Whoopi Goldberg Slams Conservatives Over Woke Odyssey Casting

's and Alyssa Farah have slammed the conservative backlash around 's The Odyssey.

The star-studded blockbuster has been subject to attacks from right wingers over its diverse cast, which includes Black actresses and , and actor .

On Tuesday, Goldberg defended Page's part in the film while reacting to a clip of conservative commentator condemning Page.

'A lot of who see this are going to feel the same way. That's OK. But I don't understand … why go see the movie?' she said.

'If you don't wanna see it, then don't go see it,' she continued.

'Why do you care who's cast in it? I don't understand this idea that if we hate it, everybody must hate it.

'You don't like Elliot Page? Don't go see the damn movie. Don't do it. We will be okay if you don't go see it.'

The EGOT winner then stressed that 'movies are not real' before co-host Farah weighed in.

'It is a masterpiece. It is a phenomenal film,' gushed Farah, who is conservative and a former Trump staffer.

'There's actually a real conservative message … it's about devotion to family, it's about faith, it's about upholding institutions, it's about how war is dangerous and has repercussions for all of us,' she continued.

'The fact that conservatives can't take the win and just be like, "Oh no, this is a really excellent film with a good message for families," I'll never understand that.'

Joy Behar chimed in and said, 'but they're stuck on "woke",' to which Farah replied, 'But there's nothing woke in this film.'

Sara Haines also weighed in on the 'ignorance' around the conservative backlash to the film.

'There’s a unique ignorance to someone who comments on something they’ve never seen,' she said.'