There has been so much talk lately about Rosie O'Donnell's unhappiness on The View, mostly because of her almost-daily clashes with Whoopi Goldberg. If you have tuned in for even only a few minutes you will realize the tension that hangs in the air between these two. A few weeks ago, rumors started swirling that O'Donnell might not even make it the entire season without quitting, and after an ugly fight on camera between the two this morning, we almost have to wonder if ABC is hoping for that to happen.
O'Donnell and Goldberg have not seen eye to eye lately on issues such as the Bill Cosby scandal or the Ferguson protests, and today they clashed over racism, with Goldberg insisting that O'Donnell had no idea what it is.
Both Goldberg and O'Donnell addressed each other in a heated exchange that left the other women at the roundtable unsure of what to say.
"Listen, you are a white lady telling me what is racist to you, which is fine," Goldberg told O'Donnell.
"I'm a gay American that has been called a dyke," O'Donnell said back.
"It's not the same," said Goldberg.
O'Donnell continued: "I have a black kid I raise, Whoopi. I have a black kid in my house."
"That is not the same," said Goldberg.
"You don't have to be black to know what racism is," O'Donnell said.
"Yes, you do," Goldberg said.
"No, you don't," O'Donnell said.
"Yes, you do, baby," Goldberg said. "There are white people who get it. But this is why I will not agree with the blanket statement that America is racist. I don't agree, I'm sorry. Kick my butt."
It is pretty obvious that these two are simply not going to agree on much of anything, and it seems that O'Donnell is starting to really resent being at a table that is supposed to be led by Goldberg. She clearly does not want her to speak for her and O'Donnell has been lashing out to make sure that viewers understand that Goldberg's stance is rarely hers.
How do you think this is all going to turn out? Is O'Donnell's return to The View going to end up being a short one? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
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