Whoopi Goldberg’s biggest controversies on ‘The View’
nypost.comban of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus,” about a Holocaust survivor, Goldberg argued that the genocide – which killed over 6 million Jewish people – was “not about race,” but about “man’s inhumanity to man.” Other co-hosts disagreed. “Well, it’s about white supremacy.
That’s what it’s about,” political strategist Ana Navarro resplied. “It’s about going after Jews and Gypsies.”But Goldberg doubled down. “But these are two groups of white people,” she said.
Joy Behar noted that the Nazis considered the Jewish people to be a different race. Liora Rez, executive director of watchdog group StopAntisemitism, called Goldberg’s comments “reprehensible.”Goldberg’s remarks were slammed, and led to a two-week suspension from the show.“While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments,” ABC News president Kim Godwin stated at the time.
Goldberg has faced backlash from fans after asking inappropriate questions – such as an incident on Thursday where she randomly asked her co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin if she was pregnant.“No,” yelled the former White House Director of Strategic Communications. “Oh my God.”After the awkward exchange, the show dissolved into chaos.
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