"The View" Has Been On For Almost 25 Years — Here Are 17 Times The Hosts Were Problematic As Hell

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The View has been on air for almost 25 years. The show has covered almost every hot-button topic imaginable. This has led to the many cohosts saying problematic and controversial things that have led to backlash, scandal, suspension, petitions and more.

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Heads up: This post deals with racism, homophobia, sexism, rape, and more sensitive topics.

Here are some moments that sparked outrage and made headlines:

1.Most recently, when Whoopi Goldberg said the Holocaust was not about race:

2.When Kelly Osbourne attempted to criticize Trump's stance on immigration, and wound up saying this offensive statement:

3.When Joy Behar caused a huge backlash when she questioned why a Miss America contestant — who was talking about how she's a nurse — was holding a "doctor's stethoscope:"

This sparked nurses to express outrage using the hashtag #NursesUnite.

This sparked nurses to express outrage using the hashtag #NursesUnite.

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4.When Whoopi defended Mel Gibson, who was notoriously anti-Semitic:

5.When Raven Simone controversially said that she would not hire someone with a different-sounding name, such as Watermelondrea:

This was used against her when Ann Coulter came on. Ann said,

6.And when Raven victim-blamed a student who was violently attacked by a police officer:

This caused over 100,000 people to sign a petition to have her fired from the show.

This caused over 100,000 people to sign a petition to have her fired from the show.

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7.When Whoopi said "I know it wasn't 'rape-rape,' after Roman Polanksi pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor:

8.When Elisabeth Hasselbeck consistently advocated against gay marriage:

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9.When Raven tried to say a news anchor comparing First Lady Michelle Obama to an animal wasn't racist:

10.When Whoopi defended Bill Cosby, who has been accused by dozens of rape:

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11.When Meghan McCain emphasized that she was ok with people calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus," despite the surge of Asian hate during the pandemic.

12.When Elisabeth said Erin Andrews' Dancing With The Stars outfit was so "skimpy" that her stalker — who secretly filmed her naked — could've just waited to see her on the show:

Elisabeth said she called Andrews and apologized.

Elisabeth said she called Andrews and apologized.

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13.When Joy Behar revealed she dressed in blackface for Halloween when she was younger:

This was eventually used against her when Donald Trump Jr. was on.

This was eventually used against her when Donald Trump Jr. was on.

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14.When former host Jedidiah Bila spewed anti-vax misinformation while reuniting on The View with Sunny Hostin:

15.When Sherri Shepherd said she'd never want her son to wear a dress:

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16.When Barbara Walters defended Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexually abusing his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow:

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17.When Candace Cameron Bure defended a baker who refused a gay couple a wedding cake:

Did we miss any? Let us know which controversial View moment you remember.

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