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Whoopi Goldberg slams Sesame Street video: ‘You Have To Teach People’

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In the wake of an incident in which a Sesame Street character appeared to snub two girls at a parade, Whoopi Goldberg had harsh words for Sesame Place.

Paige, 4, and a friend were not greeted by a Sesame Street character during a parade at Sesame Street Philadelphia, according to digital strategist Leslie Mac, who discovered this on Sunday morning.

Although Sesame Place issued a “apology” following the video’s success, it was received with backlash, causing Sesame Workshop – a licensed partner of Sesame Place – to issue its own statement in an attempt to appease the public. In response to the incident, Sesame Place issued a second apology and promised to undergo racial sensitivity training for its employees.

When “The View” aired the footage, several hosts felt that the employee who had acted insensitively should be terminated.

‘The View’ Reacts To Sesame Street Video Controversy:

All of the hosts weigh in on the situation in the four-minute video embedded below. More than one host felt it was necessary to terminate the artist for his or her alleged snub.

“The Chase” host Sara Haines didn’t seem to feel that racial bias training would solve the underlying issue. As she said, “If you have to teach inclusion and how to treat a young child, they need to be in another job.”

Co-host Lindsey Granger concurred that Sesame Place’s response seemed off. As an initial show of good faith, they claimed not to have noticed the employee, but later claimed that racial bias training was suddenly necessary in order to safeguard the person’s job security.

“What bothers me the most is that it started from ‘we didn’t see them’ to now ‘we’re doing diversity and inclusion training,’” she noted.

Actress Whoopi Goldberg, best known for her role in “The Stand,” claimed to have interacted with the residents of Sesame Street. “Well, I’ll tell you why that’s happened because I talked to the people at Sesame Street. Okay. Because I work with them a lot, and I said, ‘What the h—?’” Whoopi explained.

“And basically they said, ‘Listen. We’re all over this because our characters — the children must feel like these characters are the characters they expect them to be. So, we’re all over this,’” she continued.

“So I suspect a lot of what they’re going to be doing, all the diversity training, all that stuff, is coming from Sesame Workshop saying, ‘Oh no. Whoever is dealing with these characters, they’re going to have the information they need. We’re sorry we have to talk to you like this, but clearly, you need to understand you can’t do that for kids,’” she added

The conversation then shifted to, “What if this had happened to our children?” and a lot of the hosts said that if their kids got a video like what the two girls in the video got, they’d “bring the thunder” down on Sesame Place!

In fact, co-host Joy Behar even quipped that it might have been Mel Gibson underneath the Rosita disguise at one point. Because this isn’t the first time that a video of “Rosita” mocking a young black youngster has gone viral, Behar thought the actor wearing the outfit should be fired. As a side note, it isn’t apparent whether each of the videos features a single employee wearing a disguise.

Finally, Whoopi Goldberg stated that Sesame Place must justify their decision to fire the employee. “Well, before you fire ’em, teach them why they’re being fired, and then let them go. You have to teach people,” Goldberg said. However, at this time, it’s not clear if the employee will actually be let go.

The whole YouTube segment is below.

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We pretty much like the emotions the view has as well as all the people around the world in responding to this PORK. However, we disagree with Whoopie when she said "you have to teach people". If people who are racist display those actions publically then they failed a long time ago. Their parents should have taught them Whoopie, not YOU or anyone else. You shouldn't have to teach people how not to be racist. If people don't have those natural NO PORK elements that should be embedded in us naturally then maybe they should go to the source that gave them that PORK. The world doesn't need it and it certainly doesn't need those people. It's just not a good atom to be equipped with. If you are one that has it maybe you should go to "Get Rid Of Pork School" but leave people alone with that bullshht!.

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In Joker costume, Diddy clashes with “Power” actor.

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Diddy’s Joker costume from the 1989 film provided plenty of laughs on Halloween night. On the other hand, he may have been too immersed in his role when he had a weekend altercation with “Power” actor Michael J. Ferguson.

On camera, Ferguson refers to Diddy as “p—-,” prompting the rapper to laugh like the Joker and label Ferguson “clown.”

“What’s up, baby? You don’t like me,” Diddy asked Ferguson. “Then motherf—— get to it, n—-. If you don’t like me, you motherf—— fronting. Get to it b—-. Don’t f—— play with me on Halloween. I’m out here with love, n—-.”

At this moment, Ferguson still seems to be unaware that the man behind the mask is actually Diddy, as he keeps attacking the performer.

“You f—— p—-, make sure you won’t never talk to me that like,” Diddy said. “We’re having a good time. Why do you want to come at me like that? You got a problem? You really taking over my energy right now. What did I do to you? Do you know who I am?”

Diddy then tells him who he is, and it deescalates.

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Janet Jackson and Jill Scott are called out by Tyler Perry for “Why Did I Get Married?”

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Recently, movie mogul Tyler Perry challenged Janet Jackson and Jill Scott, two megastar singers, to continue the Why Did I Get Married? series, and Scott has since answered.

The owner of Tyler Perry Studios joked on “Entertainment Tonight” before Perry’s first TheGrio Awards that the two singers are delaying production on Why Did I Get Married 3.

Perry said in a deadpan, “If Janet and Jill Scott say yes, I’m waiting for them to say it.”

Scott’s “A Long Walk” vocalist immediately responded by quoting the tweet and tagging the rest of the cast of the “Why Did I Get Married?” series.

Janet has yet to respond, though. But others have.

Jill, sent out another message for Janet.

Why Did I Marry? series follows married couples who have trouble when vacationing at exotic resorts.

The films are part of Perry’s best 10 movies, that grossed over $115 million.

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Kanye West to Buy Conservative Social Platform Parler After Twitter, Instagram Ban

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The controversial conservative social networking site Parler has announced that it will be acquired by Kanye West.

Parler’s parent company, Parlement Technologies, released a statement on Monday stating that they are “pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement in principle for Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to acquire the Parler platform.”

Further, “the acquisition guarantees Parler a future role in developing an uncancelable ecosystem where all opinions are welcome,” the company said.

President and CEO of Parler George Farmer remarked, “Ye’s acquiring of Parler will strengthen our ability to create an uncancelable ecosystem. No one should have to self-censor out of uncertainty about which legal speech will get him or her banned. No individual or business should worry about being completely deplatformed, as Parler was, merely for the expression of opposing viewpoints. 

We intend for Parler to always be a safe space for open discussion and open minds. We shall keep up our resistance to tyranny, censorship, and cancel culture.

The 45-year-old artist and entrepreneur Kanye West bought Parlor after having his Twitter account suspended earlier this month for a regulation violation.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that in a now-deleted tweet, West threatened to unleash “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.”

“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” he wrote, per the outlet. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

Twitter took this action after the Grammy winner had his account blocked by Instagram and had content deleted from his profile for breaking Instagram’s terms of service, as reported by NBC News and CNN.

Even though many people were offended by a post published by West that has since been deleted, a Meta spokeswoman would not clarify to any outlet what content was in violation.

The “Stronger” singer posted a screenshot of a conversation he had with Sean “Diddy” Combs, in which it appeared that West had said Combs, 52, was under Jewish influence. He captioned the photo, “Jesus is Jew,” as reported by NBC News.

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