Whoopi Goldberg: Stop calling me ‘African-American’


“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Tuesday that she is proud to be an American, rejecting the term “African-American” to describe herself. (ABC’s “The View”) more >

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By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Wednesday, January 6, 2016

“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Tuesday that she is proud to be an American, rejecting the term “African-American” to describe herself.

“You know what, this is my country,” Ms. Goldberg, 60, said during on-air discussion about U.S. immigration. “My mother, my grandmother, my great-grandfolks, we busted ass to be here. Pardon me, I’m sorry.

“I’m an American. I’m not an African-American. I’m not a chick-American. I’m an American,” she added.

“I’m an American!” co-host Raven-Symone agreed. “I’ve been here too long to not just hold ‘American.’”

“Since the 1700s, my people have been here,” Ms. Goldberg continued. “So I’m an American alongside the Native Americans. That’s the bottom line.”

The other co-hosts, who are white, declined to comment on the debate.

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