Yesterday, the world cringed when a beauty site accidentally confused internationally renowned actor and commentator Whoopi Goldberg with internationally renowned commentator and actor, Oprah Winfrey.
Now we’ve all made mistakes.
But the one thing that Total Beauty got right: Whoopi looks amazing, and Oprah would definitely rock some bosom-grazing ink.
Oprah, known for her grace and dignity (which also happens to be the title of book she’s endorsing at her next Oprah’s Book Club), was very gracious about the error.
She left it to best pal, Gayle King to respond with a picture of Oprah on the couch in her pjs and some fluffy pink bed socks (they look pretty comfortable, so expect to see them her Favourite Things 2016), having a good-natured laugh about the mix-up.
“We all love Whoopi, but we don’t all look alike! Jeez”, wrote King.
Whoopi’s reaction at the comparison was also very cool. “As long as she’s not pissed, I’m fine,” said Whoopi. “And my tattoo is fabulous.”
Whoopi speaks the truth. See her super-cool response here:
Seasoned O watchers will know that Whoopi and Oprah had a long-time beef after appearing together in The Colour Purple (apparently Oprah didn’t invite Whoopi to her Legends Ball to celebrate successful women of colour). They resolved their disagreement when Whoopi went on Oprah’s show during the final season.
It turns out, as with most long-term feuds, they mostly forgot what it was about. People Magazine recounts the exchange:
Apologise, find your you, grow, trust yourself, follow your truth. And then hope that everyone forgets the whole thing…
And if all else fails, hug it out.
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I'd like to point out that yesterday at the Oscars, Sandy Powell was mistakenly identified as Tilda Swinton. Both were white women. I wonder if the whole Whoopi/Oprah and Sandy/Tilda thing really is racism, or if it is more likely a dippy intern that wasn't concentrating?
Perhaps we shouldn't always jump to conclusions and assume the worst!
I agree with you. Whoopi Goldberg probably isn't that familiar to a younger generation of movie goers and the intern didn't know who she was. As for white actresses, some look very similar, especially if they share the same plastic surgeon.