Viewers of the hit ABC show ‘The View’ have expressed concerns about the way its moderator Whoopi Goldberg speaks to fellow host Sunny Hostin.
Hostin, a fan favourite, is best known for using her platform on the show to speak out in defence of minorities and – in many ways- address issues “establishment Democrats” choose to steer away from.
The degree of disrespect whoopi shows to @sunny is simply unacceptable.
— Surakshya (@surakshya_karki) July 9, 2019
What happened when she tried to explain why Joe Biden wasn’t doing enough to explain some of the more questionable chapters in his political story?
Sharp glares and dirty looks below…
Soror @sunny you HAVE to stop letting Whoopi Goldberg talk to you the way she does on @TheView
— Chels (@BEautifully_C) July 8, 2019
Watch from the 5 minute 24 mark onwards.
Viewers had this to say…
Watching #TheView and the way Whoopi, Joy, & Meghan are defending Biden & coming down on @Sunny for pointing out this racial “blind spots” is sickening. Like…why is he off limits? Why can’t he be criticized?
— S. Marlene Wimberly (@2BGMEDIA) July 8, 2019
What’s with Whoopi hate towards sunny? I don’t get it. #TheView
— Snow1990 (@randysno21) July 8, 2019
For some reason, Sunny irks Whoopi. I think Sunny scratches at the very thing Whoopi tries hard not to see…racism. Was glad that she bit at Meghan too, who obviously was trying to pile on. #petty
— Mama+ (@workinmama) July 8, 2019
Me too and it hurts cus sunny is the best part of the show for me. Her and joy seem to be the ones who stands for colored communities. Meghan defends the racists and Whoopi defends her which is scary to think about. How did she go from color purple to color Meghan
— Dreadz (@Dreadz_On_Swagg) July 9, 2019
Whoopi proved today that she is nothing but an establishment figurehead with her comments about Biden. Sunny is literally the star of this show and the only reason most people still tune it. Give her a raise and get rid of Meghan and Whoopi. pic.twitter.com/wAqVi9jTFq
— Marvel (@piquancy_) July 8, 2019
The disrespect is so apparent to fans that a number of them have created compilations like the one below to highlight it.
I’ve loved Whoopi for decades, but the way she coddles McCain & ALWAYS rolling her eyes @ Sunny! I don’t get it & I don’t like it. She fight so hard for @MeghanMcCain to share her view & mocks @sunny for hers? The audience isn’t stupid & Sunny is a fan fave!#TheView
— Jen? (@505senac) July 8, 2019
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Anyone who watches the View knows these ladies all like each other and when the topic is hot, they get passionate. Majority of the time Sunny and Whoppi are on the same page. They aren’t going to agree all the time.
I agree that Whoopi coddles Megan too much but everything is a flat out lie! I watch this show pretty much every day and Whoopi has a very interesting and unique personality which isn’t for everybody! She’s a comic as well so the facial expressions that may come off condescending are just her sense of humor! Get over yourselves!
Saying to get rid of Whoopi and Meghan… I see… Y’all only like a “debate” with one-sided views and no one to challenge your own opinion… Sad a$$ losers.
Sunny irks me too. Whoopi is telling her the TRUTH. If Democrats want to win we need to stop publicly cannibalizing each other. It’s too risky and the stakes are too high. We are shooting each other in the foot. It will only end up strengthening Trump and dampening democratic voter turnout just like last time in Trump will be sitting in the White House for another 4 years. When will people learn?
This was one of the rare times I happened to sit at the TV and watch part of The View. I will always like Whoopi for some of the movies I loved growing up, but I wasn’t buying her opinion and the reasoning she gave for it yesterday. Let’s be honest though…this show wouldn’t last long if they all agreed with each other and didn’t have a little drama every now & then to keep them in the news. If you want to see women who are nice to each other and tend to agree on everything, watch The Talk or The Real. Both are better shows even with a few flaws.
Whoopi is so dismissive of all, maybe excluding Abby. Today (Monday, Dec 16th) I think she was SO disrespectful of Meghan! I think they all have something worth listening to & although I have always voted Dem since 1972 & once Rep (in fact, Bill Weld, as governor of Massachusetts who is running against Trump in 2020) I had tremendous respect for John McCain. I didn’t “meet” Meghan until the View. She AND the others have a bad habit talking over each other and always interrupting, which makes it very difficult for us to hear. However, the way she cut Meghan off today was so belittling! She treated her like a child.
I like Whoopi as an actress, but I think being primary host on the View has gone to her head. I’m sorry she was ill a few months back, but to be honest I am always a bit relieved when she is not hosting.
Not that she is reading this, but maybe someone from ABC will get wind of this whole thread…
Whoopi, would you like to be treated as you treat others? Do a little soul searching : /
Sonny IS a bully, no question! Never have liked her. Needs get over herself. Spend more time with boots on the ground in Puerto Rico.