You said,

But as an observation, shouldn’t this be out there, to support or not support?

I mean, doing a comprehensive content analysis of his appearances is useful, but in the sciences, the observations of a researcher are also of value.

So if I say you are displaying the behavior of wife beater, you therefore have to prove otherwise? Would I be wrong to infer you are not a nice person?

Are Cornel West’s observations equally valid?