting these types of statements. It is not because people were convinced by a tv show in the 1980s. No one is say... more »
    Penny: Well, think of it this way. We could have ended up with Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha in the White House. more »
    tscheese: I grew up in a small rural community in the Midwest, where everyone looked a lot like me (read: blindingly white) and I didn't have a lot of contact w... more »
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    Are The Obamas Possible Because Of The Huxtables?

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