{"id":7816,"date":"2025-06-21T05:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T05:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/archives\/7816"},"modified":"2025-06-21T05:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T05:54:12","slug":"watch-the-ultimate-lunatic-whoopi-comment-being-black-in-us-is-same-as-living-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/?p=7816","title":{"rendered":"Well, she&#8217;s finally done it, America. After 18 seasons on &#8220;The View,&#8221; it&#8217;s happened: Whoopi Goldberg has hit peak Whoopi Goldberg-ness. In a conversation so unhinged that both Joy Behar and Sara Haines\u2014usually reliably on the side of Whoopi and Co.\u2014were trying to talk Goldberg and\u2026The full story below!!! \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<script><![CDATA[console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")]]><\/script><script><![CDATA[console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")]]><\/script><script><![CDATA[console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")]]><\/script><script><![CDATA[console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")]]><\/script><script><![CDATA[console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")]]><\/script><script><![CDATA[console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, she\u2019s finally done it, America. After 18 seasons on \u201cThe View,\u201d it\u2019s happened: Whoopi Goldberg has hit peak Whoopi Goldberg-ness.<\/p>\n<p>In a conversation so unhinged that both Joy Behar and Sara Haines \u2014 usually reliably on the side of Whoopi and Co. \u2014 were trying to talk Goldberg and co-host Sunny Hostin into something resembling sanity on the Israel-Iran issue. Whoopi posited that being repressed by the regime in Tehran is exactly like being black or gay in the United States because \u201cwe\u2019ve been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car\u201d and \u201cused to just keep hanging black people!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comments came in the context of a viral exchange on the volley of missiles between the two nations, as well as the prospect of regime change in Iran, between Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-heated-tucker-carlson-ted-cruz-go-toe-toe-jan-6-disagreement-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Ted Cruz and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson<\/a> during an interview conducted by Carlson. That\u2019s another issue for another day, but Carlson\u2019s point \u2014 he tends to be anti-war as a general rule for reasons that can be debated \u2014 is that regime change in Iran is unpredictable.<\/p>\n<p>The sides on Wednesday\u2019s show were initially drawn with Behar, Haines, and former Trump administration official Alyssa Farah Griffin arguing that Iran wanted a nuclear weapon and was an existential threat to both Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin, meanwhile, said that \u201cunder international criminal law, you are not supposed to do this [attack Iran]\u201d and argued that \u201cPresident Obama, one of his foreign policy wins was that he had an agreement with Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><![CDATA[\n\t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) {\n\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove()\n\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = src;\n\t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script);\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector);\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all \n\n elements in order as they appear in the document\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last \n\n before the target element\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x];\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver\n\t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver(\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim());\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect();\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed\n\t\t\t\t\t\t);\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element);\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it\n\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2);\n\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve);\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That agreement, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unhinged-leftists-blame-trump-happening-israel-iran-dont-clue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action<\/a>, was scuttled by President Donald Trump during his first term for the logical reason that it wasn\u2019t even worth the paper it was signed on and did little to stop Iran\u2019s military ambitions. But that\u2019s (again) another issue. The real fun started when Griffin pointed out that Iran wasn\u2019t exactly, shall we say, woke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s remember too, the Iranians literally throw gay people off of buildings,\u201d she said. \u201cThey don\u2019t adhere to basic human rights or international law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s not do that! Let\u2019s not do that,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-whoopi-goldberg-melts-view-learning-trump-wants-help-new-mothers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goldberg<\/a> said in response. \u201cBecause if we start with that \u2014 we\u2019ve been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pardon me? This got applause, believe it or not, despite the fact that she appears to be mixing up the 1990s murders of Matthew Shepard (a self-described gay man who was tied to a fence in what was initially believed to be a hate crime but is now generally considered to be the result of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-untold-truth-of-the-matthew-shepard-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drug crime gone bad<\/a>) and James Byrd Jr. (a black man who was killed in Texas by white men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2019\/04\/24\/texas-execution-john-william-king-james-byrd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who dragged him behind a car<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<p>Which is a safer place for blacks: America or Iran?<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p>\n\t\t\tAmerica: 100% (72 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIran: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script><![CDATA[\n\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {\n\t\t\tvar name = cname + \"=\";\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(';');\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn \"\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\t\tvar expires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\t\tdocument.cookie = cname + \"=\" + cvalue + \";\" + expires + \";path=\/\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\t\tvar voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3958204';\n\n\t\tfunction ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPoll = jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPollContainer = jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\t\tvar pollFormBox = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted || ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){ return; }\n\t\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = true;\n\n\t\t\tfireflyPollContainer.addClass('loading');\n\n            \/\/Need to assign URL here as it was defined only in firefly.\n            var firefly_ajax_url = 'https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php';\n\n\t\t\tvar posting = jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, jQuery( event.target ).serialize() );\n\n            \/\/Check the Datalayer\n            if(window.dataLayer){\n                window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n                window.dataLayer.push( {\n                    'event': 'in-article poll vote',\n                    'pollAnswer': jQuery( 'input:radio[name=answer]:checked' ).val(),\n                    'pollName': jQuery( '.firefly-poll-question').text(),\n                    'pollSubmitMethod': 'email',\n                } );\n            }\n\n\t\t\tffp_setCookie( voted_cookie_name, 1, 7 );\n\n\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) {\n\t\t\t\tif( response.success ){\n\t\t\t\t\tyes_el = document.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results-yes' );\n\t\t\t\t\tno_el = document.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results-no' );\n\n\t\t\t\t\tyes_el.style.width = response.data.percents.yes + '%';\n\t\t\t\t\tyes_el.innerHTML = 'America: ' + response.data.percents.yes + '% (' + response.data.votes.yes + ' Votes)';\n\n\t\t\t\t\tno_el.style.width = response.data.percents.no + '%';\n\t\t\t\t\tno_el.innerHTML = 'Iran: ' + response.data.percents.no + '% (' + response.data.votes.no + ' Votes)';\n\n\t\t\t\t\tfireflyPoll.remove();\n\n\t\t\t\t\tpollFormBox.hide();\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results' ).style.display = 'block';\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\tfireflyPollContainer.removeClass('loading');\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t};\n\n\t\tif ( ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ) {\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'pollFormBox' ).style.display = 'none';\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results' ).style.display = 'block';\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ffp_getCookie( 'ff_source' ) == 'email' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tvar emailField = document.querySelector( '#firefly-poll input[name=\"email\"]' );\n\t\t\t\t\temailField.required = false;\n\t\t\t\t\temailField.style.display = 'none';\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'pollFormBox' ).style.display = 'block';\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results' ).style.display = 'none';\n\t\t}\n\t]]><\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but where the Iranian regime is today is nothing compared, is nothing compared to the Unites States,\u201d Griffin responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, I\u2019m sorry! They used to just keep hanging black people!\u201d Whoopi said, talking over Griffin.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The View Full Broadcast \u2013 June 18, 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0w1yjDbU1_c?start=580&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I suppose that the whole point of \u201cThe View\u201d is to try and win over the audience at home and not in the studio, but why Griffin felt the need to respond to this is anyone\u2019s guess.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps those who tune into \u201cThe View\u201d really believe we live in a state where black people are lynched every day or homosexuals are dragged behind cars on a weekly basis. After all, tune into MSNBC and this is a caricature of Trump\u2019s America that holds more water than it should. Griffin went on to note that she couldn\u2019t even go out in public wearing what she had on \u2014 indeed, none of the women on the panel could \u2014 but Whoopi didn\u2019t buy the argument that \u201cit\u2019s not even the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article-related\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-view-co-hosts-seethe-arnold-schwarzenegger-delivers-tough-message-illegal-aliens\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-related\">Watch: &#8216;The View&#8217; Co-Hosts Seethe as Arnold Schwarzenegger Delivers Tough Message to Illegal Aliens<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOh, no! That\u2019s not what you mean to say. It is the same,\u201d Whoopi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s very different to live in the United States in 2025 than it is in Iran,\u201d Griffin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot if you\u2019re black!\u201d Whoopi shot back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot for everybody,\u201d Hostin interjected.<\/p>\n<p>Again, Goldberg: \u201cNot if you\u2019re black!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, because I remember how the government killed <a href=\"https:\/\/iranhr.net\/en\/articles\/6200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at least 500 people<\/a> during the George Floyd protests back in 2020 and banned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/know-losing-increasingly-desperate-iran-asks-people-delete-israeli-app-phones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp and other communications services<\/a> to try and clamp down on the riots.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, wait, what? I\u2019m sorry, that\u2019s the death toll and government actions from the 2022 and 2023 Iranian protests, which were sparked by the death of a young woman who died in police custody for dressing with insufficient Islamic modesty \u2014 which is to say, her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.en-hrana.org\/woman-life-freedom-comprehensive-report-of-20-days-of-protest-across-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">headscarf wasn\u2019t worn properly<\/a>. Which happens all the time for black and homosexual people in the United States, right?<\/p>\n<p>No. No it doesn\u2019t, and Whoopi should know better. She doesn\u2019t and shoots her mouth off because this gets the ratings. Once upon a time, if this were a conservative, CNN would be wringing its hands over \u201cmisinformation\u201d and talking about \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-ex-fb-exec-says-time-use-anti-isis-techniques-conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deplatforming<\/a>\u201d her. Now, crickets. Funny how that works.<\/p>\n<p>This may be the stupidest, least informed, most propagandistic, most America-hating comment Goldberg has ever made. And that\u2019s saying something.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<p>\t\t<script><![CDATA[\n\t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() {\n\t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){\n\t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined');\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tvar opts = {\n\t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit',\n\t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value,\n\t\t\t\t\t\temail:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"email\"]' ).value,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', 'email', 'message' ];\n\n\t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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