whoopi goldberg Closing out 2022 by reawakening her controversial views that have been widely considered anti-Semitic.
Famous co-hosts of ‘The View’ chatted Timeswhere her so-called “cancellation” was brought up…and it got Whoopi with a new mini-rant about Jewish people and whether they’re racial – annoyed her earlier this year. something
Hollywood’s highest-paid actress in the early ’90s, Whoopi Goldberg was the first black woman to be nominated twice for an Oscar.
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Whoopi says there is disagreement over whether Jews themselves are actually a race, even quoting one Jewish friend, saying, “The absence of a box in the census of Jewish race is Not for nothing, so I believe we’re probably not a race.”
The author points out that many have already said on this topic. That is, the Nazis viewed Jews as a race, and so (in this context) Jews should be discussed as such.
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To which Whoopi replied… “Yes, but that’s the murderer, isn’t it? The oppressors are telling you what you are. Why do you believe them?” They are Nazis. Why do you believe what they say?”
Whoopi doubles down on the idea that, from her perspective, the Holocaust wasn’t about race. And they made this decision.
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When the author points out to Whoopi that physical examinations were conducted to determine if Jews were in fact Jews in Nazi Germany, the Nazis considered Jews to be a race. Emphasizing again, Whoopi retorted and said…’They did that to black people as well. You couldn’t find them. That was the point I was making. I once thought you went
She seems to be obsessed with semantics, especially race and ethnicity (which are different). Because “Jews” don’t show up on the census under race. Anyway, there is no doubt that Jewish identity is multifaceted. And Jews are indeed an ethnic group…and have been viewed through this lens throughout most of history.
We don’t know why Whoopi keeps downplaying this issue, but this is definitely 180 from her apology …delivered just before she gave birth two weeks suspension.
Time will tell what will happen in the new year.