Whoopi Goldberg Cites Vision Loss As Reason For Her Most Recent Antisemitic Statements
Goldberg is under fire for saying that, for the Nazis, the Holocaust ‘wasn’t about race.’
Co-Host of ABC’s The View, Whoopi Goldberg, has recently found herself in hot water yet again after making what many consider to be antisemitic comments.
In January of this year, Goldberg made headlines after claiming live on-air that the Holocaust ‘wasn’t about race.’ This prompted Jewish leaders and organizations from across the world to denounce her statements and call for an apology, to which she obliged saying, ‘I stand corrected.’
This past weekend in an interview, less than a year later, she decided to defend her claims of white-on-white violence being the true source of the genocide against the Jewish population living in Nazi Germany, telling The Times, “It doesn’t change the fact that you could not tell a Jew on a street. You could find me. You couldn’t find them.”
This once again caused a media firestorm with many prominent voices calling for her cancellation, but when it comes to apologies, Whoopi always has one in the chamber:
“Here’s the thing, right? My statements were not intended to be hateful. I don’t view the world in the same way that the people leading the charge against me do. My vision has been rapidly deteriorating, I mean I’m 67 for crying out loud. So when I was referring to the Holocaust and said, ‘It doesn’t change the fact that you could not tell a Jew on a street. You could find me. You couldn’t find them,’ I was referring to what I can accurately see. I physically cannot tell the difference between a Jew on a street and a pasty Caucasian on their way to a coffee shop.”
After explaining herself, fans flocked to show their support for the Sister Act star. Many accused the media of trying to tear down the career of a successful Black woman.
One fan even tweeted, “Ya know, I hear all the disgusting accusations leveled against Whoopi and it’s blatantly ableist.”
Another went so far as to call it ‘racist and sexist,’ and asked when (if ever) our country would live up to its proclaimed ideals.
What began as another potential cancellation, concluded as a lesson in the art of owning up to mistakes and being willing to clarify when necessary.
It’s not about what you say. It’s about how you apologize when deals fall through, when the mob comes after you, and when you fear you may lose your sweet retirement gig.
Whoopi is an icon, and we are thankful that she isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
