Whoopi Goldberg Got Mistaken For Oprah At The Oscars And Oh No No No

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February 29, 2016

Welp, that didn’t take long.

On a day where the focus on the #OscarsSoWhite issue is arguably at its absolute peak, and where Chris Rock is scheduled to host the ceremony, the absolute last thing you’d want to do is make a monumental race-related fuck up during the Red Carpet arrivals.

And, look. Cards on the table here, we know that covering the absolute storm of activity that’s currently going on surrounding Hollywood‘s night of nights is a tough job at the best of times. Believe us. We are absolutely flat fucking chat here in the PEDESTRIAN.TV offices this morning.

But of course you have to be mindful when being quick-to-the-punch, particularly when it comes to social media.

Because if you don’t something like this might happen and oh no.

Oh NO.

I loved @Oprah in Ghost…. pic.twitter.com/utKpJLpi0b

— Razzle (@MyNameisRazzle2) February 29, 2016

Oh no no no no no no no no no.

The tweet from Total Beauty may have gotten swiftly deleted, but the Internet never forgets, and never forgives.

And thus the ever-loving piss has been taken.

Can’t believe Oprah is actually an Egyptian-Australian. pic.twitter.com/e0rTbmtdZK

— Osman Faruqi (@oz_f) February 29, 2016

Oprah is looking fierce, tonight! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/QNXsnS13qw

— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) February 29, 2016

Oprah Winfrey has finally arrived on the red carpet. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/hCoJx8IrAw

— The Studio Exec (@studioexec1) February 29, 2016

How to identify @Oprah pic.twitter.com/pNR6ED1ZPm

— Mashable (@mashable) February 29, 2016

To be fair whoopis tattoo IS a portrait of Oprah

— extremely online guy (@nickmullen) February 29, 2016

Oprah back in 2012 after winning her Oscar pic.twitter.com/TuJQ8U9Rql

— Tony Haile (@arctictony) February 29, 2016

You get an Oprah and you get an Oprah and every person on the red carpet can be your Oprah.

— Rick Morton (@SquigglyRick) February 29, 2016

How is it that people can tell apart Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, but not Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg?

— Courtney Milan (@courtneymilan) February 29, 2016

Total Beauty confused Whoopie Goldberg for Oprah.

Next up: Confusing Dave Grohl for Sofia Vergara.

— Chris Walder (@WalderSports) February 29, 2016

The Internet: Snidely laughing through other people’s supreme fuck ups since 1986.

It’s a long day at the Oscars grind, friends. Buckle up.

UPDATE: Total Beauty has issued an apology for the slip-up on Twitter.

We’d like to apologize to Oprah and Whoopi, as well as everyone we’ve offended. It was our error, and there are no excuses. We’re sorry.

— Total Beauty (@TotalBeauty) February 29, 2016

Oh look! A horse that’s already bolted!

Photo: Todd Williamson/Getty.