Whoopi Goldberg


She did such a good job in this movie, but literally unbearable to watch this now that she can't shut her uneducated piehole.



Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?

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Just saw this on TV the other night (for the 50th time). I am always impressed by Whoopi Goldberg's performance. If it hadn't been for her hilarious OdaMae Brown character, this movie would have been a dreary tearjerker.

I also think Ms. Goldberg was at her most stunningly attractive in this film (despite her awful wardrobe!). During the penny under the door scene at the end she looks wonderful.

When Molly opens the door and OdaMae is standing there with a little grin, I always say to myself, "Aww, isn't she pretty?"

As for her opinions and politics, I try not to think of them while watching this movie. If I did, I wouldn't be able to watch about 80% of Hollywood actors!

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"I try not to think of them while watching this movie. If I did, I wouldn't be able to watch about 80% of Hollywood actors!"

So true.

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Agree. I always enjoy her performance in Ghost and even on Star Trek Next Gen.

Fortunately, I am also one who can separate the acting from the idiocy.

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Too bad for you that you are unable to differentiate between arts and politics.

Is this an US-type of thing? Cause it seems to me that your news are full of calls to boycott artists for just saying their opinion. Every artist that does not "behave" correctly, goes down the drain immediately.

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Is this an US-type of thing? Cause it seems to me that your news are full of calls to boycott artists for just saying their opinion. Every artist that does not "behave" correctly, goes down the drain immediately.


I can't speak to whether this is unique to the U.S. or not, but I can definitively state that the cancel culture is coming from the left about 95% of the time. It's gotten so bad they are beginning to eat their own.



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I also can't speak for how everyone feels, but I'll lay it out for you as I have experienced it.

First, all Americans have a right to speak out. No problem there. But Hollywood celebrities have gotten VERY annoying in the last few decades. They don't just "speak out", they lecture in a very snotty, know-it-all way. It's annoying.

I never cared what any performer's politics were just as long as they were civil to others.

For instance, the late Bob Hope was very well known to be a Republican. But when he did his TV specials he would poke fun at whoever the sitting President was. But is was all gentle humor, not like the nasty, mean spirited crap we get today.

The late Johnny Carson of The Tonight Show always did a very topical intro. He jabbed every President, the governor of California ( of either party). His jabs were also funny but not mean spirited.

It wasn't until long after his death that I found out he was a Democrat. But he did not want to introduce his own personal beliefs into his show. He shied away from political topics. He knew he was being invited into millions of homes at night and he didn't want to offend a large segment of his audience.

Today's celebrities employ a different tactic. They seem to think that since they play pretend for a living (or sing crappy songs) that they are smarter than everyone else and can lecture people.

Take Julia Roberts in 2000. I think she was at an Al Gore rally. That's perfectly fine for her to support her candidate.
But she just HAD to say, "I looked up republican in the dictionary. It comes between reptile and repugnant."

I ask you? Is there any reason to be such an insulting a-hole?

Countless celebs use the Emmy and Academy Award ceremonies as a personal platform for their political beliefs. Who the freak cares if overpaid prima donna Meryl Streep was, "oh so upset and in tears" over something Donald Trump said?
Just ACT , take the millions and shut up!



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