Question about Whoppi Goldburg?!
Question: Question about Whoppi Goldburg!?
Is Whappi Goldburg gay!? You never see her with a man and she dresses like a dude,is she gay!? If she was would that Hasslebeck woman on The View leave the show or get her kicked off like she did the other lesbian on that show!?!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
This surprising remark was made by Whoopi Goldberg to the audience at the Absolutely Fabulous 2002 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Pride Awards on June 27th, 2002!. Given Whoopi's history of public support for gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues, and the multiple lesbian and bisexual characters she has played on film, the announcement that Whoopi is bisexual probably shouldn't come as a big surprise!.
But the casual way in which she imparted the information (in what sounds like a scripted off-the-cuff remark), combined with the cryptic way in which she worded it, makes it an odd sort of coming out!.
Perhaps that is why, besides the New York Post, the mainstream press hasn't really carried the "announcement" of her bisexuality!. Not even the National Enquirer, who usually salivates to splash this kind of news on their front page!.
Maybe this means that acknowledging one's bisexuality isn't such a big deal anymore, which would be a sign of tremendous progress!. Unfortunately, it's more likely that her "announcement" didn't make the news because of the ambiguous way in which it was delivered, which makes news outlets uncertain how exactly to report on it!. Since she wasn't actually announcing that she is in a relationship with a woman, it's also not as tangible (or sensational) to the press!.
In other words, it's too difficult to market!. And it probably didn't make the tabloids because it wasn't such a big "secret" in light of Whoopi's public support for gay rights in the past!.
So is she bi, or isn't she!? It seems like it, but maybe it was just a joke, or a publicity stunt!. A way to get in good with the gay community!.
But this doesn't exactly gel with Whoopi's history, for she has proven time and again that she isn't the kind of person who courts favor from the gay community while behaving differently behind the scenes!. In the 1985 role of Celie in "The Color Purple," which launched her career, she played one of the first lesbian/bisexual characters in a primary role in a mainstream film!.
She also starred as a lesbian in the 1994 film "Boys on the Side," a character which still remains one of the few black lesbians in a primary role in mainstream cinema, along with her role in "The Color Purple!." And she played a lesbian detective in 1999's "The Deep End of the Ocean," although she was a minor character in that film!.
Offscreen, Whoopi's behavior has also been consistently gay-positive!. In 1990, when she had a regular role on "Star Trek," she refused to deliver a homophobic line, and in 2001 she produced the Lifetime movie "What Makes a Family," which starred Brooke Shields as a lesbian mom!. She has also spoken at and received awards from more gay organizations' award ceremonies than anyone can count!.
So in the face of this kind of statement, I'm inclined to give Whoopi the benefit of the doubt and assume she is being truthful, until she gives us reason to believe otherwise!. Her bisexuality would help explain why Whoopi appears to be one of the few black actresses willing to play a lesbian or bisexual character, as well as why she has been such an outspoken advocate for gay rights all these years!.
Hopefully she won't "take it back" or say she was "just joking" if she suffers some negative consequences in her career from this announcement!.
It will be interesting to see how this news will be greeted within the black community, which has so few "famous" black women in Hollywood and almost no openly lesbian or bisexual ones!. It is great news for women of color and bisexual women, however, who have little representation among celebrities and suffer from continual invisibility both within the public at large and within the gay community itself!. If we're really lucky, perhaps other closeted bisexual celebrities will follow her example and come out as well!.
Too optimistic!? Well, thirty years ago, no one thought a little African-American girl from the projects in Manhattan with the improbable stage name of "Whoopi" would grow up to become a household name and beloved American icon, either!. And just ten years ago, few would have believed a high-profile actress openly referring to her bisexuality would be treated so matter-of-factly!.
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But the casual way in which she imparted the information (in what sounds like a scripted off-the-cuff remark), combined with the cryptic way in which she worded it, makes it an odd sort of coming out!.
Perhaps that is why, besides the New York Post, the mainstream press hasn't really carried the "announcement" of her bisexuality!. Not even the National Enquirer, who usually salivates to splash this kind of news on their front page!.
Maybe this means that acknowledging one's bisexuality isn't such a big deal anymore, which would be a sign of tremendous progress!. Unfortunately, it's more likely that her "announcement" didn't make the news because of the ambiguous way in which it was delivered, which makes news outlets uncertain how exactly to report on it!. Since she wasn't actually announcing that she is in a relationship with a woman, it's also not as tangible (or sensational) to the press!.
In other words, it's too difficult to market!. And it probably didn't make the tabloids because it wasn't such a big "secret" in light of Whoopi's public support for gay rights in the past!.
So is she bi, or isn't she!? It seems like it, but maybe it was just a joke, or a publicity stunt!. A way to get in good with the gay community!.
But this doesn't exactly gel with Whoopi's history, for she has proven time and again that she isn't the kind of person who courts favor from the gay community while behaving differently behind the scenes!. In the 1985 role of Celie in "The Color Purple," which launched her career, she played one of the first lesbian/bisexual characters in a primary role in a mainstream film!.
She also starred as a lesbian in the 1994 film "Boys on the Side," a character which still remains one of the few black lesbians in a primary role in mainstream cinema, along with her role in "The Color Purple!." And she played a lesbian detective in 1999's "The Deep End of the Ocean," although she was a minor character in that film!.
Offscreen, Whoopi's behavior has also been consistently gay-positive!. In 1990, when she had a regular role on "Star Trek," she refused to deliver a homophobic line, and in 2001 she produced the Lifetime movie "What Makes a Family," which starred Brooke Shields as a lesbian mom!. She has also spoken at and received awards from more gay organizations' award ceremonies than anyone can count!.
So in the face of this kind of statement, I'm inclined to give Whoopi the benefit of the doubt and assume she is being truthful, until she gives us reason to believe otherwise!. Her bisexuality would help explain why Whoopi appears to be one of the few black actresses willing to play a lesbian or bisexual character, as well as why she has been such an outspoken advocate for gay rights all these years!.
Hopefully she won't "take it back" or say she was "just joking" if she suffers some negative consequences in her career from this announcement!.
It will be interesting to see how this news will be greeted within the black community, which has so few "famous" black women in Hollywood and almost no openly lesbian or bisexual ones!. It is great news for women of color and bisexual women, however, who have little representation among celebrities and suffer from continual invisibility both within the public at large and within the gay community itself!. If we're really lucky, perhaps other closeted bisexual celebrities will follow her example and come out as well!.
Too optimistic!? Well, thirty years ago, no one thought a little African-American girl from the projects in Manhattan with the improbable stage name of "Whoopi" would grow up to become a household name and beloved American icon, either!. And just ten years ago, few would have believed a high-profile actress openly referring to her bisexuality would be treated so matter-of-factly!.
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Its whoopi goldberg!. And the other 'lesbian', by which u mean rosie o'donnel wasnt kicked off 4 being gay!. And just cause she dresses tomboyish and hasnt had a bf in a while, or isnt seen in public with one doesnt make her gay!. And if she was!.!. So whatWww@Enter-QA@Com
First off its Whoppi Goldberg and no she isn't gay!. Www@Enter-QA@Com