Whoopi Goldberg Rails Against Racist ‘Rings of Power’ and ’House of the Dragon’ Fans: ‘What Is Wrong With Y’all?’
variety.comZack Sharf Whoopi Goldberg has a message for racist “Lord of the Rings” and “Game of Thrones” fans: “Get a job!” During the Sept.
6 episode of “The View,” Goldberg and her co-hosts confronted the racist backlash that has met the recently launched fantasy series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “House of the Dragon.” Goldberg called out fans for accepting otherworldly creatures such as hobbits and dragons but not accepting Black actors. “They don’t exist in the real world,” Goldberg said of the two series. “You know that?
There are no dragons. There are no hobbits. Are you telling me Black people can’t be fake people too? Is that what you’re telling me?
I don’t know if there’s like a hobbit club, I don’t know if there are gonna be protests, but people! What is wrong with y’all?” Goldberg later added, “All of y’all who have problems because there are Black hobbits… Get a job!
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