Jul 17, 2008 3:52 pm US/Eastern
Whoopi Makes Elisabeth Hasselbeck Cry On The View
They Were Debating Use Of The "N-Word"
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Whoopi Goldberg attends the opening of 'Whoopi' after party at the China Club Nov. 17, 2004 in New York City.
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"The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck had a rocky relationship with Rosie O'Donnell and now, Rosie's replacement, Whoopi Goldberg made Hasselbeck cry on Thursday's episode during a discussion about the "N" word.
The discussion was prompted by the revelation that the Rev. Jesse Jackson used the slur during an off-camera moment on Fox News where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama.
The heated debate between Goldberg and Hasselbeck ended with Elisabeth in tears.
Whoopi argued to Elisabeth that the slur is only as powerful if society allows it to be. She said she'd like to see the word get a new meaning.
But her co-host got emotional when she tried to explain her point of view. Hasselbeck said "When we live in a world where pop culture then uses that term, and we're trying to get to a place where we feel like we're in the same place, where we feel like we're in the same world...how are we supposed to then move forward if we keep using terms that bring back that pain?"
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