Whoopi Goldberg made the comments on a recent episode of ‘The View.’
Whoopi Goldberg has some harsh words against ‘American Idol’,
saying the singing competition series caused the “beginning of the downfall
of society”.
Goldberg’s words came during a recent episode of
‘The View’ when she and her fellow hosts were discussing the recent Netflix
documentary ‘Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me’, with Goldberg pointing
the finger at reality shows that contribute to society’s obsession with
judging others.
What did Goldberg say about ‘American Idol’?
“I think that we, as a society, love to watch stuff to judge
folks. I’ve always thought that the beginning of the downfall of society was
with, what’s the name of that show?” she asked ‘The View’ producer Brian
Teta, who answered, “ABC’s ‘American Idol?’”
“Once we gave people
the ability to judge other people, I think we ran amok with it, and it’s
gone out of control,” she said. “They invited the public to decide who that
person was, and I feel once we did that, it began us in a cycle [we haven’t
gotten out of].”
She later clarified that she spoke of the Fox era of ‘American
Idol’ before it was on ABC which the same network that hosts ‘The View’.
“When
I was watching it, ABC didn’t have it. It was a different show,” she cleared
up. “It’s a very different show. ABC knows that I feel like this. I’ve told
them. It has nothing to do with them. It has to do with the show.”
Goldberg also criticized other reality TV shows
Before her comments on ‘American Idol’, she also spoke on the
effect of the numerous other reality shows that have become popular.
“You have Basketball Wives, you have the Housewives of
whatever, all the Bravo shows, they give you the impression that you’re
doing something wrong because you’re living your life. People watch these
shows because they make them feel better.”
Not the first time Goldberg has made controversial comments on ‘The
View’
While her comments about ‘American Idol’ were harsh, the
EGOT-winning actress has come under fire for other more controversial
comments.
She previously came under fire for using a word that is
offensive towards Romani people, and later for her comments about the
Holocaust.
She has since apologized for both.
