Whoopi Goldberg clarifies daughter's sexuality after 'gay child' slip-up on 'The View'
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Whoopi Goldberg clarified a comment she made about her daughter's sexuality during the Tuesday, November 12 episode of 'The View'.
The moment occurred when the panel, including Goldberg, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin, was discussing a recent appearance by Yale psychiatrist Amanda Calhoun on MNSBC's 'The ReidOut with Joy Reid'.
Whoopi Goldberg quickly clarifies 'gay child' slip-up
On Joy Reid's show, Amanda Calhoun, Chief Resident of the Yale Albert J Solnit Integrated Adult/Child Psychiatry program, argued that it is acceptable to distance yourself from family members who, in her view, "voted against your livelihood," particularly in such a polarizing political climate.
Goldberg chimed in, saying she wouldn’t want her child to be in a situation where someone invalidates their identity, saying, "I don’t want to put my gay child in a position where she has to sit with someone who doesn’t understand her and feels like it’s okay to blurt all that stuff, but that’s just me."
To avoid confusion, the EGOT winner quickly clarified, "I'm not tense. My daughter is not gay, I just want to say that so my daughter doesn’t say, 'Ma, why you spreading rumors about me again,'" with a laugh.
Goldberg noted that her statement was not meant to suggest anything about her daughter's sexual orientation, but rather to express a broader sentiment about family dynamics and respect for personal identity.
The comedian has one daughter, Alexandrea "Alex" Martin Dean, 51, whom she shares with her first husband, Alvin Martin, according to The Mirror US. Alex is an actress and producer, and she has three children with her husband, Bernard Dean.
'The View' co-hosts share differing views on balancing family relationships and political divides
The conversation continued as the panel discussed differing views on family and political opinions.
Navarro, reflecting on her own family situation, shared her perspective, saying, "Do what's best for you," and explained how her husband, Al Cardenas, who voted for Kamala Harris, maintains relationships with family members who do not share his political views in order to preserve connections with their grandchildren.
Farah Griffin and Sara Haines took the position that family should come before politics. She also said that no political difference should sever family ties, and Haines agreed, adding that "family relationships are important, no matter what people believe."
Hostin, however, agreed with Calhoun's argument, calling it a "moral issue."
