Whoopi Goldberg is facing backlash online for a rant on “The View” defending transgender athletes competing in female events — leaving even trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney grimacing in stunned silence.
Goldberg dropped the remarks during Monday’s episode as she railed against lefty California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently saying “it’s deeply unfair” to make women go up against trans females.
“Part of the problem the trans community is facing, and it’s the same problem that women face, is if you don’t know anything about our bodies, you don’t know how it works,” Goldberg griped in the wake of Newsom’s remarks.
“When you come in and you say, these are men competing against women, you’re assuming that the women are weak and just can’t do anything,” she said of critics who say the trans athletes having a biological advantage.
“Have you seen female athletes? They know what they’re doing, so I’m not sure what’s going on or why this is an issue,” Goldberg continued.
The rant left a Mulvaney — who appeared on the talk show to promote her new memoir in the wake of the Bud Light saga backlash — smiling awkwardly without comment.
Goldberg went on the tirade just moments after probing Mulvaney for her thoughts on the Golden State governor apparently breaking ranks with his fellow Dems.
The TikTok star, though, seemingly tried to dodge the question.
“The last time I played a sport, I was 6 years old, and I was on a soccer team, but I assigned myself as the nurse, so I sat with the Band-Aids. And so in the words of ‘Wicked,’ I am not that girl,” Mulvaney responded awkwardly.
She then pointed to her friend and trans athlete Schuyler Bailar’s perspective on the issue, saying: “That’s someone who I really look to for guidance and I think that is what’s tricky, is like, now stepping into this identity, I’m still like a ‘baby trans,’ I’m only three years in.”
The online backlash against Goldberg was swift.
“I will never not be impressed by how unintellectual and out of touch the women of The View are lol. Absolutely remarkable,” former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines raged on X.
“Why is it the whole world can acknowledge that women are at a strength disadvantage when it comes to the risk of sexual assault/rape but when it comes to athletics the message is: ‘women are as strong as men! You got this ladies!!’,” conservative commentator Megyn Kelly added.
Author Jennifer Sey also chimed in, arguing “Whoopi Goldberg said that those of us fighting for the protection of women’s sports are treating women like weak delicate flowers.”
“This is so dumb. We are fighting for equal opportunity & safety for women. They are telling us to shut up & give men what they want,” she said.
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