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No more stupid questions aimed at pleasing morons accompanied by a fake concern face.
However will we go on 🙄
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. >

I literally just spit coffee out. 
What a classic. >

Isn't she the one that scolded Cory Feldman during an interview when he was talking about exposing pedo's in the film industry? >

And so ends Barbara Walters For Scale >

Good evening, and welcome to 20/20 >

One of her better quotes - “being a parent is tough. If you want a wonderful little creature to love, get a puppy.” >

She always reminds me of my childhood. My mom always had her on almost every single day from The View to 20/20. >

Yeah, no love for her...
She criticized Corey Feldman for criticizing the rape and abuse culture in Hollywood.
She acted as a beard for Roy Cohn, one of the biggest pieces of shit on the planet and a mentor to Trump.
She dated Kissinger.
Look, no one is perfect and maybe she did some good stuff...but between the above things and creating The View, I don't think the good outweighs the bad here.
Cohn and Kissinger were/are pure evil if such a thing exists. Helping such people, willingly associating one's self with monsters like this isn't really forgivable. >

She also defended Woody Allen and, apparently, was lifelong friends with Fox News head Roger Ailes.  Basically, she was a giant pile of shit. >

She vacationed at the home of the leader of Syria and found him to be charming and intelligent and a gentleman. >

I wouldn't be surprised if Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather pass away in the not too distant future.....such a rich generation of well regarded journalists are sadly passing on in a time when we need people like them the most. 
Rest in peace to such a trailblazing journalist. Barbara smashed glass ceilings and proved that the impossible was indeed possible if you put your mind to things, alongside decades of remarkable reporting. >

Well Rather is 91 after all.  Brokaw is about 10 years younger but when NBC brings him out recently on special occasions he doesn't sound too good, like he's been dealing with health issues or something. >

Canada’s version of them, Lloyd Robertson, actually made a TV appearance today related to the death of a Canadian singer, and he sounds as good as ever. He’s 88. >

One of my favourite interviews of hers was with Mariah Carey in where she recites Nicki lyrics that suggests that Mariah is a bitch and then she asks Mariah if she’s the bitch Nicki is talking about lol >

She did some good journalism, but she also put some absolute trash on daytime TV. >

Lost all respect when she was more worried about her industry than the safety of child actors and the sexual abuse they are subjected to. >

This comment section is really aging me. >

Goodbye Bubba Wubba! R.I.P. >

Corey Feldman say no more! You won’t be missed >

You either die a hero or live long enough to become a villain. While I admire Barbara, she has received a negative reputation on this website in the last 5 or so years. >

"You're hurting an industry by talking about being molested, asshole." >

She was really great. I wanted to make a cheap joke but suddenly paused and realized that she had some amazing interviews over the years and really broke ground for women reporters.  Nice work Barbara. >

The first thing I thought of was Animaniacs. Don’t feel bad. >

“This is Baba Wawa…” >

BaBa ...WaWa.. I thought she was long dead.  Rip Gilda. >

When she laid into Corey Feldman about how he was "damaging an entire industry" bringing to light Hollywood's Child Sex trafficking rings, I lost respect for her. >

Enjoyed her interviews. Best part of the 80’s with my grandma >

This has been a year replete with loss for me. And this - the death of Barbara Walters - is what’s gonna make me cry.
For me she is a figure of a life gone by. >

Barbara and Hugh…. Solid duo >

93???
She’s been 75 years old for at least thirty years.
Good on her. She was awesome. >

Wanna blow your mind? She, Dr. King, and Anne Frank were all born the same year. >

She will never not be "Baba Wawa". >

Barbara Walters, cunt who laughed at Corey Feldman and dismissed his sexual harassment claims in Hollywood, dies at long last at 93. >

He was on TV with her. Why didn't he even mention a name? Because he's full of shit. He's pissed that he has no talent. >

Holy cow.  I didn't realize she was in her nineties!  
RIP Barbara. >

Last year Betty, this year Barbara. There’s always one last surprise. >

Dont compare this evil bitch to Betty White. >

93 years old. She had s full life. >

Other than the past 8 with dementia. >

Definitely paved the way for women reporters and those in the industry >

I would say RIP, but after telling Corey Feldman to shut his mouth about pedophilia in Hollywood, I will say burn in hell. >

If you watch the whole interview, she wasn't telling him to shut up. She was asking him to call these abusers out and start naming names. >

That’s still victim blaming. “I’ve been assaulted!” “Name him or it didn’t happen” >

I don't really think she was denying that it happened though. She was saying that making a generalization about the entire industry could be potentially damaging to the careers of innocent people, when he could and should just come out and say exactly who his abusers were. 
I don't even really care about Barbara Walters and I think she was problematic in other ways, but I think this one clip has been cut to make that interaction sound worse than it was. >

Remember when Barbra Walters told Corey Feldman that he was "damaging an entire industry" by outing the fact that there is rampant child abuse behind the scenes in Hollywood? Cause I do. >

20/20 was my favorite show growing up. >

i will always remember her asking lady gaga if she has a penis >

Rest in peace Barbara! >

What in the fuck is up with losing a celeb the last day of the year? >

She was evil, protected pedophiles, what she stood for was greed. >

She was involved with Harry Kissinger instead of… you know… calling out his war crimes and treasonous actions. >

Buy she is supposed to be the best journalism has to offer. She was the beginning of opinion based news, she made being evil popular. >

Opinion-based news is an oxymoron >

A rapist apologist,and victim blamer. >

And fuck anyone who's mean to Dolly Parton. >

Barbara Walters, supporter of child molestation, dead a 93. >


Barbara Walters, supporter of child molestation, dead a 93.

It's this kind of rhetoric that makes this more about cancel culture and culture war nonsense than it is about facts. 
Like do you really think she supported child molestation? >

She was the first person to fly directly from Cairo to Tel Aviv after the founding of Israel. She flew out right before Sadat went on his trip to Israel to start the Israeli-Egyptian peace process. >

Isn't this the same bitch who protected the pedophiles industry,? >

Yep, also defended Woody Allen.  Also, a lifelong friend of Fox New head Roger Ailes.  Also, had an infamously insulting interview with Dolly Parton. >

Thanks for many years of great TV presence. >

Does this mean they can bury “the view” garbage now as well? Pedo protector. Big fan of Assad. Good riddance. >

No offence to the dead and may she rest in peace but wasn't she the one who belittled an actor who came out about pedophilia and rape culture in Hollywood. She said something,  why are u tarnishing entire industry or something and fast forward we have Weinstein,  Cosby,  Spacey, Franco, Polish guy, NBC anchor,  etc etc >

You should read the other comments that give more perspective to this >

I had no idea she was 93 years old. >

I thought she was already dead.... >

Gee, who is going to tell abused child actors to stfu about their abuse now? >

Same Barbara Walters who told a victim of child abuse to stfu? >

I'll just leave this here >

Is feldman related to trump by chance? >

She was a fine human. Cancel culture really slippin on this one tbh. >

Protected pedos. Scum. >

RIP but she was an awful person