My primary source for my research paper is The Cosby Show. The Cosby Show is a sitcom consisting of an all-black cast about a black family but is not necissaricly geared toward a black audience. The show pokes fun at day-to-day situations and family issues. Compared to other all-black shows from the 1980s like The Jeffersons and Good Times, The Cosby Show allowed us to forget racial stereotypes and welcomed anyone with a sense of humor to watch. America was going through a lot of social and cultural changes in the 20th century and still in the process of recovering from an extremely racist history. The Cosby Show bridged the gap of black and white audiences and, in the thirty minutes of each episode, took us to a place where the color of your skin no longer mattered.

Some people don't think this way though. Some actually believe that The Cosby Show set people back a step on the racial meter. They state that white people don't know the disadvantages African Americans are born into and when whites see a failed black man, they remember the Cosby Show and believe that the reason the black man is in that situation is because he didn't try hard enough in life. Like it's his own fault. Hopefully the audience that reads my paper can see that there is hope for a racially equal society in America. Many people will always be racist, hopefully that will phase out once everyone strives to overcome their stereotypes.My argument is still in the works but I think it is a good blueprint for the paper.