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Did Anyone Else Find Claire Huxtable Arrogant, Stuck Up And Bossy?


Claire was always telling Cliff and the children what to do every episode. She acted like she could never be wrong. She would always point out Cliff's flaws and boss Denise, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy around!

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That just means that she was a wife and mother doing her job. On point!



Ouch, mama that was my ear!

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Who else was going to discipline the children?

Btw, She had a right to be arrogant she was a lawyer,beautiful and took care of 5 kids while her husband at times wanted to be their friends than act like a parent at times.

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Btw, She had a right to be arrogant she was a lawyer,beautiful and took care of 5 kids while her husband at times wanted to be their friends than act like a parent at times.


Obviously, it's impossible to know for sure if you're not a member of the family or a close friend, but I'm 99% certain that Clair is modeled very strongly after Cosby's real-life wife Camille, down to and including being the primary disciplinarian.

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There is a huge difference between pride and arrogance. Arrogance is unjustified pride.

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Yeah...because we can never get enough of these 1,000 "Claire is sooo arrogant, bitchy, and spiteful and too perfect" threads and posts.

I'm straight...applaud me for my bravery!

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Hurricane Claire pushes a LOT of weight around on this board. Goes to show she was a hell of a woman. I can respect that.


Ouch, mama that was my ear!

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I'm straight...applaud me for my bravery!


I suppose it is better that you remain closeted that way you don't get straight bashed. How awful it must have been going through all the struggles you went through as a result of your sexuality.

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This board is about The Cosby Show, not your preference to be hetero or perverted.

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You're right. I hope you get some alone time with Bill Cosby someday.

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And I hope you get some alone time with Jesus Christ at your local church someday.

I'm straight...applaud me for my bravery!

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Me too. The things I would do to him. Rawr! ;)

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Then go after the guy who decided to thrust his ignorance-backed politicizing into his signature line. There's the real perversion - ignorance.

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She also could be a hypocrite. I was just watching the episode where Rudy was playing football. At first she was against it. the when Rudy made a few touchdowns she & Sondra (I think ) were all "Sweet Feet Sweet feet" "hooray Hooray" , But after Rudy's team lost the next game & she didn't do so well. Claire & Sondra suddenly decided football was a barbaric sport & moaned bitched about it. She had the same attitude most of the series !!

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Cliff stood behind his opinion @ least in that eppy but Clair & Sondra went form one extreme to the other. Sondra was extremely annoying when she started moaning about ballet not getting the same money football did. In other episodes she shoved her opinion in everybody else's faces like I'm right & you're wrong !!

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Um I don't despise her. I actually like her. But she can get very opinioned about stuff & sometimes it got on my nerves.

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I loved Claire even though when I was a kid she scared me a little because she was so stern. But the actress was amazing and I loved how classy she was.

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I got no beef with Claire. She has the type of personality everyone wants: in control, always has the right words to say, can match wits with anyone, is always well put together, has a successful career and marriage/family. Those who would dislike someone like Claire are more than likely envious of or intimidated by her in some way.


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She has the type of personality everyone wants


That might be true...if by "everyone" you mean "sadomasochists who love to be verbally and physically abused & tortured."

Otherwise, no, no one wants that.

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Did Anyone Else Find Claire Huxtable Arrogant, Stuck Up And Bossy?

Yes, I did.

She acted like she could never be wrong. She would always point out Cliff's flaws and boss Denise, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy around!

Exactly!

Intelligence and purity.

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Yes I did. Also thinking she is always right,smug,pompous,arrogant,etc....

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I agree with the thread title and OP. I'd say the OP goes far too easy on her.

Claire was an abusive, terrifying harpy.

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She was bossy and who wants a wife like that? Lol

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But what about Cliff then, he was an as.

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Wasn't talking about him, just her.

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