Joy Behar was having a discussion with her fellow hosts on “The View” about awkward Thanksgiving dinner conversations when she suddenly blurted out, “I would like to suggest that everybody out there, come out to your family this Thanksgiving.” Behar’s co-workers stared at her in confusion while she continued to say, “Just come out! See what happens!” Whoopi Goldberg, a fellow “The View” co-host, jokingly breaks the silent confusion by asking, “Come out … the door?” But Behar decided to clear up her statement.
“Come out gay. If you’re gay, come out. Meaning be your authentic self … I’m old enough now, I know that life is short, because it went by like that,” Behar said, snapping. “I say that you should be yourself, this is my philosophy in life.” Her declaration received mixed reviews on social media. Some are not happy with Behar’s jovial way of discussing such a sensitive topic. OneTwitter user said, “@JoyVBehar coming out is not something to tell people to do while smiling. That is a very personal and emotional thing to do. It’s very glib and reckless of you to say, ‘you should just come out on thanksgiving.'”
While anotherTwitter user found Behar’s statements to be hilarious. “‘Everyone come out to your family this thanksgiving.’ LOL @JoyVBehar never fails to crack me up. it was like she went, ‘even if you aren’t gay, just come out. it’ll be a fun thanksgiving dinner topic.’ #TheView,” they said. Well, either way, Thanksgiving probably will be very interesting over at Behar’s house.