Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for Holocaust remarks: 'I'm sorry for the hurt I have caused' UPDATE: AGAIN GYP*Y!?
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Whoopi Goldberg apologizes after repeating Holocaust remarks: 'I'm still learning a lot'
For the second time this year, Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing after making controversial comments about Jewish people and saying the Holocaust wasn't about race.
Whoopi Goldberg apologizes after repeating Holocaust remarks: 'I'm still learning a lot'
The actress and TV host added, "In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will."
By Oliver GettellDecember 27, 2022 at 07:49 PM EST
For the second time this year, Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing after making controversial comments about Jewish people and saying the Holocaust wasn't about race.
After coming under fire for recent remarks she made to the British newspaper The Times, the actress and TV personality said Tuesday that she had been trying to explain the comments she made earlier this year that got her suspended from The View for two weeks.
"Recently while doing press in London, I was asked about my comments from earlier this year," Goldberg said in a statement provided to EW. "I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time. It was never my intention to appear as if I was doubling down on hurtful comments, especially after talking with and hearing people like rabbis and old and new friends weighing in. I'm still learning a lot and believe me, I heard everything everyone said to me."
She added, "I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. My sincere apologies again, especially to everyone who thought this was a fresh rehash of the subject. I promise it was not."
Goldberg initially ignited criticism in January, when she and her cohosts on The View were discussing the banning of Maus — the Pulitzer-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust — by a Tennessee school board. At one point Goldberg said that "the Holocaust isn't about race" but rather "man's inhumanity to man."
Her comments sparked an immediate backlash, drawing responses from the Anti-Defamation League and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and State Museum. Hours after the broadcast, Goldberg issued a statement on social media in which she apologized for her wording. She was subsequently taken off the air for two weeks.
This past weekend, a wide-ranging interview published by The Times rekindled the controversy. At one point Goldberg said that some Jewish people are split over whether they are a race or a religion, and she went on to repeat the assertion that the Holocaust "wasn't originally" about race.
Among the voices calling out Goldberg in the wake of the interview was Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, who said her comments were "deeply offensive and incredibly ignorant."
Goldberg issued her apology shortly after. Her statement concluded, "In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will. My support for them has not wavered and never will."
Whoopi Goldberg apologizes after repeating Holocaust remarks: 'I'm still learning a lot'
For the second time this year, Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing after making controversial comments about Jewish people and saying the Holocaust wasn't about race.ew.com
Whoopi Goldberg apologizes after repeating Holocaust remarks: 'I'm still learning a lot'
The actress and TV host added, "In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will."
By Oliver GettellDecember 27, 2022 at 07:49 PM EST
For the second time this year, Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing after making controversial comments about Jewish people and saying the Holocaust wasn't about race.
After coming under fire for recent remarks she made to the British newspaper The Times, the actress and TV personality said Tuesday that she had been trying to explain the comments she made earlier this year that got her suspended from The View for two weeks.
"Recently while doing press in London, I was asked about my comments from earlier this year," Goldberg said in a statement provided to EW. "I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time. It was never my intention to appear as if I was doubling down on hurtful comments, especially after talking with and hearing people like rabbis and old and new friends weighing in. I'm still learning a lot and believe me, I heard everything everyone said to me."
She added, "I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. My sincere apologies again, especially to everyone who thought this was a fresh rehash of the subject. I promise it was not."
Goldberg initially ignited criticism in January, when she and her cohosts on The View were discussing the banning of Maus — the Pulitzer-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust — by a Tennessee school board. At one point Goldberg said that "the Holocaust isn't about race" but rather "man's inhumanity to man."
Her comments sparked an immediate backlash, drawing responses from the Anti-Defamation League and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and State Museum. Hours after the broadcast, Goldberg issued a statement on social media in which she apologized for her wording. She was subsequently taken off the air for two weeks.
This past weekend, a wide-ranging interview published by The Times rekindled the controversy. At one point Goldberg said that some Jewish people are split over whether they are a race or a religion, and she went on to repeat the assertion that the Holocaust "wasn't originally" about race.
Among the voices calling out Goldberg in the wake of the interview was Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, who said her comments were "deeply offensive and incredibly ignorant."
Goldberg issued her apology shortly after. Her statement concluded, "In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will. My support for them has not wavered and never will."
Maybe she should just pack it in. What else has she got to prove? They clearly don't appreciate her opinions so might as well move on.
Just stop talking about the Holocaust. I have never heard anyone get in trouble talking about the killing fields in Cambodia, nor the Armenian genocide, and do you know why? Because no one is talking about either atrocity.
I know she took a Jewish stage name but goddamn, stop talking about those people. Nothing but trouble only comes of it
I know she took a Jewish stage name but goddamn, stop talking about those people. Nothing but trouble only comes of it
She’s been a coon day one. Bitch gave herself a Jewish name and still getting chin-checked by small hats. Bitch could disappear and never spend all that damn money. Boot licking at this point.
Good for her.
it ain't like she told a jewish joke or something...
I haven't been a fan since she did The Color Purple, but honestly I haven't see much of her stuff. I'm looking forward to checking out Till though.
Boooio!!!it ain't like she told a jewish joke or something...
6 million compared to how many slaves?
Famous people either need to shut the fuck up and keep their opinions/views to themselves or be willing to stand on them and tell anyone who doesn't like it to fuck off, consequences be damned.
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Meanwhile, somewhere on Long Island.
If she didn't take a knee, they'd have kicked her out of the cool kids club.
Fuck if she agrees with 99.99999999% of what they say.
Ironic! Seeing as how she threw Jesse and Farrakhan under the bus way back in 1984
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Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for using derogatory term on The View: 'I'm really, really sorry'
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Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for using derogatory term on 'The View'
Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg released an apology video after using offensive term for Romani people on a live episode of 'The View.'
All She said was gypped, which may be offensive to the Roma people.
Roma people is another word for Gypsy, which is now cosidered a derogatory word.
Jesus Christ
All She said was gypped, which may be offensive to the Roma people.
Roma people is another word for Gypsy, which is now cosidered a derogatory word.
Jesus Christ
I gave my views on here
Whoopi Goldberg said Millennials who can't afford a home are lazy and only want to work 4 hours which isn't enough to afford a house!
That's not on him that's on his parents You saying his parents were working too much to teach him…. :lol:
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I hate this "new language"... Unhoused? FOH
I'd like to know in what city is this "unhoused" person scrapping by? What type of work are they doing? I'm not believing this tweet, definitely an embellishment of facts. Two full time jobs, living in a tent?
Bro. I used to work with the homeless and in shelters. And just living in the hood. Working poor is real as f*ck. I don't usually say this but a quick Google and you will find REAL statistics and testimonials.
Especially for OUR people. These banks don't help, most of these jobs don't pay, if you can find one.
This is a BIG COUNTRY. And living in these big cities ain't easy either.
Miss a couple of weeks of work, don't have insurance, no union, get injured and you will see.
I'm surprised anyone would say otherwise after the pandemic. We say how precariously we ALL living.
Sidebar... that un housed sh*t is nothing but lipstick on a pig but I get it. It's a optic thing but also mental. Unhoused just means more temporary.
I get what you're saying but saying "I know someone working two full time jobs"without adding context doesn't tell the whole story.
Someone could say they have a degree and folks might think it's a shame someone with a college education is struggling, but come to find out, if the degree they have is useless (lets say Travel and Tourism), yeah, well, good luck finding a good paying job that will help pay for the degree and your housing costs.
Working two jobs is cool, but again, that isn't enough information (in this case) of what type of work this "unhoused" person is doing and where they are. Are these two full-time jobs in fast food industry? Do they live in LA or NYC?
I feel like that tweet was posted to stir up emotions. What Whoopi said and what the person who tweeted that BS said aren't talking about the same thing.
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I hear you too brother.
But Whoopi still fell into a trap spreading a false narrative that is used against US specifically all the time.
I would even concede they BOTH wrong.
But Whoopi being a veteran on a larger platform with her personal history should know better.
Hold on I addressed this earlier