She apologized and her apology was completely sufficient in my opinion, and she should not be suspended, that is ridiculous. I actually prefer the show when she is not there, but she does not deserve any punishment. Her apology could not have been more perfect, and I completely believe she was sincere.
She was wrong when she said the Holocaust was not about race, because the Nazis viewed the Jewish people as a race, more specifically as an inferior race. My own uncle in a WWII letter written to his sister (my grandmother) referred to the Germans and the German race. So, not only did the Nazis see us as a race, but during that time in history it seems the language of the era was to refer to groups as different races.
I immediately thought about a Black friend of mine who many years ago (like 25 years) was saying “white people” see Latin Americans as white too, so white are not racist against Latin Americans and don’t mind when they move into neighborhoods, like they do Black people. I told her she was wrong. Her perspective as a Black woman was off. I think Whoopi’s perspective was as a Black woman, and also not knowing or understanding the history.
Ironically, I have questioned the current use of the term “racism” when referring to antisemitism in present day, it is a little odd to me, because Jewish people are not commonly thought of as a different race now.
Have any of you even heard or seen her apology that she did the next day?
@gondwanalon Why do you think she is racist? This one incident?