Whoopi Goldberg is being suspended from ABC’s The View:
BREAKING: Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from “The View” for two weeks, I’m told.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 2, 2022
This isn’t just illiberal, it’s irrational. What Goldberg said was factually incorrect, yes. But so what? Figures on political TV shows say stupid and historically illiterate things every day — including about the Nazis — and nothing much happens to them as a result. What, exactly, was different about this one? Is warmed-over critical theory prohibited now?
And why does anyone care? ABC’s president explained that the suspension was a product of Goldberg’s “hurtful comments.” But who, specifically, was “hurt”? The View is a talk show, and a particularly stupid one to boot. …
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/whoopi-goldergs-suspension-from-the-view-is-illiberal-and-irrational/