In the latest episode of her podcast Archetypes, Meghan Markle sat down with Paris Hilton to break down labels such as 'bimbo' and 'dumb blonde.'
Markle recounted her experience feeling 'objectified' on the TV game show Deal or No Deal:
"There were times I was on set of Deal or No Deal and thinking back to my time working as an intern at the U.S. Embassy in Argentina in Buenos Aires and being in the motorcade with the security of treasury at the time and being valued specifically for my brain."
Markle then says of her game show gig:
"Here, I was being valued for something quite the opposite."
The topic was discussed on The View, and co-host Whoopi Goldberg had a few things to say.
"On that show, you basically have a suitcase and they wanted to know: 'Is this the deal you want, or is this not the deal you want?'"
"I don't know that the people who are sitting there are thinking about you like that. They're thinking, 'I want the money.'"
Goldberg made a reference to Vanna White and the way she makes her (similar role) interesting and relevant.
"The objectification might be coming from you and the way you feel about how these women were being portrayed, and that's what you have to change - because we're performers."
"When you're a performer, you take the gig."
Goldberg later added:
"That's TV, baby, but what did you think you were going to do? You know that's what the show was."
You can watch the segment below:
\u201cMEGHAN MARKLE FELT OBJECTIFIED ON 'DEAL OR NO DEAL': Markle looked back at the beginning of her career in show business and admits being conflicted about her time as one of the briefcase-opening assistants on the game show \u2014 #TheView panel weighs in. https://t.co/cVclFZyKV0\u201d— The View (@The View) 1666195122
Goldberg, who is know for being outspoken and for occasionally rubbing people the wrong way, had many agree with her on this topic.
\u201c@nypost She\u2019s not wrong. \nWho would know better than Whoopi who has been in the industry so much more and longer? She\u2019s seen it all, and whether you like her personally or not, she\u2019s insightful.\u201d— New York Post (@New York Post) 1666273605
\u201c@nypost \u201cI\u2019m so much more than what I\u2019m OBJECTIFIED!\u201d It\u2019s a job you applied for, which you\u2019re hired to do. You\u2019re an \u2018Actor\u2019aren\u2019t you, Buddy? Who you are, is who you are, and you Really are, who you are. And it is who you\u2019re objectified to do, right? \ud83d\ude44\u201d— New York Post (@New York Post) 1666273605
\u201c@SiggyStardust80 @MailOnline My gosh - the first time I have agreed with Whoopi for years!\u201d— SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) 1666257970
\u201c@SiggyStardust80 @MailOnline I would never believe I would ever agree with WG, ever.\u201d— SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) 1666257970
\u201c@SiggyStardust80 @MailOnline Whoopi is 100% right on this.\u201d— SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) 1666257970
\u201c@SiggyStardust80 @MailOnline In fairness she\u2019s right lots of girls and guys would be happy to do the job, Meghan was no one forced her she took the pay cheque, if she felt like a bimbo then that\u2019s down to her behaviour\u201d— SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) 1666257970
\u201c@SiggyStardust80 @MailOnline She's not lying. It was an indirect implication that the other women didn't know they were being treated as bimbos or that they knew and were okay with it.\u201d— SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) 1666257970
\u201c@Sussexfan_2018 @SiggyStardust80 @MailOnline @WhoopiGoldberg Yeah! She did say it well. She saw through Meghan and understood that Meghan was disrespecting WOMEN!\u201d— SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@SummerSherberry \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) 1666257970
\u201c@Charles_Notes Well said Whoopi \ud83d\udc4f\u201d— CharlesNotes (@CharlesNotes) 1666207507
\u201c@Charles_Notes You knew the role you took on Deal\u201d— CharlesNotes (@CharlesNotes) 1666207507
\u201c@Charles_Notes I have to agree with Whoopi ! Ms Markle knew she wasn't going to be sending up space lab and she was hired for her "look". A pretty good gig if you ask me. Should they be using models in that way ? That's another discussion altogether, but she fully knew what she was doing !\u201d— CharlesNotes (@CharlesNotes) 1666207507
At the end of the discussion, Goldberg elaborated on her thought to get her point across:
"Just maybe you don't want to make the other women feel bad because maybe they're trying to make a living, too."
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