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 | | Whoopi Goldberg, who created the character of Rita, explains that racial elision of that variety is increasingly the norm in American youth culture. |
 | | On "Whoopi," Rita's boyfriend is Courtney Rae, an African-American who uses words like "ebullient" and "joie de vivre" and watches "The O'Reilly Factor." On the pilot episode he says he fell for Rita "because she's introduced me to hip-hop, rap, and a whole world I've never known." In case anyone's missing the point, Ms. |
 | | On the new sitcom "Whoopi," for example, a white female character who is loud, hyperemotional and trashily dressed is accused of "acting fl." The show's star, comic Whoopi Goldberg, herself describes fl women as "all ass, lips and attitude." |
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