DO I SPEAK FOR THE WORLD?

DO I SPEAK FOR THE WORLD

CARYN ELAIN JOHNSON





 

 

 

Whoopi Goldberg, born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13,1955 is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.  All of this has made her one of the most accomplished actors of her generation, and she is one of the fer entertainers who have won a Emm, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.

 

She adopted the traditionally German/Jewish surname Goldberb as a stage name because her mother felt the original surname of Johnson was not "Jewish enough" to make her a star.

 

ON THE VIEW

On September 4, 2007, Goldberg became the new moderator and co-host of The View, replacing Rosie O'Donnell. O'Donnell stated on her official blog that she wanted Goldberg to be moderator. Goldberg's debut as moderator drew 3.4 million viewers, 1 million fewer than O'Donnell's debut ratings. After two weeks, however, The View was averaging 3.5 million total viewers under Goldberg, a 7% increase from 3.3 million under O'Donnell the previous season.

Goldberg's first appearance on the show was controversial when she made statements about Michael Vick's dogfighting as being "part of his cultural upbringing" and "not all that unusual" in parts of the South. Another comment that stirred controversy was the statement that the Chinese "have a very different relationship to cats" and that "you and I would be very pissed if somebody ate kitty." Some defended Goldberg, including her co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, saying that her comments were taken out of context by the press, because she repeated several times that she did not condone what Vick did.

ACTIVISM

 

On April 1, 2010, Whoopi Goldberg joined Cyndi Lauper in the launch of her  Give a Damn  campaign to bring a wider awareness of discrimination of the LGBT community. The campaign is to bring straight people to ally with the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community. Other names included in the campaign are Jason Mraz, Elton John, Judith Light, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Kardashian, Clay Aiken, Sharon Osbourne, and Kelly Osbourne, On a airing of The View on May 9, 2012, Whoopi stated that she is a Member of the National Rifle Association.

 

PERSONAL LIFE

 

Goldberg has been married three times — in 1973 to Alvin Martin (divorced in 1979, one daughter), in 1986 to cinematographer David Claessen (divorced in 1988), and in 1994 to the actor Lyle Trachtenberg (divorced in 1995). She has also been romantically linked with actors Frank Langella and Ted Danson.

In 1973, when Goldberg was 18, she and Alvin Martin had one daughter, Alexandrea (now an actress and producer who has used the stage names Alex Martin and Alex Dean). Goldberg became a grandmother at the age of 34 when her then 16 year-old daughter gave birth to her daughter, Amarah Skye. And through Alvin, Goldberg has another two grandchildren who are 6 and 9 years younger than Amarah.

On August 29, 2010, Goldberg's mother Emma Johnson died after suffering a stroke.  Goldberg left London at the time, where she had been performing in Sister Act the Musical, but returned to perform on October 22, 2010.

She has admitted publicly to having been a "high functioning" drug addict years ago, at one point being too terrified to even leave her bed to go use the toilet.  Goldberg suffers from dyslexia.

 

“What’s bothering me more than anything else is – that I know that it’s important to do all the marches and everything, but I don’t wanna lose sight of the fact that a 17 year old boy who had Skittles and some ice tea was shot dead by a man, by a vigilante,” she said.  Walters said that nobody had “lost sight” of that, but Goldberg disagreed.  She took issue with various groups for focusing attention on their own plans to seek justice.  “It’s all about the soundbite,” she lamented.  She noted that some people have even spread a wrong address as George Zimmermans’s

“I just think that you know, everybody needs to take a step back and remember what this is about,” she said.  “I want people to stop before they make a bad decision that compound an issue and take it away from the fact that a 17 year old boy was shot by a vigilante.”

 

America and Great Brittan sent troops to fight Hitler, to end his tyranny of the Jews, and many of those held responsible was arrested and brought to justice.  They sent troops to fight in Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, and all over the world to so call fight for the oppressed of another race that didn’t want them there.  Who were sent on our behalf when the slaughtered of our love one’s was going on?   Where were the United Nation and the World Leader’s voices of disapproval ringing out for us?  No one yet been brought to justice for the crimes in which they committed and continue to be practice today against us.

When ever they want to buffer our cry for justice and equality they always seem to know where to turn for a black representative. That is prepared to say the most foolish things that come in their heads, like, “I don’t see where as there is a problem with race any more because the opportunities are there to do or be just about anything you want, and there is just too much crying about someone holding you back.” To, “I just think that you know, everybody needs to take a step back and remember what this is about,” is another foolish remark to come out of the mouth of a person that sees black but feels like she should have been born white.    That’s the problem, we have been holding back for so long that we can’t remember why until the next Trayvon Martin comes along and remind us that we are sick and tired of holding back and continue to whisper among ourselves that there is a problem.  Then we hear ignorant people make statements like this when someone do speak up that just happen to be white in this case.

 

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg was not amused, challenging Coulter: "If you're going to talk about race, at least know what you're talking about. Tell me how much you know about being black."

I think she is the one that have forgotton what being black is.  She hate the color so much so that she would take a Jewish last name, so not to be riminded that her ancesores was once slaves.  Each time that she have gotton married or took to a lover it was too another white man.  Every time a white person say or do something negative toward us, she’s there to defend them with the loudest soundbite that can be heard, but we as blacks, “Just need to step back and take amoment to think.”  She say we don’t need to march, and yet she can stand up holding signs and march for a cause that is a sin in God’s eye, with them and for their rights, but not ours.  Therefore it is plain to see that she don’t know anything about being black, don’t give a damn and don’t want to be reminded in the end that she is one of us in the end.

I'll leave on this note from Charles Major@iamChargeMajor, "The surest way to lose sight of who you are is to constantly compare yourself to others." For THINKING OUT LOUD, I'm E. L. PLEASANT 

  

 



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                            DAVID CLAESSEN





 

ALVIN MARTIN

 

 

                               WHOOPI GOLDBERG                                       TED DANSON

 

 

 

 



FRANK LANGELLA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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