Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes After Saying Romani Slur on 'The View'

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Whoopi Goldberg is issuing an apology for unknowingly using an offensive term during a recent conversation on an episode of .«You know, when you’re a certain age, you use words that are from, you know, when you’re a kid or you remember saying,» Goldberg shared in the message to viewers, shared on 's Twitter account. «And that’s what I did today, and I shouldn’t have.»While discussing Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election, Goldberg offhandedly said of Trump supporters that some were «people who still believe that he got, you know, gypped somehow in the election.»The term is considered a racist and derogatory slur toward people of Romani heritage and culture, and is derived from the word «gypsy.»In her apology, Goldberg said of her word choice, «I should have thought about it a little longer before I said it, but I didn't.

I should have said 'cheated,' and I used another word, and I’m really, really sorry,»A message from Whoopi Goldberg regarding today's episode of #TheView.

pic.twitter.com/PIvwYRWMsyThis apology comes after Goldberg drew heat on two separate occasions last year for her remarks on the Holocaust.

Goldberg first came under fire for her opinions in February, when speaking on «The Holocaust isn't about race. It's about man's inhumanity to man,» she said at the time. «These are two white groups of people.»Her comments caused her to be suspended from the talk show for two weeks.