Whoopi Goldberg causes a stir after 'ending of apartheid in SA' comments

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“But god damn, do not put down the people's shoulders you are standing on.”

American movie star Whoopi Goldberg created a storm on social media when she said that she and other Americans from her generation ended apartheid in SA.American actress Whoopi Goldberg got tongues wagging after she alluded that she and her generation of Americans helped end apartheid.

After one person in the discussion said “the mean” people in America went on and on saying they could not stand Joe Biden and what he was all about, Whoopi interjected and rubbished claims by the younger generation that the older generation hadn't been doing “all that work”. "What do you think. How do you think apartheid changed? We did that. That's what Joe Biden did. Nobody does everything the way you want them to do it.”

 

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I think they did in a way. 60s and 70s free love...marches, challenging old school thinking, she also played brilliant role in The Colour Purple. They pushed for womans rights and equality for all. Even if achieved years later still beginning of change.

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