Opinion | Whoopi Goldberg blasts millennials for laziness - here's why she's wrong

Hollywood actor Whoopi Goldberg has come under criticism for blaming the financial issues faced by Millennials – those born between 1981 and 1996 – on their poor work ethic and laziness.

In a conversation on The View about the issue of declining birth rates caused by younger generations choosing to not have kids due to economic concerns, the 67-year-old said: “I’m sorry, if you only wanna work four hours, it’s gonna be harder for you to get a house."

Goldberg claimed that none of the issues faced by younger generations today weren’t faced by the generations before them, and it’s the attitude young people have towards work that stops them from being financially comfortable.

If it wasn’t already obvious, there is something crass about a person with a net worth of £50million, telling young people that they need to work harder to achieve financial freedom.