Whoopi Goldberg got all Feklempt (as we "Goldbergs" like to say) over not being part of the Academy Awards' montage of the 80 most exciting Oscars moments, as evidenced in this clip from The View. Her co-hosts tried to sympathize, but their Academy-accusing "Where was Whoopi" enabled Whoopi's misguided self-pity. Sherri Sherpherd was stumped by the omission and told Whoopi "You were the first Black woman to host the Oscars, you were the first woman to host the Oscars." She even mocked the Academy, saying "it's not very hard to figure out who hosted the Oscars four times." Joy Behar added, "You did make history."
That's sweet girls. But Whoopi's diss should be celebrated and not condemned. Because it is a symbol of the Academy's post-racist enlightened state. You see, Whoopi and the ladies on The View may care that Goldberg was the second black actress to win an academy award and the first black female to host the show. But the Academy sees past color. Actually, much like myself and Steven Colbert, the Academy is color blind and doesn't see color at all. The Academy is so evolved, it sees past gender too, and is genitals-blind. Besides, if we learned anything from last night's Oscars, it's that there are way too many exciting moments to keep track of. Besides, Whoopi shouldn't feel bad. It's not that the Academy doesn't like her. The omission was, in the words of the show's producer, "an absolute oversight." See, Whoopi, you didn't piss anyone off. They just don't remember you. And can you really blame the Academy? Who could remember Whoopi's forgettable costumes and self effacing antics?
