Posted on 03/25/2022 8:12:54 AM PDT by dennisw
Just a month after she was suspended for saying 'Holocaust wasn't racist' Whoopi Goldberg, 66, called on royal family to apologize for its colonial past
Discussing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's tour of the Caribbean Speaking on The View, actress said royals 'ran roughshod over India for years' New York-based Whoopi said 'all the folks' need to apologize for slavery ties The actress previously said she had a 'close' relationship to the Duke of Sussex Previously made comments supporting Meghan Markle after Oprah interview Last month Whoopi was suspended from The View for two weeks over her comments alleging that race was not a factor in the Holocaust She referred to Jews and Nazis as 'two groups of white people' and said that because they were both white, it was about 'inhumanity' and not race
Whoopi Goldberg has joined the chorus of people calling on the royal family to apologize for their colonial past, insisting that the crown cannot 'ignore the fact that Britain ran roughshod over India for years' - just one month after she was suspended from her ABC talk show The View for saying that the 'Holocaust wasn't racist'.
The 66-year-old Sister Act actress, who is based in New York City, was discussing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's tour of the Caribbean during The View on Thursday when she hit out at the monarchy.
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Whoopi Goldberg has joined the chorus of people calling on the royal family to apologize for their colonial past, insisting that the crown cannot ‘ignore the fact that Britain ran roughshod over India for years’ - just one month after she was suspended from her ABC talk show The View for saying that the ‘Holocaust wasn’t racist’.
The 66-year-old Sister Act actress, who is based in New York City, was discussing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of the Caribbean during The View on Thursday when she hit out at the monarchy.
Whoopi, who has previously described her ‘close’ relationship with Prince Harry on the show, said that the modern royal family needs to apologize for its imperialist past and the British empire’s links to slavery, saying the crown ‘ran ram shod’ over India for years and needs to take responsibility for its colonial past.
The actress, who has long been a vocal supporter of Meghan Markle, has previously questioned whether the Queen was ‘in touch’ with royal issues after the Sussexes’ explosive Oprah interview. She also said watching the Duchess confess she ‘was not okay’ in the ITV documentary Harry and Meghan: An African Journey was ‘tough.’
Her comments come after Prince William, 39, delivered a heartfelt speech where he described Britain’s historic role in the slave trade as ‘abhorrent’ and a ‘stain on our history’ in a keynote speech alongside his wife at a state dinner on Wednesday night in Jamaica.
There is great need for an understanding of the real African heritage......................
Whoopi Goldberg —— HERO OF THE STUPID!
The stupid women who watch her “View” lose a few IQ points each time they watch.
She probably has some Southern blood she needs to apologize for slavery in the US
Whoopi still hasn’t apologized to America for being as ugly and dumb as a mud fence.
I think that an argument can be made that colonization in general helped colonized countries to advance.
Her grandson married a black chick. What more do you want? Money, money, money!
When will whoopsi apologize for being a racist ?
Southern White blood that is
“Damn you for bringing us civilization!”
She seems to be pretty full of herself. Hey Whoopi, no-one gives a whoop about what you want.
So Whoopie is identifying as an Indian now and being their spokesperson?
No amount of apologies on behalf of others for the sake of others will shut that Jew-hater up.
Wow... for someone who hasn’t yet apologized for her own racism and hate speech...
>I think that an argument can be made that colonization in general helped colonized countries to advance.
I had this exact same exchange with my student in college:
“Well, Britain brutally colonized the Indians and blah blah blah.”
“So did the Muslims, but unlike the British, the did it by killing half the populace.”
“Yeah, but you can’t COMPARE those two things!”
“Certainly I can. Certain cultures have noble and less than noble motives. The British wanted resources and exploration, and they really weren’t intent on killing anyone. In fact, in the 1790’s they had already banned slavery.”
“Yeah, but you have to admit that what the British did was wrong.”
“Certainly, by today’s standards.”
At this time her face had turned completely red and she didn’t say anything else.
Whoopi should apologize for her present.
The “royal family” is an anachronism. People who are born into it or marry into it may not have financial worries or know physical deprivations, but they have no real freedom to live their lives and are often as miserable as caged zoo animals.
“There is great need for an understanding of the real African heritage......................”
That certainly isn’t something Whoopi would want to discuss. I mean, she claims everyone else is terrible and racist but she wouldn’t want to discuss where black slaves in Africa came from.
The Brits ran roughshod over North America.
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