Whoopi Goldberg’s enormous faux pas – her insistence on The View that the Nazi Final Solution to the ‘Jewish question’ was not driven by race hatred – has sparked outrage and a two-week suspension.
There are perhaps few things more tragic than being funny unintentionally, especially if you are a comedian. But Ms Goldberg might take solace in the knowledge that all great jokes must be at someone’s expense.
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