Bill Cosby has arguably done more for Black American equality than anyone except MLK. During his life time he actually saw racism, lived racism and fought against it, making a difference.! Whereas, today, the 'woke', BLM and CRT progressives only talk about the racism that he, not they, lived, pretend nothing has happened since, and try to extend those years to the 21st century for political advantage. Bill Cosby's comedy, TV shows, and star power should be a beacon for and even a blueprint, with obvious sexual misconduct excluded, for black Americans on how to make it in America. But, no. With the identity politics of the left as a primary banner, you have to throw out anyone who trips over said banner at any point in their lives. Not to minimize what Cosby is accused of, but people are much more complex, lives are much more nuanced, than just the simple-minded identity politics of the left. Bill Cosby's story illustrates this. The article below in the Washington Post discusses how hard it is to tell a tale of black stuntmen in Hollywood accurately without Bill Cosby. How can they balance the complexity and contradictions of Cosby's life, and be able to include his contributions where they existed. It illustrates how cancel culture, then requires history to be changed, in order to proceed with the political advantage. The story also illustrates these same limitations in the consideration of Civil War history, the historical discussion of slavery in America, and the real, and complex issues of race in 21st century America. Identity politics and 'wokism' must be rejected and viewed only for what it is, political narrative for the simple minded. It serves no positive purpose. Shortly after dozens of sexual abuse allegations surfaced against Bill Cosby, comedian W. Kamau Bell learned of a documentary that was being made about Black stunt performers — a community that exists as it does thanks in part to Cosby. When the actor starred in the television show “I Spy” in the 1960s, it was still common for producers to hire White stuntmen in skin-darkening makeup to double for Black actors. Cosby, however, had insisted his double be Black. The makers of the stuntman film planned to tell the story of Cosby’s stand. But after the raft of credible sexual assault accusations, the director decided to jettison Cosby’s interview segments from the film, which was never released. Hearing about the abandoned stuntman documentary was when Bell — the host of CNN’s “United Shades of America,” who specializes in hard conversations — realized it was time to start one of the hardest of his career: What to do with Bill Cosby? More From The Washington Post (subscription required):