Whoopi Goldberg Slams Fantasy Fans Who Like Dragons But Not Black People

LOADING ERROR LOADING Whoopi Goldberg has a reminder for anyone upset about the casting of Black actors in two new fantasy TV series: The shows are “not real.” The “View” co-host was responding to racist criticism of Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and HBO’s “House of the Dragon.” Some fans of the original “Lord of the Rings” novels and films have lashed out over the choice to feature a diverse cast in the new series, even “review bombing” the show on sites like Rotten Tomatoes. But given that the shows are fantasies featuring hobbits and dragons, Goldberg wondered why it’s the presence of Black people that fans suddenly have a problem with. “Are you telling me Black people can’t be fake people, too?” Goldberg asked. But people, what is wrong with y’all?” Goldberg later linked the backlash to the criticism Black singer-actor Halle Bailey received following news she would star as Ariel in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid.” “There are mermaids of every ilk.