She changed her last name to ‘Goldberg’ because her mother said that she should since Jews run Hollywood (she has changed this story more recently and claims she took the name in honor of a Jewish ancestor).
She does ignorant shit like this all the time though, so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise. In this case, I believe she eventually walked it back, but damn, it happens a lot!
I think you misunderstood my comment. I’m not defending her. Changing your name to Goldberg because you think the Jews run Hollywood is not a positive thing. It’s a bigoted thing.
She changed her last name to ‘Goldberg’ because her mother said that she should since Jews run Hollywood (she has changed this story more recently and claims she took the name in honor of a Jewish ancestor).
That’s nice and all, but https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/whoopi-goldberg-faces-backlash-repeating-false-holocaust-comments-rcna63321
She does ignorant shit like this all the time though, so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise. In this case, I believe she eventually walked it back, but damn, it happens a lot!
I think you misunderstood my comment. I’m not defending her. Changing your name to Goldberg because you think the Jews run Hollywood is not a positive thing. It’s a bigoted thing.
I absolutely did (skipped over a key part of your post lol), it’s been a long week.
No worries. I totally understand.