{"id":10473,"date":"2026-01-03T03:11:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/?p=10473"},"modified":"2026-01-03T03:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:11:38","slug":"brittney-griner-and-whoopi-goldberg-discuss-leaving-america-we-feel-unappreciated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/?p=10473","title":{"rendered":"Brittney Griner and Whoopi Goldberg Discuss Leaving America: \u201cWe Feel Unappreciated\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Whoopi Goldberg and Brittney Griner Speak Out on America\u2019s Treatment of Public Figures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actress and activist Whoopi Goldberg and WNBA star Brittney Griner have sparked conversation by voicing concerns over how public figures are treated in the U.S., with both hinting at frustrations so deep that leaving the country is being considered. Goldberg, known for her advocacy and role on <em>The View<\/em>, criticized the way America scrutinizes extraordinary individuals instead of celebrating them, referencing Griner\u2019s challenges after her return from detention in Russia. Griner echoed the sentiment, saying, \u201cI\u2019ve given my all to this country, but sometimes it doesn\u2019t feel reciprocated,\u201d highlighting the exhaustion of constant public judgment. Their statements have ignited debate: supporters argue the U.S. undervalues those who excel and speak out, while critics feel their complaints overlook the opportunities they\u2019ve had. The discussion underscores the ongoing tension between fame, scrutiny, and recognition in American culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whoopi Goldberg and Brittney Griner Speak Out on America\u2019s Treatment of Public Figures Actress and activist Whoopi Goldberg and WNBA star Brittney Griner have sparked conversation by voicing concerns over how public figures are treated in the U.S., with both hinting at frustrations so deep that leaving the country is being considered. Goldberg, known for &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":10474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}