@Xponent_Rob

Whoopi went from public housing to mortuary cosmetician to an EGOT.

Self made woman perhaps.

Over 28 years, The View has had a lot of co-hosts. And it's fine for them to be successful.

Meghan McCain, OTOH...

@Cosmichomicide

I'm fine with Whoopi. I love her to death.
But in the end, so what?
The idea the meme is pointing at is the foolishness of idolizing the affluent.

@Xponent_Rob

They have more entertainers on than I prefer, but it's a talk show. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I mean, I watched Talk Soup religiously in the Golden Age of TV Talk Shows. The View is pretty normal by comparison.

@Cosmichomicide
As far as talk shows go, I liked Tomorrow With Tom Snyder many years ago.
Other talk shows have nothing for me. Big shots running their mouths is not what I would call entertainment.

@Xponent_Rob

My mom watched Mike Douglas religiously. His shows had a wide variety of guests, his topics and questions were relevant, and he didn't make fun of people. And late night has always done a solid job.

I blame Jerry Springer.

@Cosmichomicide

I'm old enough to have watched them all including Jack Parr.
Its all bread and circuses intended to sell commercial time and nothing more.

@Cosmichomicide
With further consideration:

If someone were to take some average everyday folks and put them on a show like The View, the day after the first show those folks would no longer be average and everyday folks. They would be celebrities.
And that is the problem I see with the meme.
But I do like the sentiment.

@Xponent_Rob

Also, the meme pretty much describes every reality TV show.

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