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Whoopi Backpedals on Defending Mel Gibson: "I Didn't Stick up For Him"

By Luke Kerr on August 10, 2010
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Just when the Mel Gibson tape saga was beginning to fade a wee bit, it’s back! In an interview with the UK’s Metro London Goldberg denies defending Gibson on The View after Radar Online released tapes of him berating his then girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.

You’ve stuck up for Mel Gibson recently. Why was that?

I didn’t actually. All I said was that in my opinion Mel Gibson isn’t a racist. That isn’t sticking up for someone. I know him, I’ve spent time with him, my family have spent time with him – I’d have noticed if he was racist. On slow news days people hear what they want to hear. I didn’t stick up for him but I said I’ve met real racists and he isn’t one of them. He’s a bonehead.

Did you get any criticism for it?

Sure, from bloggers who don’t have anything else to do but reinterpret what they think they heard and comment on a clip from YouTube rather than listen to what I said in its entirety. My response is: ‘Kiss my behind; if you want to discuss what I’ve actually said then cool but I’m not responding to stupid BS’. The angering part about bloggers is that they’re anonymous. They’re chickens. I say what I’ve got to say and keep on rolling.

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Submitted by TmontyB on August 10, 2010 - 5:02pm
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She actually didn't defend him for his rants. All she said was that he wasn't a racist. I agree that people took what she said and ran with it, but what's new?

Submitted by alstonboy4315 on August 10, 2010 - 5:14pm
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Mel Gibson isn't racist????????? Certainly could've fooled me................ Sad Sad

Submitted by Jamey Giddens on August 10, 2010 - 5:30pm
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Whoopi has been out of touch since she stood next to Ted Danson in blackface and thought that mess was funny.
 

Submitted by Ryan-Scott on August 10, 2010 - 6:11pm
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Bitta lemons...

Submitted by Kenyon on August 10, 2010 - 8:28pm
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I love Whoopi, girl says what she wants to say and to hell with everyone else.

Submitted by Mrs. Forrester on August 10, 2010 - 8:58pm
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What she actually said was " I have spent time with Mr Gibson and my family and he didn't appear to be racist." I think it's a fair statement based on HER experience with him. I would be willing to bet that the folks he upset and talked about would rightfully beg to differ.

Submitted by ldylkng on August 10, 2010 - 10:42pm
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What ever Whoopi says I believe..... But I was listening that day, and she said he was a friend and knows he is NOT a racist!
Mel has a problem and it needs to be addressed, but I am sure in his heart he is not a racist. That would mean he is not a Christian.
But of course there are those that don't think being racist is a sin!! God help them!

Submitted by ldylkng on August 10, 2010 - 10:47pm
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But Jamey, They were dating then. She was just making a point. If Whoopie is a racist, then I am 16, 36-22-34!

Submitted by Jamey Giddens on August 11, 2010 - 12:04am
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The fact that they were dating made it worse. She as a black woman knows how demeaning and demoralizing black face was to African Americans, and to sit there and giggle and sniggle alongside that was madness. Now she is saying she knows someone is "not a racist:" when he told his girlfriend she deserved to be raped by a derogatory word used to describe her people, because of how provocatively she was dressed.

How can she, with a straight face, say she "knows he isn't racist" after that? He used a horrendous slur and a tired stereotype—the one that all black men are sexual beasts just itching to harm white women—all at the same time. Why would she defend that? It's unconscionable. JMO
 

Submitted by CarlyCfan on August 11, 2010 - 6:50pm
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Whoopi is also a woman that said thar Roman Polansky raping a 13 years-old "wasn't a rape-rape", because obviously there is rape and there is rape-rape. Ugh. Let's be honest here, she dumb!

Submitted by californiaguy888 on August 11, 2010 - 8:11pm
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I liked Whoopi best when she was center square.
Whoopi Goldberg to block please......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY2P_AUe0M0&feature=related

Submitted by Dariclone on August 11, 2010 - 11:02pm
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By saying he's not a raxist isn't she defending him? I don't mean to say she's dfending his comments, I'm sure she doesn't agree with them but by, saying that he's not a racist isn't she denfending *him?*