Article from Huffington Post:
"For whatever reason, the ladies on "The View" were discussing ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus this morning. Naturally, talk soon migrated to the topic of religion, and Sherri "I don't know if the world is flat" Shepherd came out to play. More specifically, to spew ignorance and a complete lack of understanding of basic world history! Discussing whether Christians were around during Epicurus' time (Epicurus lived from 341-270 B.C.), Sherri chimed in, "[The Greeks] had Christians 'cause they threw them to the lions."
When Whoopi tried to cautiously navigate her through the timeline of basic world events, saying, "I think this might predate that," Sherri responded, "I don't think anything predated Christians." Joy's attempt to explain the Greek-Roman-Christian chronology was futile, as Sherri insisted, "Jesus came first before them." Sherri's argument was all the more powerful due to her convincing "use your finger to write on the table" trick, but she can't fight the facts. Perhaps if Barbara were on today she would have explained THAT WHOLE B.C. THING (you know, as in, Before Christ)."
28 Comments
sometimessays...that made by brain hurt.
seriously, the movie Idiocracy IS a documentary.
qruelsays...ug, the ignorance is sickening but par for the course from this idiot
8217says...Needs a comedy tag.
And by comedy I mean so funny you don't laugh, you just headdesk repeatedly until you forget that such people exist.
dr20says...Was this the same woman who said the world was flat? Did she even go to school?
Issykittysays...I agree. This is *comedy because Sherri is sooooo stupid-funny.
siftbotsays...Adding video to channels (Comedy) - requested by Issykitty.
8727says...yeah i'm pretty sure it's the "i don't know if the earth is flat or round" woman. i'd like to see her go head-to-head with a well-educated atheist like Richard Dawkins. or even better get him on 'this' show...
9058says...Christ this woman has done the impossible. No im not meaning the flat thing and thinking that Jesus was the beginning of time itself but to TWICE now make me say "Thank god Whoopi Goldberg is there to talk some sense into these people"
blankfistsays...Johnald_Chaffinch: "i'd like to see her go head-to-head with a well-educated atheist like Richard Dawkins."
Talk about an unfair advantage. That would be like staging a debate between Stephen W. Hawking and Corky from "Life goes On".
Thylansays...When she was hired, was it so that in explaining things to her, ideas would be explained to the level of their audience? or so that, if the discussion was not very interesting, at least the audience could feel superior to her? or have entertainment from laughing at her? Or what?
FISHLEGBOOTSsays...Ah, this panel of wise ones is a perfect forum...........................for me to poop on!
rougysays...I personally feel sorry for her, and a little irked that they're giving her airtime when there are a lot of other very intelligent black women out there who could take her spot.
I don't mean to be over the top, but to keep her on that show almost perpetuates a bad stereotype.
8727says...this made it on to wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_Shepherd#Criticized_statements
they should either throw her off the show or totally ridicule her for such statements.
compare it to a school textbook having an error in it - the company gets fined. she should get punished.
AnimalsForCrackerssays...No im not meaning the flat thing and thinking that Jesus was the beginning of time itself but to TWICE now make me say "Thank god Whoopi Goldberg is there to talk some sense into these people"
Me too. Weird man.
honkeytonk73says..."Dinosaurs were on the Ark! Before Christians, there was Adam and Eve and Dinosaurs. Before that.. there was 'nothing'.
LOL.
So moronic, is sad.
Grimmsays...Yes! This is the same person who did not know if the earth was flat or round.
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-View-co-host-doesnt-know-if-the-earth-is-flat-or-round
Crosswordssays...Just wow. Its one thing for someone to have a strict adherence to the word of the bible and religion, but this woman doesn't even follow that. Old testament? what's that, Moses, Abraham all these people came after Jesus right?
And God said unto the world 'let there be Jesus so he may atone for the sins of the people I've yet to create, whom have yet to sin, on the world I have not yet made, which I'll get around to, sometime, eventually.' That's how it goes right?
ravensays...Gods above I hate this show so much.... am just appalled that the casting choices just get worse and worse... its like they set out to cast the dumbest, loudest, bitches on the planet, and every time they replace one with another, they set out to top themselves with an even dumber broad... and YES I am aware that that is a highly misogynistic term but goddamn, these women serve only to keep perceptions like that alive. Am never so ashamed of my gender as when I see clips from this show.
Whoopie is excluded from that of course, I still have no idea why she bothers with it... oh yeah, she wasn't doing anything better.
And lastly, it wouldn't matter if Sherri Shepherd sat down for a debate with someone like Dawkins or, hell, even a high school history teacher, because no matter how well reasoned the argument or how simply spelled out events are, I doubt it would make any difference, all she will hear is "Jesus Loves me yes I know, Jesus Loves me he told me so..." or just say something like, "I am too busy raising my babies to listen to your 'theories', now excuse me, I gots to get my nails done!"
9258says...When Whoopi is the voice of reason and accuracy... there are problems... serious, SERIOUS problems.
gwiz665says...Oh the stupidity! This symbolizes everything that is wrong with human society!
"Which came first: the chicken or the egg?"
"..Jesus.."
StukaFoxsays...Jesus came before the dinosaurs, even, but it's only because he was jerking faster.
papplesays..."Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeesuuuuuuuuuuuuuus"
Shepppardsays...Hmm..video seems to be dead to me.
*Dead?
siftbotsays...Invocations (dead) cannot be called by Shepppard because Shepppard is not privileged - sorry.
siftbotsays...12 more comments have been lost in the ether at this killed duplicate.
deathcowsays...It's true, like dinosaur bones, all the previous religions were implanted in the Earth during Genesis.
chingalerasays...Well here's my "lost" comment:
(In response to Probie's comment (paraphrased): Bawwwwk bok bok bok bok bok BAWWWWWWWK!
"Amen, brother.
Using this gaggle's spit-pop as a means of support for the superior intelligence of atheists? Would that be the highly overrated knowledge of the origins of the universe or the smug assurance of one's own, pineal realization??
Whoopi ain't off the hook either, A10anus-She's a complicit tool of the producers of this insulting, vapid, sit-around-a-table-and-listen-to-moronic-banter-fest.
"Die Barbara Walters, DIE A THOUSAND DEATHS!!"
rottenseedsays...This isn't even Biblically accurate...
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