Whoopi Goldberg hoped for one brief day when it got here to “Wicked” discuss.
On Tuesday’s episode of “The View,” the 69-year-old pretended to sleep because the group mentioned a “Wicked” meme involving stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
Goldberg positioned her chin firmly into her palm after introducing the viral interview second throughout the Scorching Subjects phase.
Tracy Gilchrist for Out journal instructed Erivo and Grande that followers of the challenge “are holding space” with the lyrics of “Defying Gravity,” which sparked an emotional response from Erivo, 37, throughout their press tour.
“I didn’t know that was happening. That’s really powerful,” the actress mentioned, as Grande, 31, reached over and clutched her co-star’s index finger.
“Apparently, this has struck a cord with people. Why? I don’t know,” Goldberg mentioned throughout the ABC program.
Cohosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin then channeled their internal Erivo and Grande, recreating the finger embrace whereas the viewers laughed.
“What does holding space mean?” Pleasure Behar ultimately questioned, to which Hostin, 56, defined it’s the “practice of making space for somebody else’s experience and centering them” that “fosters listening and empathizing,” per Psychology At present.
“Am I supposed to hold space for Trump supporters now?” Behar, 82, teased. In the meantime, Griffin, 35, famous how “perfectly unhinged the whole press tour is” for “Wicked.”
Behar then pointed to Goldberg nodding off on the head of the desk, and said, “Whoopi took a nap throughout this entire segment.”
Added Hostin: “She’s holding space for her self-care!”
Goldberg then awakened from her deep sleep, seemed round, smiled and despatched the present to a industrial break.
Gilchrist has since been mocked by the web for creating the fully nonsensical phrase, however instructed Selection on Monday that the interview was performed a day and a half after the Nov. 5 presidential election, and that she went into the sit-down with “sincere” intentions.
The journalist additionally defined her private definition for “holding space.”
“I was very inspired by Tony Morrison, [senior communications director] from GLAAD,” she instructed the outlet. “He posted the lyrics of ‘Defying Gravity’ before I did my interview. It was a great explainer. ‘Holding space’ is being physically, emotionally and mentally present with someone or something. For me, it means being in the moment, not being distracted and feeling something on a cellular level.”
“I think you can hold space with lyrics of a song — one you’ve heard hundreds of times — and it can suddenly take on new meaning when you’re a queer person,” Gilchrist continued.
“The Trump administration is targeting LGBTQ+ people via Project 2025. When Cynthia sings ‘I’m through accepting limits,’ there’s power in that. She plays a character who is othered. One who comes to her full power when she is exiled by a charlatan, by a cruel leader.”
The media character concluded, “There’s a lot of resonance there right now for anyone who is marginalized. For me, holding space is listening to those lyrics anew and finding solace or inspiration.”
