"The View": Week of 12/21/15 and Holiday Reruns

[ari333]

Raven "Breasts HAVE TO BE equal." Wow.

 

Paula " I stuffed my bra with cotton balls when I was in 4th grade."

Immediately Whoopi: "NO! YOU HAVE TO USE TISSUE PAPER!" And if Paula had said tissue paper, Whoopi would have said.... cotton balls.

 

I think Whoopi protests too much about not wanting a relationship.

[Athena]

Monday, December 21: Whoopi’s new book “If Someone Says ‘You Complete Me,’ RUN!”; reunion with the cast of Disney’s “Aladdin,” including Alan Menken, Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Gilbert Gottfried and Jonathan Freeman.

Tuesday, December 22: Day of Hot Topics; Sharon Stone and Jeff Hephner (“Agent X”); Alessia Cara performs her smash hit, “Here”; “Looks for Less Week” continues.
 
Wednesday, December 23: Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson (author, “A More Perfect Union”).

Thursday, December 24: Surprises are in store for Whoopi’s Birthday Bash! Robert De Niro; Whoopi’s Favorite Things; disco queens Thelma Houston, Cheryl Lynn and Martha Wash.

Friday, December 25 – Full Network Pre-emption

[TheGreenKnight]

I think Whoopi protests too much about everything. As soon as I realized this was the episode where she gave advice from her book, I tuned out.

[rcc]

I think I will take a break from watching this week especially when I read about Thursday's show. This Whoopi Show (aka The View) is bad enough once, torture twice. LOL

 

I'll be sure to watch on Fridays after the new year but my Whoopi days are over. I wish ABC would get rid of her permanently.

Edited December 21, 2015 by rcc

[Sunflower Sue]

Didn't Whoopi just have a birthday?

[Jaded]

Didn't Whoopi just have a birthday?

Reruns for the holidays.

[SanDiegoInExile]

Live shows return January 4.  Two weeks of "best of". <har har har>

[springtime]

Didn't Whoopi just have a birthday?

Yes and (on this board) we all figured out that she is older than she says!

 

This is the correct info:

Born Caryn Elaine Johnson on Nov 13,1949, in New York, NY

http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2588809271/goldberg-whoopi-1949.html

Edited December 22, 2015 by springtime

[ginger90]

I wish they would have the rerun shows be less recent. I wonder how they decide. They are always too recent to be of interest to me.

[ari333]

Whoopi is 66? Well dammit now I have to give it to her. She looks pretty good. And if she is still hooking up with the one nighters, then well... you go girl. I know. I know. I cant stand her behavior on this show, but I have to give credit for kickin it at 66. Im not that age yet and I have to really work at it to get myself in the mood. TMI? Maybe I should mosey over to small talk for further sex life, or lack thereof,  talk. :)

[backformore]

Since there is so much info  about Whoopi's real age - especially after her younger brother died at age 65,  I would have a lot more respect for Whoopi if she would come clean about her real age. And talk about how the entertainment industry discriminates against women of a certain age, and tell the story of how and when she decided to make up a new birth year. 

Whoopi has sneered at actresses talking about not having enough roles for women of color, I'm sure she has a similar attitude if anyone talked about ageism in Hollywood.     I'm sure lies like hers  happen more than we know.   But Whoopi doesn't really have anything to lose at this point, telling her true age is not going to affect any future opportunities.   She just had an on-air star-studded birthday party to celebrate turning 60!  I'm sure many of the celebs who attended know  her true age.  Why not just tell the truth?

[Former Nun]

If I were a celebrity lying about my birth date, I sure wouldn't have a BIRTHDAY PARTY on national television.   Silly me.

Paula " I stuffed my bra with cotton balls when I was in 4th grade."

 

 

Fourth grade?  Fourth grade???   I wore one in eighth grade, but it was wishful thinking.

[ari333]

Since there is so much info  about Whoopi's real age - especially after her younger brother died at age 65,  I would have a lot more respect for Whoopi if she would come clean about her real age. And talk about how the entertainment industry discriminates against women of a certain age, and tell the story of how and when she decided to make up a new birth year. 

Whoopi has sneered at actresses talking about not having enough roles for women of color, I'm sure she has a similar attitude if anyone talked about ageism in Hollywood.     I'm sure lies like hers  happen more than we know.   But Whoopi doesn't really have anything to lose at this point, telling her true age is not going to affect any future opportunities.   She just had an on-air star-studded birthday party to celebrate turning 60!  I'm sure many of the celebs who attended know  her true age.  Why not just tell the truth?

Wait. what? Now I'm confused. Her younger brother dies at 65? And she is claiming 60? but she is really 65/66? by using her brother's age? but she is 60 as celebrated on the show?  what? Help! 

[Cosmocrush]

Wait. what? Now I'm confused. Her younger brother dies at 65? And she is claiming 60? but she is really 65/66? by using her brother's age? but she is 60 as celebrated on the show?  what? Help! 

Yep, you got it right.   She says she's 60 but there has been stuff out there for a long time saying she's 5/6 years older.   Maybe she changed her age in her 30s and now she can't hardly change it back.  Or maybe she really is 60?  I don't know but either way, it doesn't make a lot of difference - except in one way:  If she's really over 65 she should prove it so she can qualify for Medicare.  Ha!

Edited December 23, 2015 by Cosmocrush

[mongoose]

Yep, you got it right.   She says she's 60 but there has been stuff out there for a long time saying she's 5/6 years older.   Maybe she changed her age in her 30s and now she can't hardly change it back.  Or maybe she really is 60?  I don't know but either way, it doesn't make a lot of difference - except in one way:  If she's really over 65 she should prove it so she can qualify for Medicare.  Ha!

I gave up trying to figure out her real age after I looked at more articles.  The articles now state that Clyde was her older brother.  The dates keep changing!

[backformore]

Wait. what? Now I'm confused. Her younger brother dies at 65? And she is claiming 60? but she is really 65/66? by using her brother's age? but she is 60 as celebrated on the show?  what? Help!

 

OK whoopster says she was born in 1955, making her 60.  The View celebrated her being 60.

BUT, her brother died this year, at age 65.  Whoopi has always said he was her younger brother . 

Earlier in her career, Whoopi's birth year was reported as 1949, which would be consistent with being 66 and having a 65 year old younger brother.   It may have been easier for WHoopi to fool with her birth year, since she has changed her legal name at least once.  

It seems she decided at some point to say she was born in 1955 instead of 1949.   Many sites report that she was born in 1955,But the earlier year comes up if you search more thoroughly.

[maggiemae]

I've even heard Whoopi say on the show she was an only child....

[Bronzedog]

Yes. Whoopie has said she didn't grow up with siblings.

[Tunia]

It seems she decided at some point to say she was born in 1955 instead of 1949.   Many sites report that she was born in 1955,But the earlier year comes up if you search more thoroughly.

 

Hasn't she always stated, tho, that she had her daughter Alex when she was 18?  Alex is 42, having been born in 1973.  That would jive with Whoopi being 60.

 

[backformore]

Hasn't she always stated, tho, that she had her daughter Alex when she was 18?  Alex is 42, having been born in 1973.  That would jive with Whoopi being 60.

Yes, those two things are consistent. I f I lied about my age, I'd have to also lie about the age I graduated, got married, had kids, etc. once you lie about your age, you have to keep it going.

Whoop once said , to explain the discrepancy in reports, that early in her career she had lied, making herself OLDER, because she was told she was too young to act. Sorry, but that doesn't ring true to me. We're talking about Hollywood, women don't pretend to be older.

[Bronzedog]

I've said a million times that Whoopie was once older than me, and then, she was younger, so, she started lying about her age mid-stream in her career.

[Former Nun]

I've even heard Whoopi say on the show she was an only child....

 

 

And I think we've discussed this too. She may have said (recently) on the show that she had brothers and sisters.

[NextIteration]

Fourth grade?  Fourth grade???   I wore one in eighth grade, but it was wishful thinking.

 

I promise, it was no bowl full of cherries actually needing one in 4th grade. 

[Former Nun]

I promise, it was no bowl full of cherries actually needing one in 4th grade.

 

 

I'm with you, Nextiteration.  I eventually knew I was lucky to be a late bloomer in every way--well, except school work.  Then I raised two late-blooming boys--easy peasy.  My question is WHY would Paula stuff her bra at age NINE???    And, Whoopi, when my friends stuffed, they did not use cotton balls.  They used toilet paper or Kleenex.  Some ritzi girls actually bought "falsies."

[Cosmocrush]

I'm with you, Nextiteration.  I eventually knew I was lucky to be a late bloomer in every way--well, except school work.  Then I raised two late-blooming boys--easy peasy.  My question is WHY would Paula stuff her bra at age NINE???    And, Whoopi, when my friends stuffed, they did not use cotton balls.  They used toilet paper or Kleenex.  Some ritzi girls actually bought "falsies."

I did it too, in ninth grade.  Maybe that's what Paula meant to say.  

[Former Nun]

I did it too, in ninth grade.  Maybe that's what Paula meant to say

 

 

Now THAT makes more sense!   More stuffed than not, I'd guess.

Edited December 29, 2015 by Former Nun

[ChicagoCita]

I've even heard Whoopi say on the show she was an only child....

 

I'm gonna cut her slack on this. Non-nuclear families are confusing.

 

I'm the only child my parents had together. I am my mother's only child and was raised by her as an only child. I define myself as an only child, because I grew up with no siblings in the same house.

 

My father got remarried when I was 10. He and my stepmother had three children, so I have three half-siblings with the same last name and we all look alike. To my dad's family, we are all the same. (My mom's family has never met them and tends to forget they exist.) So I have three siblings, according to my dad's family. I am a proud aunt to their kids and refer to my half-sibs as my brother and sisters. We are close today, but we didn't grow up together.

 

When I was 17, my mom remarried a man with three children. I was already away at college, but suddenly I had three step-siblings, one of whom went to school in the same city. We became friends and I ended up getting him a job at my company. We were known as the brother and sister who worked together. My stepfather always referred to me as one of his four kids. My dad's family barely knows these people exist.

 

So, I am, depending on who you talk to, an only child, or the oldest of four on my dad's side, or the oldest of four completely different siblings on my mom's side.

 

Confusing. Whoopi may be in the same boat as far as describing people with whom she shares one parent, but not both.

Edited December 30, 2015 by ChicagoCita

[Jaded]

I'm hoping enough remember what I'm talking about so this will be somewhat relevant. There was a girl on the show a couple months ago and she didn't make much sense and was fumbling when to trying to explain about "hooking up", rape and etc. She was making it sound like women should expect some things when "hooking up" and it left a lot of us dumbfounded and bewildered. I can't find her name or even a mention of her appearance on the show after Googling. Maybe some of you will have better luck if you try? This article made me think of that girl and what she was trying to say to excuse the behavior of people. I wish I could find her name.

This article has a graphic image and discussion so don't click if you don't want to see. Mods feel free to delete if it's too much.

http://www.artparasites.com/the-ugly-side-of-being-a-single-attractive-and-available-heterosexual-woman-2/

[Tunia]

Jaded,

I think this is what you're looking for:

 

Elizabeth Hurley/Katie Van Syckle/Alexa PenaVega & Mark Ballas
S19, Ep46

10 Nov. 2015
Elizabeth Hurley/Katie Van Syckle/Alexa PenaVega & Mark Ballas
Elizabeth Hurley (The Royals (2015)); writer Katie Van Syckle talks about the hook-up culture on college campuses; the latest castoffs from Dancing with the Stars (2005).

 

I found it on IMDb.com.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123366/episodes?year=2015&ref_=tt_eps_yr_2015

(You have to scroll about 7/8 down the page.  It's in date order.)

 

Here's the link for our discussion on PTV:

http://forums.previously.tv/topic/34214-the-view-week-of-110915/page-1

Edited December 29, 2015 by Tunia

[Tosia]

Kinda nice not having the spew crap on tv to be incredulous and disgusted by this week, isn't it? Or is it just me?

Esp. Since I heard this a.m., that Bill, the rapist, Cosby, is taking sonnet of the victims to civil court for slander. Asshole.

[Fisher King]

This should definitely be referenced next week:

 

Cosby, the 78-year-old comedian has been charged for an assault that allegedly took place near Philadelphia in 2004.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/?csp=breakingnews

[rcc]

This should definitely be referenced next week:

 

Cosby, the 78-year-old comedian has been charged for an assault that allegedly took place near Philadelphia in 2004.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/?csp=breakingnews

It's about time that hypocrite is arrested. Let the jury decide what happened in this case and all the others. Whoopi and her defense of this coward then half assed backtracking was stupid. What will be said next week by the esteemed moderator I wonder.

[ari333]

This should definitely be referenced next week:

 

Cosby, the 78-year-old comedian has been charged for an assault that allegedly took place near Philadelphia in 2004.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/?csp=breakingnews

 

Whoopi doesn't know; She wasn't there. :)

[Tosia]

It will be interesting to see Raven furiously defend her residuals from that old reprobate, rapist's tv shows.  Paper towels are a necessity.  Needs must.

 

I have been watching Fablife and The Real with younger, women/men of color this week and I wonder if Raven is pissed that she wasn't chosen to be on these hipper, more fun shows, vs. being stuck with has-beens (Whoops/CCB), and never-beens (Michelle and all those other cohosts who names are not memorable), on this drab, drip of a spew.   

[rcc]

It will be interesting to see Raven furiously defend her residuals from that old reprobate, rapist's tv shows.  Paper towels are a necessity.  Needs must.

 

I have been watching Fablife and The Real with younger, women/men of color this week and I wonder if Raven is pissed that she wasn't chosen to be on these hipper, more fun shows, vs. being stuck with has-beens (Whoops/CCB), and never-beens (Michelle and all those other cohosts who names are not memorable), on this drab, drip of a spew.   

But Raven would be just one of the hip young ones. On the View she is the hippest, prettiest and coolest one on the panel! LOL

[Cosmocrush]

Whoopi doesn't know; She wasn't there. :)

I wonder if Whoopi considers it "rape-rape"?    

 

 

But Raven would be just one of the hip young ones. On the View she is the hippest, prettiest and coolest one on the panel! LOL

Sad but  true.  But even without ever seeing The Real or Fablife, I bet she would be the most ignorant on any of these shows.  

Edited January 1, 2016 by Cosmocrush

[Tosia]

I think Raven would fit the bill as the "kooky" one on Fablife or The Real.  And the young (younger than Raven), women on Fablife talk about thoughtful, sweet things like family heirlooms, and they have some skills--fashion, DIY, cooking, home decor, etc., which they do features about in the second half.  They listen to the others talk at the table as well. Christy Teigen Legend does the cooking part, and I know that she's a model, not a chef, but she tries; plus she looks so beautiful, and brings John on sometimes, too, so that's a bonus.  What would Raven's skill be?  Candy Crush?  There's an Asian guy, too, whom I never heard of, but he's sweet too.   It's fluff, but nice and entertaining.  

 

Not like the spew.   Not rage-inducing. Or so stupid, that I need a sharp rap on the back of the head to get my eyeballs to roll down from my brain after watching for a few minutes when they attempt to talk about "current" news, and, God forbid, offer an opinion that differs from Whoops all-knowing ego. 

[Bronzedog]

I bet Cosby is never mentioned.

[TheGreenKnight]

Even if they put the Cosby story on the teleprompter, we know Whoopi wouldn't read it. Thursday's re-run was the only episode they've re-aired that I hadn't seen (and so the only one I've watched), and it was where she was a diva over one of the topics and refused to read whatever they put up. Put someone--anyone--else in the moderator's seat, please.

 

I thought they might be trying to pick whatever few shows they could find where the cast didn't come across looking like they hate each other, but I guess Raven sounds like an awful person whenever she opens her mouth. I don't even know what that mess with Paula being sneaky was about.