Whoopi Goldberg Takes Backlash Following Holocaust Remarks

After receiving criticism for her Holocaust remarks, saying it was "not about race," Whoopi Goldberg is again under scrutiny for her comments about the Holocaust.

"The View" co-host recently told the London-based Sunday Times that racism was not originally the driving factor behind the Holocaust, per The Hill.

"Remember who they were killing first. They were not killing racial; they were killing physical. They were killing people they considered to be mentally defective. And then they made this decision," she said.

Janice Turner, a journalist for The New York Times, pushed back, reminding Goldberg, 67, that the Nazis specifically targeted Jews with their racial laws.

Turner said again that Nazis thought of Jews as a race, but Goldberg replied, "Yes, but that's the killer, isn't it? The oppressor is telling you what you are. Why are you believing them? They're Nazis. Why believe what they're saying?"

Goldberg also said that it does not change the reality that Jews can blend with others on the streets while she cannot.

The Holocaust remarks were said during the interview to promote Whoppi Goldberg's movie, "Till," in which she plays the mother of civil rights worker Mamie Till-Mobley.

The actress's most recent comments have made people angry again on social media.

Whoopi Goldberg's First Holocaust Remarks

Goldberg's suspension from ABC's daytime talk show for saying the Holocaust "was not about race" occurred just ten months before the same comment.

Goldberg displayed no regret for her previous comments, insisting once more that the Holocaust's systematic murder of almost 6 million Jews was not motivated by racism.

The Jerusalem Post noted that she also said that not only Jews but also individuals of African heritage were Nazi targets because of their outward differences.

Furthermore, she implied that during the Holocaust, Jews were able to better blend in with White people and hide from the Nazis than Black people were able to do.

Goldberg initially refused to apologize, leading to backlash and a suspension from ABC following the first predicament.

Whoopi Goldberg's Holocaust Remarks Spark Anger on Social Media

After her last interview, in which she showed no contrition for her previous utterances, some have called for her termination, said Fox News.

Arsen Ostrovsky, CEO of the International Legal Forum, said that Whoopi Goldberg has doubled down on her hateful Holocaust remarks, saying that it was not about race but rather "white on white" violence, notwithstanding her prior "apology."

"Someone get this ignorant fool off the air," he said.

Holocaust survivor and author Lucy Lipiner, who wrote "Long Journey Home: A Young Girl's Memoir of Surviving the Holocaust," criticized Goldberg for using the genocide she experienced as a "punching bag."

Joel Petlin, a contributor to Newsweek, said it is a victory of hope over experience to accept apologies from those who spew antisemitic filth.

He also noted that while we expect antisemitism to return, we can only hope that some lessons were learned.

"Alas, Whoopi just learned she could get away with it. Again."

The Times' Janice Turner highlighted in her interview article that Goldberg still does not get why her comments were so offensive.

Turner also said that Whoopi Goldberg insists that even Jews disagree amongst themselves about whether they can be considered a race or a religion."

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Written by: Bert Hoover

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