Sara Hainesis showing her support forWhoopi Goldbergduring her coworker’s brief absence fromThe View.
“This just popped up and warmed my heart. That’s my Whoops!!!!” Haines, 44, wrote, sharing thephotoFriday on Instagram.
“I’d like to invite people trolling the post to go play somewhere else,” she wrote. “To learn from a moment is all we can ask of anyone. And prioritizing punitive measures at the expense of the message/issue (and teaching moment) are misguided.”
The controversy unfolded after Monday’s episode ofThe View, during which Goldberg and her co-hosts discussed a Tennessee school board’sban of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novelMaus, which tells the story of illustrator and author Art Spiegelman’s Polish Jewish parents' experience during the Holocaust. During the talk, Goldberg inaccurately remarked that the “Holocaust isn’t about race.”
Goldberg, who immediately faced criticism on social media, shared a statement andapologized on the showthe next day.
“I said something that I feel a responsibility for not leaving unexamined because my words upset so many people, which was never my intention,” Goldberg said. “And I understand why now, and for that I am deeply, deeply grateful because the information I got was really helpful and it helped me understand some different things.”
TheColor Purplestar also provided a platform toAnti-Defamation League(ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt during Tuesday’s episode, and he suggested the show consider a Jewish co-host to fillMeghan McCain’s vacant seat.
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The ADLaccepted Goldberg’s apology, noting that they “have always known her as someone who stands up for the Jewish community” in a statement from Frederic L. Bloch, chief growth officer of the ADL.
“Hopefully these next two weeks can be a time for introspection for her and healing for those who were hurt,” Bloch added.
The ADL encourages those seeking information on the Holocaust to check out theireducational resources.
source: people.com
