Posted on 02/02/2022 7:24:54 AM PST by lowbridge
This isn’t just illiberal, it’s irrational. What Goldberg said was factually incorrect, yes. But so what? Figures on political TV shows say stupid and historically illiterate things every day — including about the Nazis — and nothing much happens to them as a result. What, exactly, was different about this one? Is warmed-over critical theory prohibited now?
And why does anyone care? ABC’s president explained that the suspension was a product of Goldberg’s “hurtful comments.” But who, specifically, was “hurt”? The View is a talk show, and a particularly stupid one to boot. Is there anyone in the world who takes it as gospel? I simply do not understand the mechanism by which viewers are supposed to be damaged in some way by watching an actress make mistakes on live TV. Where is this “hurt”? What does it look like? How long does it last? And how is it assuaged by barring Goldberg from the program for a fortnight? Goldberg isn’t the CEO of American Airlines, or the president of the Historical Society. She’s a participant on a chat show. No one in America is affected by her errors.
In its statement, ABC insisted that “the culture at ABC News is one that is driven, kind, inclusive, respectful, and transparent.” Okay. And Goldberg violated these principles how? Presumably, ABC does not think she’s actually an anti-Semite. That would be absurd. Nor, I assume, is she being accused of hostility or disrespect in the workplace. So what’s the infraction? Once again, it seems that Goldberg’s only crime was “being wrong in public” — an eventuality that is all-but guaranteed to arise when we televise spontaneous political debate. Why have such productions if we intend to police them like this?
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She should be fired, not suspended
Goldberg has been a vicious racist for as long as I can remember, like most far left blacks.
Nothing new here.
Agreed. Let the audience decide if they want to listen to her crap.
She’s a vile leftist.
But this is the same as Joe Rogan. Don’t toe the line of whatever the accepted viewpoint is = canceled.
Funny to see the chickens come home to roost.
When they undo all the damage done by false accusations of racism against conservatives, I’ll start taking arguments like this seriously. Make them live by the destructive rules that they impose on everyone else, or they’ll never stop.
“Illiberal”? What the freak is that?
Anyway, what it is, please, quit calling these Marxists liberals and call them LEFTISTS.
Goldberg violates those principles almost every time she opens her mouth on that show.
Regards,
Well it’s not like she was talking about “race, race”. As for firing? Yeah, probably not gonna happen. Some pigs are more special remember.
I basically agree.
But, as a radio host here just stated, if liberals put some kind of stupid rules in place, they should also have to suffer for them.
Then, maybe they’ll get rid of their asinine rules.
Ratings, all for ratings. The “Welcome Back Whoopi Show” in two weeks. “We all missed your FA personality. “
I don't see it as “absurd,” at all.
I will give you all permission to kick her when she’s down.
She got what she deserved.
Her gravestone will say “F—k you all”.
Made her own bed.
They all have it coming...
I disagree with what she said, but if you're going to pretend to be about discussing differing viewpoints wouldn't it have been better to bring on an expert/historian and simply prove her wrong?
Whole thing is odd, I mean, the people on that show routinely spout hateful and incorrect information. They don't get suspended, they get invited back.
If Whoopie the Hut is fired, her uncle Jabba will be terribly angry!
(H/T, jdsteel)
I call them communists.
As far as “illiberal”, that is in the classical sense. Liberal meaning pretty much freedom-loving and opinion-respecting.
Women who tune into The View expect to hear ugly women spew inane babble.
So they suspend Whoop-Whoop for doing her job?
Pretending that if the discrimination isn't based on dark skin color, it isn't "racism".
She enhanced her offense by suggesting that history owes no consideration for Jewish people's suffering in the Holocaust.
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