‘The View’ Suspends Whoopi Goldberg After Controversial Holocaust Remarks

Whoopi Goldberg won’t be on The View for 2 weeks beginning Wednesday, February 2. The suspension follows her controversial remarks in regards to the Holocaust and race on the Monday, January 31 episode.

“Efficient instantly, I’m suspending Whoopi Goldberg for 2 weeks for her mistaken and hurtful feedback,” Kim Godwin, president at ABC Information, mentioned in a press release launched late within the night on Tuesday, February 1. “Whereas Whoopi has apologized, I’ve requested her to take time to replicate and be taught in regards to the impression of her feedback. All the ABC Information group stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, mates, household and communities.”

The View section in query mentioned faculties that not too long ago banned books, together with one which took problem with Maus, a graphic novel by Artwork Spiegelman in regards to the Holocaust.

“Let’s be truthful about it as a result of [the] Holocaust isn’t about race,” Goldberg, 66, mentioned on Monday’s episode. “It’s not about race. It’s about man’s inhumanity to man.”

Cohost Pleasure Behar mentioned that Nazis thought-about Jewish a race whereas Ana Navarro famous the Holocaust was about white supremacy. Goldberg, who has mentioned she identifies as Jewish up to now, nonetheless defended her stance.

“However these are two white teams of individuals!” the EGOT winner continued. “The minute you flip it into race it goes down this alley. Let’s speak about it for what it’s. It’s how folks deal with one another. It doesn’t matter in case you’re Black or white, Jews, it’s one another.”

The feedback drew criticism from Jewish organizations, together with the Anti-Defamation League and the U.S. Holocaust Museum.

The Sister Act star prevented apologizing on The Late Present With Stephen Colbert on Monday evening. She defined that, as a Black girl, she considered racism as being primarily based on pores and skin shade however realized that isn’t everybody’s expertise.

“It upset lots of people, which was by no means ever, ever my intention,” Goldberg mentioned to host Stephen Colbert. “I assumed it was a salient dialogue as a result of as a Black individual, I consider race as being one thing that I can see. So I see you and know what race you might be. I assumed it [the Holocaust] was extra about man’s inhumanity to man. … Folks mentioned, ‘No, no, we’re a race.’ I felt otherwise. I respect every thing everyone seems to be saying to me.”

The New York native added, “I don’t wish to faux apologize. I’m very upset that folks misunderstood what I used to be saying. And due to it they’re saying I’m anti-Semitic and denying the Holocaust and all these different issues that may by no means happen to me to do.”

Nonetheless, after she filmed her look, she issued a proper apology by way of Twitter on Monday evening. “I ought to have mentioned it’s about each. As Jonathan Greenblatt from the Anti-Defamation League shared, ‘The Holocaust was in regards to the Nazi’s systematic annihilation of the Jewish folks — who they deemed to be an inferior race.’ I stand corrected.”

She continued, “The Jewish folks world wide have at all times had my help and that may by no means waiver. I’m sorry for the harm that I’ve brought about.”

On the Tuesday, February 1, episode of The View, Goldberg as soon as once more acknowledged her feedback.

“I mentioned one thing that I really feel a accountability for not leaving unexamined as a result of my phrases upset so many individuals, which was by no means my intention,” the cohost mentioned. “And I perceive why now, and for that I’m deeply, deeply grateful as a result of the data I bought was actually useful and helped me perceive some various things.”

She continued, “It’s certainly about race as a result of Hitler and the Nazis thought-about Jews to be an inferior race. Now, phrases matter, and mine aren’t any exception. I remorse my feedback, as I mentioned, and I stand corrected. I additionally stand with the Jewish folks, as they know and y’all know as a result of I’ve at all times achieved that.”

Supply: US Journal