Whoopi Goldberg has made it clear that her opinion will not be easily ignored. The iconic actor recently doubled down on his statements about the Holocaust, saying it was never about race. He reiterated that the horrific event was about the Nazis killing people they considered inferior and mentally disabled.
Goldberg also questioned the idea that Jews constituted a single race, comparing them to himself as Black. His remarks were widely considered anti-Semitic because they contradicted the position of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Goldberg first made the comments in January of this year while discussing the ban on the graphic novel “Maus” by Art Spiegelman.
The comment sparked controversy on social media, leading the actress to issue a statement apologizing to all Jews. The day after, Goldberg was suspended from his post as co-host on “The View” for two weeks. Upon his return, he reiterated that the talk show would continue to have the necessary “tough conversations.”
Read on to learn more.
Whoopi Goldberg Restates Her Opinion On The Holocaust
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In an interview with The Sunday Times, Goldberg talks about being undone in the new social media era and why he’s still outspoken at 67. During the interview, the actor spoke about the Holocaust again, restating his views on the genocide that killed millions.
He explained that the Holocaust was never “originally” about race. Goldberg said, “Remember who they killed first. They did not kill the race; they kill physically. They kill people they think are mentally retarded. And then they made this decision.”
He Questioned The Idea Of The Jews As A Nation
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Goldberg also questions the idea that Jews are a “race” compared to himself as Black. He said per Insider, “It doesn’t change the fact that you can’t tell a Jew on the street. You can find me. You can’t find them. That’s what I do. But you would have thought that I had taken a big stinky dump on the table, naked.”
His statement contradicts the position of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, which states that the Nazis defined all Jews as part of the Jewish race and killed millions of them to purge them from the world. It is a position held by millions of Jews around the world, who regard Goldberg’s remarks as anti-Semitic.
When the interviewer mentioned that the Nazis considered Jews a race, Goldberg responded by saying, “The oppressors tell you who you are. Why do you trust them? They are Nazis. Why believe what they say?”
Whoopi Goldberg Previously Shared Her Controversial Views On ‘The View’
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Goldberg first made his comments about the Holocaust during the Jan. 31 episode of “The View.” He and the co-host were discussing the Tennessee school board’s ban on the graphic novel “Maus” by Art Spiegelman, which details the events and effects of the Holocaust.
Spiegelman used animated rats to depict carnage and the school board justified the ban citing “unnecessary use of profanity and nudity.” Speaking about the Holocaust, Goldberg later said it was never about race but about “man’s inhumanity to man.” He said it was just “white people doing it to white people.”
The “Sister Act” star also said, “If you’re going to do this, let’s be honest about it because the Holocaust is not about race. No, It’s not about race! It’s about man’s cruelty to man. That’s what it’s about.”
Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From ‘The View’
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Goldberg’s initial comments sparked severe controversy, which led to him being heavily criticized on social media. The actor later issued a statement apologizing to Jews for his remarks, which were branded anti-Semitic.
Through Insider, the statement read, “I’m sorry for the hurt I caused. As Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League shared, ‘The Holocaust was about the Nazis’ systematic extermination of the Jews — who they considered an inferior race.’ I have been corrected.”
A day after his apology, ABC News president Kim Godwin announced that Goldberg had been suspended from “The View” for two weeks. The actor returned after the suspension and resumed his post saying that the show will continue to have “difficult conversations.”
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