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I literally just spit coffee out. 
What a classic.
One of my favorite historical facts is that both MLK & Anne Frank were the same age as Barbara Walters. Had they not been killed early, it’s entirely reasonable they would have lived into the 21st century. 
Really helps to put history into context and show how much more recent a lot of past events were than they often might feel >

The Queen was three years older than them, Jimmy Carter five years.
Sometimes we think of World War II, the Holocaust, etc. as so far removed from us they might as well be mythical, but for some alive today they're living memory. Rapidly fading living memory, but still living memory nevertheless >

Bob Barker is still alive and just turned 99. He was already in his 20s when WWII ended. >

Well TIL. That guy is still kickin’? >

Jesus. I bet he could still whip Adam Sandler's punk ass. >

The price is wrong >

The price is wrong bitch! >

Now all the news channels are going to have to re-edit their 2022 memorials. >

She's damaging an entire industry! >

I remember her being an absolute cunt to Thomas Beatie. I never looked at her the same way. >

I remember that too, it's really unfortunate that people like Barbara Walters couldn't be more accepting of others. >

And Ricky Martin! I just learned about all of this last week >

Complicated woman. There are a few pieces of journalism & great interviews she did in the past that I've really enjoyed, but she's also loudly defended some pretty awful people throughout her career. >

Yeah I’ll never forget her treatment of Corey Feldman when he told of his childhood abuse. That took courage. She defended Hollywood child abusers. Awful. People like her are why victims don’t come forward.
Edit to add her interview with Dolly Parton was elitist and rude and I never liked her. Awful woman. >

I don't live on America but I know this woman from her being mean to Dolly. Dolly just responded with such class, I love her. >

Most of us in TN will not lose much sleep over her passing. Being rude to Dolly is like roasting Mr Rogers. Wtf >

I feel like Mr Rodgers would take a comedy central style roasting well. I'm not sure if he would counter roast, but I don't feel like he would take any offense. >

The audacity dying on Betty White Eve. >

She was definitely a presence for my entire life. >

I had a lisp as a child and a mean girl on my bus used to make fun of me by calling her Barbara Walters. My mom told me to say “oh yeah, we’ll Barbara Walters is a millionaire, so thanks.” 
30 years later and that’s still the first association that comes to mind when I hear her name. RIP. >

Thought about her the other day. It’s been awhile since we last saw her >

Since 2020 at least. >

Yep. She pretty much vanished several years ago and never returned. >

She retired in 2014. >

This is why they should never do those “In Memoriam” things until January 1st, or even ANY “year in review” thing for that matter. Because anything can happen in the last several days of the year! >

Considering Betty White died on Dec 31 last year, that’s exactly why >

Apparently they didn’t even put her in the “In Memoriam” segments for this year! :( >

Maybe she isn't really dead. >

She found the loop hole. Clever bitch >

I hope Norm Macdonald is waiting for her in the afterlife to mess with her.
Norm trolling Barbara on The View >

The “nobody has ever made any kind of accusations against Bill Cosby” thing seems a little weird in hindsight. >

Tons of comedians had heard about Cosby in the 70's and 80's preying on women at the Playboy mansion. >

He made albums bragging about it. It wasn’t a secret >

Yep. "Spanish Fly." >

Didn't she essentially mock and chastise Corey Feldman for speaking out against abuse? >

Didn’t know this was her, sometimes the dead aren’t great or even good people >

Humans rarely are >

I must have low standards then, I think a good chunk of us are :^) maybe not the majority but a lot of us are >

I still can’t forget how she treated Dolly Parton. 🤷🏻‍♀️ >

"You're damaging an entire industry" >

Wow. My grandma and I used to watch all those exclusive Barbara Walters interviews (my grandma loved juicy movie star gossip lol) and then The View was new when I was in college and I liked it but loved SNL’s parodies more (Cheri Oteri as Barbara Walters was only second to Gilda’s Baba Wawa). >

I thought she died in 20/20... >

You just got Mandela'ed. >

You just got r/woosh -ed! >

When I heard she died, this was literally the first thing I thought of. She really dropped the ball here for someone who was supposed to be a trailblazer. >

She was more influential to modern media than one icky exchange. Barbara was the interview master. >

She threw too many softballs for me to call her a master >

Yeah, a staple for sure, but "master" is generous. >

if you were a twee, what kinda twee would you be.