Whoopi Goldberg is facing a fresh round of backlash after making another historically
inaccurate statement about the Holocaust.
Goldberg's comments have been widely condemned, with many calling for her to be fired from
her role as a co-host on The View.
Despite her apology, the calls for her firing continue to grow.
Join FactsVerse as we investigate the situation in depth.
Whoopi Goldberg has found herself in the news a lot lately, but not in a good way.
First, she made some controversial comments about the Holocaust, downplaying the role
of race in the genocide of Jewish people.
Then, she doubled down on her beliefs, catching even more backlash.
Now, Jewish activists and leaders are speaking out against her comments, and many are calling
for her to be held accountable.
It remains to be seen how this will affect her career, but one thing is for sure: Whoopi
Goldberg is in hot water.
This latest controversy is just the latest in a long line of racially insensitive comments
made by Whoopi.
And while she may have been able to get away with it in the past, times have changed, and
her comments are no longer being tolerated.
If Whoopi wants the public's forgiveness, she's going to have to do better than just
apologize for her latest gaffe.
She needs to take responsibility for her words and start behaving in a more respectful manner.
Otherwise, she risks becoming nothing more than a footnote in Hollywood history.
Repeating false Holocaust comments Whoopi Goldberg's recent comments on the Holocaust
have drawn criticism from many quarters.
In an episode of The View, she said that the genocide of Jewish people wasn't racially
motivated and that "white on white" violence was more common.
Her original remarks were made during a broadcast of the ABC talk show that was partly centered
on the Tennessee school district's choice to forbid the graphic novel "Maus," which
depicts the Holocaust and its horrors.
The book was taken out of the eighth-grade English language arts curriculum earlier this
month by the McMinn County, Tennessee, Board of Education due to its "harsh, unpleasant
language" and a painting of a nudist.
In the series of talks, Goldberg expressed surprise that the nudity in "Maus"—rather
than the Holocaust itself—seemed to worry the school board.
Co-host Joy Behar responded that the nudity concerns were probably a hoax intended to
distract learners from the fact that they don't like history that portrays White people
negatively.
In her latest historically inaccurate statement about the Holocaust, Whoopi Goldberg claimed
that the Holocaust was not originally about race but instead about man's inhumanity to
man.
While this statement is not only inaccurate, it also downplays the horrific experiences
of millions of Jewish people who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust.
By claiming that the Holocaust was not "originally" about race, Whoopi is suggesting that race
was not a factor in the Nazis' decision to target and kill Jews.
This is simply not true.
The Nazi regime used propaganda to stir up anti-Semitic sentiment among the German people,
and they used racial laws to systematically isolate, persecute, and ultimately exterminate
Jews.
There is no question that race was a central factor in the Holocaust.
These comments have been widely condemned, and Goldberg has since issued an apology.
Goldberg's comments are particularly controversial given her previous statements on the Holocaust.
In 2009, she said that she did not believe that the Holocaust happened and that the Jewish
people who died were actually killed by the Nazis for political reasons.
She later retracted these comments, saying she had been misinformed.
Golderg's remarks have been condemned by many, including Jewish groups and Holocaust survivors.
Some have called for her to be fired from 'The View', while others have said that she
should be given a chance to educate herself on the subject.
It remains to be seen whether or not she will face any consequences for her comments.
Remarks, apologies, and suspension In the face of mounting backlash, Whoopi Goldberg
issued a series of apologies after saying on "The View" that the Holocaust wasn't about
race.
Her comments sparked a fresh round of backlash, with many people calling for her to be fired
from "The View."
In her apology, Goldberg said that she had misspoken and that she understood the deep
pain and suffering that the Jewish community has endured.
She expressed her regret for any harm her words may have caused and stated that her
support for the Jewish community was unwavering.
Unfortunately, her apologies didn't seem proportionate to the damage done.
Goldberg was later suspended by ABC for two weeks after her comments about the Holocaust.
The suspension was announced on Monday, with a statement from the network saying that Goldberg
had "made some statements on "The View" that was deeply offensive and hurtful."
The CEO of ABC, Kim Godwins, addressed the situation personally, saying that while Whoopi
had apologized, she had asked her to take time to reflect on and learn about the impact
of her comments.
She also stated that the entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with its Jewish colleagues,
friends, family, and communities.
Since then, Golberg has returned as co-host of the American talk show.
Goldberg has been a co-host on "The View" since 2007, and while her latest comments
about the Holocaust may not be the final nail in the coffin for her career, only time will
tell if she will be able to redeem herself in the eyes of the public.
What the Jewish community has to say about the situation
In the wake of Whoopi Goldberg's recent comments on the Holocaust, many Jews and Jewish leaders
have spoken out against her.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said that Goldberg's
comments were "offensive" and "insensitive."
He went on to say that "the Holocaust was a unique event in human history in which six
million Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators solely
because they were Jews."
Jewish human rights activist Elie Wiesel also spoke out against Goldberg's comments, saying
that they showed a lack of understanding of the Holocaust.
He urged her to study [the Holocaust] more so that she could better understand what had
happened.
Many people in the Jewish community have responded to her apology with skepticism and criticism.
Some say that her words are empty and lack sincerity, while others believe that she is
simply trying to save her own skin.
They argue that her words are hurtful and offensive, and that they show a lack of understanding
of one of the most tragic events in human history.
There are also those who argue that she should be given a chance to redeem herself, but it
remains to be seen whether or not she will be able to do so.
Whoopi Goldberg's Biggest Controversies Over the Years
Whoopi Goldberg has been no stranger to controversy during her decades-long career in Hollywood.
From defending Bill Cosby and Mel Gibson to the Ray Rice domestic abuse scandal, Goldberg
has never been afraid to speak her mind—even if it means ruffling a few feathers along
the way.
While her most recent controversies came after she doubled down on her opinion that the genocide
of Jewish people was not racially motivated, this isn't the first time Goldberg has found
herself in hot water.
Let's take a look back at some of the actress' biggest controversies over the years:
Goldberg has been criticized for her support of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981 and sentenced
to death.
However, his sentence was later overturned, and he is currently serving a life sentence
without the possibility of parole.
Goldberg has been an outspoken supporter of Abu-Jamal, calling him a "political prisoner"
and saying that he did not receive a fair trial.
In 2010, Goldberg came to Mel Gibson's defense after his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva
posted alleged recordings of his rants online.
In each of the recordings, a man who sounds like the Oscar winner is heard making racist
and sexist remarks in an argument with Grigorieva, along with threatening her and acknowledging
that he hit her.
During an appearance on "The View," Goldberg said that Gibson wasn't a racist despite his
past derogatory remarks about Jews and African Americans.
She claimed she knew Mel well and that he was not anti-Semitic.
She also questioned why Gibson's ex-girlfriend would release the tapes on the Internet instead
of going to the cops first.
In 2014, Goldberg made headlines when she suggested that NFL player Ray Rice shouldn't
be banned from playing football after he was caught on camera assaulting his then-fiancée
Janay Palmer in an elevator.
During an appearance on "The View," Goldberg said that Rice should be given a second chance
because "people make mistakes all the time."
Last but not least, in 2015, Goldberg found herself in more hot water after she defended
Bill Cosby after he was accused of sexual assault by dozens of women.
While many in Hollywood were quick to condemn Cosby, Goldberg said that she wasn't ready
to do so because she didn't have all the facts.
She argued that as long as there is no way anyone can prove what did or didn't happen,
she refuses to believe the masses.
Outro Widespread debate is taking place throughout
social media about whether Goldberg's statements were antisemitic, merely ignorant, harmful,
moronic, or all of the above.
According to her following interview with Stephen Colbert on his late-night show, where
she virtually repeated herself, Goldberg's ignorance appears to result from a narrow
knowledge of race as an American fabrication rather than a collection of classifications
that white supremacists have established and revised for generations and in other regions
of the globe to preserve dominance.
The color lines that Goldberg alludes to were not established by Adolf Hitler, despite the
fact that many Afro-Germans suffered and perished under the Nazi regime, and Jim Crow served
as the inspiration for Germany's citizenship rules.
But race was unmistakably and profoundly at the center of this awful chapter in history.
With her latest comments, it appears that Goldberg has finally gone too far.
Her career may be on the line, as calls for her firing continue to grow.
There you have it.
It's now time to hear from you.
Do you think Whoopi Goldberg should be fired from "The View"?