Whoopi Goldberg rebuked by Iranian dissidents for comparing life in the US to Iran
Iranian dissidents are speaking out over Whoopi Goldberg s offensive claim that life for Black Americans is equivalent to living under Iran s brutal autocracy Whoopi Goldberg s comparison between being Black in America and living under Iran s authoritarian regime is deeply misguided and dismisses the brutal realities faced by millions of Iranians Dr Sheila Nazarian described Fox News Digital Goldberg sparked backlash during a heated argument with her fellow The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin on Wednesday Griffin elaborated on the various human rights violations perpetrated by the Ayatollah s regime in Iran was guilty of including executions of gay people and imprisonment of women who go outside with their hair uncovered Let s not do that because if we start with that we have been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car Listen I'm sorry they used to just keep hanging Black people Goldberg insisted as Griffin pushed back and commented the situations weren't comparable WHOOPI GOLDBERG MAINTAINS PEOPLE KEEP TELLING HER 'YOU CAN'T ELECT A BLACK MAN' IN AMERICA In the year in the United States is nothing like if I step foot wearing this outfit into Iran right now Griffin announced It is the same Goldberg responded When Griffin tried to explain that life in modern-day America was night and day with the theocratic regime in Iran Goldberg countered Not if you re Black Nazarian a renowned plastic surgeon whose family fled Iran in when she was six after her father was put on a ruling body list to be killed reported Fox News Digital that Goldberg s comparison was not only inaccurate but deeply offensive While racism is a serious and ongoing challenge in the U S comparing this to life under a totalitarian theocracy like Iran is not only inaccurate it s offensive to those who suffer daily under that regime In Iran the establishment controls nearly every aspect of life People can be imprisoned tortured raped or even executed for peaceful protests for criticizing the regime or solely expressing their opinions online Nazarian disclosed Iran s theocratic regime is deeply unpopular with its citizens and widespread anti-government protests frequently break out in the Islamic Republic The country was gripped by widespread unrest after Iran s morality police were accused of murdering Mahsa Amini a Kurdish woman for not wearing a hijab in general MOMENTUM FOR REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN SURGES AMID ISRAEL'S CONFLICT WITH TEHRAN It s astonishing that Whoopi Goldberg would even suggest that life for Black Americans is somehow equivalent to living under the rule of the Ayatollah in Iran The very fact that she as a woman and a woman of color has a platform where she can speak freely express dissenting views and appear uncovered on national television is proof of the immense freedoms she enjoys Iranian-American journalist Lisa Daftari explained Fox News Digital This is not the first time Goldberg has faced debate for comments she made In Goldberg was suspended from The View following remarks about the Holocaust that multiple ascertained offensive Goldberg claimed that The Holocaust wasn t about race instead saying the genocide of six million Jews from to was the impact of man s inhumanity to other man The daytime talk show co-host swiftly apologized for her comments saying she misspoke Fox News Digital reached out to The View for comment
