Joy Behar defends the controversial costume: "It was nothing near Blackface"
The co-host of The View said that the choice of Halloween of her youth was "a tribute".
During his almost 25 years laterView,,Joy Behar made apologies and admitted some mistakes. But, with regard to a scandalous situation of her past, the co-host and actress stands on the ground. In a new interview withTime, the 79 year old manTV personality commented to dress like what she described as "a beautiful African woman" for a Halloween party when she was younger. And, according to Behar, despite the backlash, "it was nothing near Blackface".
It is not the first time that Behar has defended the costume, for which she wore an Afro hairstyle, hoop earrings and darker makeup than her natural complexion. Read the rest to find out why she will not apologize for her choice to dress in this way.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
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The photo was shown to viewers on a 2016 episode ofView.
During an episode of 2016 ofView in which Behar spoke of naturally curly hair becoming more popular,Producers have shown a photo of her dressed in the costume in the early 1970s. Then, co-hostCorbeau symony, who had never seen the image before, said joking: "Joy, is that you? Joy, is that you? Joy, are you black? She looks black! … Are you my aunt, joy? ""
Behar explained: "I was 29 years old. It was a Halloween party. I went like a beautiful African woman."Raven-Symoné then said: "Oh yeah, you're not black. "Behar asked him," Why are you angry with me now? ""
"I thought it was ... did you have the tanning lotion, Joy?"Raven-Symoné responded. What Behar said: "I had a little darker makeup than my skin. But these are my real hair, however. ""
Some have accused her of having put on Blackface.
In September 2020, theSee signinterviewedKim Klacik, a black and republican woman who presented herself for a siege of the Maryland Congress. When Behar spoke to KlacikDonald TrumpThe answer to the Pandemic Covid-19 and the effect of the pandemic on black Americans, Klacik replied: "Does this joy speak? Think that you should ask these questions."
"This is not true," replied Behar. "Excuse me. Excuse me. The black community had its back. They know it was not black, it was a tribute."
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She again defended the costume recently.
In his interview in July 2022 withTime,,Behar discussed the costume again and say, "For me, it was like: "Look how pretty I can be as a woman dressed like that." It was nothing near Blackface. It was the tan, which I used with my natural curly hair. And the black community had my back because they understand what the blackface is. ""
She also said that she was a black producer who put the photo for the first time 20 years ago. "And all of a sudden, this photo became Verboten," she said.
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A publicist shared an additional comment after the end of the interview.
View Co-Host had something to add after his interview with theTimeThe journalist was over. The point of sale explains that, in a follow -up declaration, Behar said about the costume: "I would never do that now. I understand that it's offensive."
