July 15, 2004
WHOOPI LEARNS NEWTON'S THIRD LAW...THE HARD WAY
ACTION: Whoopi raises hackles at Kerry fundraiser
REACTION: Slim-Fast Sheds Whoopi Goldberg After Bush Riff
Yet another example of why Hollywood 'activism' and physics do not mix well. You would think that someone who was on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' would have gleaned some science....
Posted by Mad Mikey at July 15, 2004 07:30 AM | TrackBackI think you know that I don't think very highly of Bush. OK, I hate him.
That being said, Woopie has got nothing to bitch about. If someone wants to speak their mind - especially in such a disrespectfuly way - they need to be aware that there may be repercussions.
And no, I don't think this is censorship. Her ability to speak her mind has not been hindered. Her ability to attach her politics to Slim Fast has been hindered. Sorry, but that's business.
How long before the ACLU, NAACP, NOW and a laundry list of other acronyms rush to her defense as a trodden-upon black woman?
Posted by: The Other Mike S at July 15, 2004 10:15 AMUnfortunately the same thing recently happened to me. Seems someone at Kepple's Radiator Flush heard me compare Bush to an orangutang's ass and now I'm no longer their Northeast Philadelphia spokesperson, sigh...
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Posted by: deuddersun at July 15, 2004 03:55 PMFunny how no one lost their jobs making Clinton Monica jokes...
Posted by: scroff at July 15, 2004 04:20 PMWhoopi didn't seem to really care.
Posted by: ruthie at July 15, 2004 09:20 PMDiversity promoter Asa Khalif, who has made headlines for accusing celebrities of insensitivity, cried foul in the Goldberg firing. "I smell racism from beginning to end," said Khalif, head of Racial Unity USA in Pennsylvania. "SlimFast must realize that black women have every right to voice their views."
Didn't take long.....
Posted by: The Other Mike S. at July 16, 2004 09:36 AM