Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity

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Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 14, 2015 20:44:54 GMT -5

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When Viola Davis won her history-making Best Actress award last month, her speech about the racial inequalities facing women in Hollywood won her fans the world over. She received a standing ovation for her pronouncement that "You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there." Celebrities and activists alike praised her words and choked up, no thanks to lines like "So here's to all the writers...people who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black."

Except, it seems, for Whoopi Goldberg.

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The co-host of The View expressed an altogether different opinion on the matter, in an interview with BET.

"Well, I'm not sure what it means. Opportunity to do what?" she questioned, referring to Davis' statement that the only thing separating women of color is opportunity. "Do you know what I mean? The truth of the matter is there's been plenty of opportunity. I mean, Scandal. Let's just start with that. Kerry Washington is there and she's working her booty off, okay? But they didn't vote for her. So, maybe the question is, what do you have to do to get voted on? That's the thing."

Goldberg went on to say that because Davis won, she thinks there will be more women of color on TV.

While the host tried to imply that she wasn't sure what Davis meant in her speech, it's safe to say that this is one statement that doesn't come off in the best light. Not that Whoopi is any stranger to controversy, of course—it seems to be a resounding theme among all the women of The View.

But despite the negative sentiments, something tells us Viola Davis isn't going to lose any sleep over this one.

www.eonline.com/news/706609/whoopi-goldberg-disagrees-with-viola-davis-emmy-speech-there-s-plenty-of-opportunity

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busybodyk Full Member Posts: 3,257 Likes: 6,248	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 14, 2015 20:50:45 GMT -5 via mobile sunny, thejackpot, and 11 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by busybodyk on Oct 14, 2015 20:50:45 GMT -5
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WOT?* Elder Posts: 21,300 Likes: 21,291	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 14, 2015 20:56:07 GMT -5 thejackpot, busybodyk, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WOT?* on Oct 14, 2015 20:56:07 GMT -5 I used to think "hey, she has my name." I don't claim her anymore. Her opinions ceased to matter when she and Ted Danson were dating.
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KateAggie Senior Member Posts: 6,195 Likes: 14,193	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 14, 2015 20:56:41 GMT -5 via Tapatalk 2curlydogs, pennypenny, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by KateAggie on Oct 14, 2015 20:56:41 GMT -5
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Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 14, 2015 21:16:47 GMT -5 via mobile sunny, meshaliuknits, and 15 more like this

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Post by sfy on Oct 14, 2015 21:16:47 GMT -5

Oh. Do I need to go into my View spiel again? Like to hear, here it goes (TM Living Color)!

Just tag me when everyone comes to a mutual agreement that because of her own issues with women of color (and especially black women!), post-Star Jones, Barbara has only ever chosen women of color with certain perspectives and with or without her around, the show will continue in that vein. It's why Rosie Perez wouldn't/couldn't last and why women like Sherri, Raven and Whoopi were chosen. *curtsies*. And for my encore--a haiku!

To co-host The View
Not temping, to stay and thrive
You MUST shuck and jive

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thejackpot Senior Member Posts: 6,496 Likes: 6,182	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 14, 2015 22:24:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thejackpot on Oct 14, 2015 22:24:17 GMT -5 I can't with these people. Just shut up and go away.
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orriskitten Senior Member Posts: 6,396 Likes: 5,252	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 15, 2015 9:30:15 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by orriskitten on Oct 15, 2015 9:30:15 GMT -5 Ugh seriously? I wish I never heard some actors and actresses speak as themselves. The stupidity that is spewed ruins happy things for me.
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pixy0stix Moderator Mod for CE&P Posts: 63,254 Likes: 146,482	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 15, 2015 9:31:39 GMT -5 sfy likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pixy0stix on Oct 15, 2015 9:31:39 GMT -5 Oct 14, 2015 22:29:33 GMT -5 @majorwife said: What happened with star jones? www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/06/29/lkl.jones/
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skwcm80 Elder Posts: 12,028 Likes: 18,444	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 15, 2015 9:34:16 GMT -5 sfy likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by skwcm80 on Oct 15, 2015 9:34:16 GMT -5 Of course she did.
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iammalcolmx Elder Posts: 18,430 Likes: 30,300	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 15, 2015 9:35:04 GMT -5 sfy likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by iammalcolmx on Oct 15, 2015 9:35:04 GMT -5 Isn't Whoopi the same one who defended Ten Danson when he wore Blackface?
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summer Elder Posts: 11,449 Likes: 13,897	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 15, 2015 12:50:02 GMT -5 meshaliuknits likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by summer on Oct 15, 2015 12:50:02 GMT -5 Whoopi starred in The Color Purple which is probably my all-time favorite movie. And yet she once was a stan for Blackface. I've always been so conflicted about her.
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omgzombies Full Member Posts: 3,523 Likes: 4,935	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 15, 2015 12:56:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by omgzombies on Oct 15, 2015 12:56:22 GMT -5 Oct 14, 2015 21:18:48 GMT -5 pennypenny said: WHY IS THIS SHOW STILL ON? Because people like my mother still watch it. Same reason the Kardashian empire exists.
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gazpacho Junior Member Posts: 558 Likes: 734	Whoopi disagrees w Viola-lots of opportunity Oct 15, 2015 14:53:34 GMT -5 sfy likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gazpacho on Oct 15, 2015 14:53:34 GMT -5 Didn't Whoopi say she decided to take the position on the View because there were fewer opportunities for her in the entertainment business?? She must have forgotten that.
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