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Related: About this forumStephen Colbert - How Whoopi Became Today's Hot Topic On "The View"
EGOT winner and moderator of "The View," Whoopi Goldberg, stops by to talk about how she unexpectedly became part of the news after this morning's episode. Stick around for more from the amazing Whoopi Goldberg, and catch her upcoming film project, "Caught In His Web," when it premieres on Lifetime on February 19th.
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Rhiannon12866
Feb 2022
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I don't think Whoopi is antisemitic at all. I just don't think she understands us. But, I also can
mucifer
Feb 2022
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I don't think she understands the controversy, but I agree she's not antisemitic
Rhiannon12866
Feb 2022
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Yes. She thinks the words "race" and "color" are interchangeable. One may argue...
thesquanderer
Feb 2022
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mucifer
(25,596 posts)1. I don't think Whoopi is antisemitic at all. I just don't think she understands us. But, I also can
honestly say I don't necessarily understand her.
I'm not sure if that makes sense. It's just how I feel. I'm Jewish.
Rhiannon12866
(252,137 posts)2. I don't think she understands the controversy, but I agree she's not antisemitic
Maybe because she's black and grew up being aware of those prejudices, she never thought much about other types, and their have been many throughout history, but antisemitism is one of the oldest.
thesquanderer
(12,916 posts)4. Yes. She thinks the words "race" and "color" are interchangeable. One may argue...
...about whether or not Jews constitutes a race (an artificial construct to begin with), but the point here is that the Germans thought so, since the Master Race ("Herrenrasse" ) did not include Jews. While closely tied to each other in American history, the words "race" and "color" are not interchangeable, especially when talking about the Holocaust.
BlueSky3
(733 posts)3. Very interesting article on Ğraceğ as a construct by racists:
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/judge-rules-judaism-not-race-jewish-people-can-be-targeted-ncna896806
I wonder if this figured into what Whoopi said
I wonder if this figured into what Whoopi said
