Whoopi Goldberg defends Janet Jackson over Kamala Harris race comments
nme.comWhoopi Goldberg has defended Janet Jackson after the singer questioned Kamala Harris’ ethnicity.Jackson was speaking in a recent interview when she was asked about her views on America potentially voting in its first Black female president, to which she responded by voicing her doubt over whether the Democratic candidate was actually Black.“Well, you know what they supposedly said?” she responded. “She’s not Black.
That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian.”Following Jackson’s original remarks, The Guardian interviewer clarified during their conversation that the Vice President is “both” – her father Jamaican and mother Indian.But Goldberg came to her defence on The View. “You know, sometimes I’ve said stuff.
And you know, I was wrong. But people want you to say something right away. You know, when people are coming at you saying, ‘Hey, you’re not paying – you’re dumb, you don’t know’ – you don’t want to answer people,” she said.JANET JACKSON REPEATED FALSE CLAIM ABOUT VP HARRIS' RACE: #TheView co-hosts weigh in after the superstar falsely repeated a false claim that Vice Pres.
Kamala Harris is "not Black." pic.twitter.com/Wwmc9bDkSY— The View (@TheView) September 23, 2024“And it is a pain in the butt, I have to tell you.
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