The View has confirmed what we all took for granted: It likes its token black panelist with junk in the trunk. That’s right, Sherri Shepherd has officially been hired to replace Star Jones Reynolds as what Saturday Night Live once unforgettably dubbed “a sassy black woman like I’ve seen on TV” (the “I” in that sentence being Cheri Oteri-as-Barbara Walters).
I knew Sherri was the right choice ever since she tactfully defused the Rosie/Kelly Ripa blowup by reaching over and grabbing Rosie’s breast to illustrate the importance of boundaries between talk show co-hosts. Based on what we’ve seen of her in action, Sherri seems self-deprecating and down-to-earth (well, for a View panelist) - more akin to Joy than Star.
So unless daytime TV success goes to her head, we don’t think she’ll be enlisting the entire cast of Soul Food to act as fur-draped bridesmaids in a seven-figure wedding (including in-kind promotional sponsorships) to a hard-living DL brutha anytime soon. And in admitting that, part of us died a little.
Replacing thick, black Star Jones with thick, black Sherri Shepherd [Jossip]
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