Whoopi Goldberg issues public apology
Sister Act star Whoopi Goldberg has issued a public apology following backlash over comments she made about the Holocaust.
During a discussion on American talk show The View, Whoopi shared her belief that the Holocaust, "isn't about race."
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Whoopi made her controversial comments during a chat about a school board's decision to ban Holocaust graphic novel Maus .
The actress said, "Let’s be truthful – the Holocaust isn’t about race."
"It’s about man’s inhumanity to man – that’s what it’s about."
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One of her The View co-hosts replied, "But it's about white supremacy."
Whoopi continued, "But these are two white groups of people."
"You’re missing the point."
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"The minute you turn it into race, it goes down this alley. Let’s talk about it for what it is – it’s how people treat each other. It’s a problem."
"It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white, because black, white, Jews… everybody eats each other."
Watch the full discussion here:
Sparks fly as The View panel confronts Whoopi after she says "the Holocaust isn't about race. No. It's not about race."
"Well, the considered Jews a different race," Joy Behar says."But it's about white supremacy. It's about going after Jews and Gypsies," Ana Navarro adds. pic.twitter.com/GZwZSi2qXi
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 31, 2022
The apology
The 66-year-old faced major backlash over her words and has since issued a public apology.
She tweeted, 'On today’s show I said the Holocaust "is not about race, but about man’s inhumanity to man."'
'I should have said it is about both.'
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She continued, 'As Jonathan Greenblatt from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) shared, "The Holocaust was about the Nazi’s systematic annihilation of the Jewish people – who they deemed to be an inferior race." I stand corrected.'
'The Jewish people around the world have always had my support and that will never waiver. I am sorry for the hurt I have caused.'
'Written with my sincerest apologies. Whoopi Goldberg'
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) February 1, 2022
No further comment has been made.
