I said, ‘Well, go ahead and do it.
See what happens.’
Because people want to know.
Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty; John Lamparski/WireImage
I say, ‘Well, you’re able to say it.
On that episode, Walters said the name more than once, prompting pushback from former cohostSherri Shepherd.
“I heard you say it, and it was fine.
You said it a different way,” Shepherd said to Goldberg, before turning to Walters.
“I know, it’s a semantics thing.
There’s something that goes through my body.”
So, no white person should use that word?"
“I’m repeating what was on the rock [reportedly standing at the camp’s entrance.]”
Back on the current episode,Sunny Hostingave her view on the word’s usage.
I don’t have that belief.
My belief is that it should not be used because it’s a racial slur, by anyone.
“Whenever people who are not Black say this to me, ‘Why can’t I say it?’
I always say, ‘Go ahead.
You know, I might not punch you out, but somebody else might,'” she said.
“But, that’s up to you to find out.
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