Whoopi Speaks....

Stephen A. Smith recently made comments on his show First Take about the Ray Rice situation, in which he states that a man should never hit a woman under any circumstances, he also stated that he tells the women in his family that they should never “provoke” a man.. *pause* His exact words were “anything to provoke wrong actions”. Women and survivors of domestic violence took offense to this statement (as they should have). I think the usage of the word “provoke” is what made use all say, “Really Stephen A.?! Really." These comments ultimately led to Smith being off the air for a week.

Other celebs have voiced their opinion on his comments as well, the other day Whoopi Goldberg took the statement a little further by saying. “If you make the choice as a woman whose 4 foot 3 and you decide to hit a guy who’s 6 feet tall and you’re the last thing he wants to deal with that day and he hits you back, you cannot be surprised!" Even though her co-host, audience members, and viewers disagreed with her position, Goldberg stuck with it and went on to say, “I know I’m going to catch a lot of hell, and I don’t care. But you have to teach women, do not live with this idea that men have this chivalry thing still with them; don’t assume that that is still in place.” So I guess we can all agree that Whoopi is a firm believer in “keeping your hands to yourself.” I honestly can’t say that I disagree with the last quote, I do think that it’s important for women (and men) to keep their hands to themselves in the midst of a heated argument. No one deserves to be hit, choked, straggled, etc. But I do think there is a double standard when it comes to women and men in domestic disputes. In a previous article that I wrote detailing my thoughts on the “Cartergate Scandal” in which I reminded readers that there is a double standard and that women aren't punished as severely (if at all) in these situations. In general if people learned to respect on another more there will be less of this going on.

What are your thoughts on the comments made by Whoopi Goldberg?



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Britt Daise
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