Whoopi Goldberg has faced a huge backlash after her controversial statements about the Holocaust dropped The View’s ratings by millions.
It all started in January when Goldberg voiced her opinion on the Holocaust and said “it was not about race.”
This didn’t go down too well with the audience who started a petition calling for her to be removed from The View.
But some fans are on the fence about the decision to fire her.
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Viewers have previously boycotted the popular show, due to Goldberg swearing on national television…
Goldberg was discussing the Tennessee school board’s controversial decision to ban Maus, a graphic novel about the Holocaust.
This led the comedian to say some very controversial statements, which wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
“Let’s be truthful about it because the Holocaust isn’t about race. No. It’s not about race!”
Reports further suggest that the comedian was constantly trying to prove her point that the Holocaust was about “man’s inhumanity to man” despite her co-hosts trying to protest against her surprising views.
Soon after, a petition on Change.org was created, demanding Goldberg to “be fired from the daytime TV show for her repulsive verbiage and actions.”
The petition read: “Whoopi has made numerous remarks about race that have ruffled feathers. But her most recent comment attacking victims of the holocaust and the entire Jewish community are disgusting. Apologies are not enough when it comes to things like this, This can and will not be forgotten.”
And it’s not the first time Goldberg has got herself into a controversy…
Earlier this month, Goldberg said “a**” while talking about parenting on the daytime talk show. She said, “Sometimes you have to be an a** to be a parent.”
As per The Sun, the comedian’s usage of words didn’t go well with the audience at home.
Fans have continued to express their outrage on social media since the controversial Holocaust comment.
One fan wrote: “@WhoopiGoldberg @TheView @JoyVBehar you should all be ashamed of the of everything that comes out of your s&$@ mouths. Hypocrite is all you are. Everyone if you!”
While others felt the comedian shouldn’t get fired: “I hope Whoopi doesn’t get fired and put poor Omar the tent-maker out of work. The View ratings plummet after fans boycott talk show & demand host Whoopi Goldberg be ‘fired’ for ‘tone deaf’ comments.”
And it has now been revealed that as soon as Goldberg made the comment, there was a dramatic decline in the show’s rating.
According to The Sun, the ratings for the week of 6 June to 10 June have declined to 2.28 million as compared to recent years, when 2.36 million viewers witnessed the show in 2021.
What do you think?