Recently, Whoopi Goldberg doubled down on her harmful, revisionist claims that the Holocaust was "not about race" and was a matter of "white-on-white violence."
Whoopi, here are some things you should know:
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In Mein Kampf — and many other letters and documents — Hitler made it perfectly clear that he viewed the Jews as an inferior race that a) was trying to disguise itself as a religion and b) was trying to "annihilate the non-Jewish races."
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There were other non-racial groups targeted by the Nazis, including the LGBTQ+ community, gypsies, and people with mental and physical disabilities. But the 6 million Jews that were killed were killed due to Nazi racism.
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Even if one's race isn't outwardly visible, they can still be racially discriminated against. Would you tell white-passing celebrities like @halsey, @petewentz, @derekjeter, @GabbyReece, or @iamrashidajones that they can't be victims of racism?
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Jews, and only Jews, have the right to define who and what they are.
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Learn more about the Holocaust and Nazi racism from @HolocaustMuseum, @wienerlibrary's Holocaust Explained, and @yadvashem.
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