I really didn't know a whole lot about Richard Pryor. I saw Brewster's Millions and thought it was a cool movie but his comedy acts I was never allowed to watch in the 70's or 80's because I wasn't old enough. He died recently of a heart attack and had a long fight with MS. I've seen so many sports figures, comedians etc...reach out to show their appreciation for Richard Pryor. He changed the comedic world for what it is today. The Chris Rocks, Eddie Murphy's, he made it better and a whole lot easier for them to do their thing. On the surface you would think that this guy is a saint and a man to look up to. But, I read some troublesome articles on him today.

He was the son of a Prostitute Mom and his grandmother was the madam. He indulged in drugs for most of his life, which many famous people do anyway. But the thing that really got to me is that he was married five times and beat his wives. How can we look up to someone like that? How can we thank someone like that? If you're a man and you beat woman, you should be put in jail. Instead, people are celebrating his life for his accomplishments and no one has mentioned that he was a wife beater. I think people should know and why? There are thousands of men out there that beat their wives and some even take it a step further. For anyone who does this, your all freaking cowards, bottom line.

So we can thank Richard Pryor for his comedic talent but that's it. He was a coward as well and should always be known as one. Don't beat women, it's not worth it and it's flat out classless.