


We don't think talking about Native Americans in a really despicable way is funny," she said, her voice rising. Goldberg went on to lament the fact that "we have to reeducate and re-tell people" that racist, insensitive humor is no longer okay. It's always been that because the separation of the anthems has been so clear to us." "And, just so you know, Bill, "Lift Every Voice" has always been considered the Black national anthem. "These are all things that we, I thought, all worked together and got everybody to the point where, 'Here's what you can't say!'" continued Goldberg. "We're having to reeducate people about how women want to be talked about, how Black people want to be talked about, how Hispanic people want to be talked about." "Because we have gone backwards a good 10, 15 years, we're having to reeducate people," she said. Maher is no stranger to controversy, but it's not often that he gets such a strong slap on the wrist from Whoopi Goldberg, who was fired up as she tore apart the HBO host's argument. We're going back to that, under a different name." "Colleges sometimes now have - many of them have different graduation ceremonies for Black and white, separate dorms. "Maybe we should get rid of our national anthem, but I think we should have one national anthem," he said. Goldberg insisted that the need for a Black national anthem is clear, as "the separation of the anthems has always been so clear to us," and she railed against Maher for dismissing the concerns of minorities as solely a product of "woke" society, saying, "I've never been asleep!"įriday night on Real Time, Maher took issue with Alicia Keys singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the first NFL game of the season. On Monday, the longtime moderator unloaded on Bill Maher, who spent Friday's episode of Real Time complaining about "Lift Every Voice and Sing," long considered the Black national anthem, playing before the NFL opener last week. One week into The View's 25th season, Whoopi Goldberg continues to dazzle.
