{"id":31394,"date":"2022-06-01T01:36:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T01:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/view-host-sunny-hostin-defends-cake-smearing-mona-lisa-stunt\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T01:36:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T01:36:35","slug":"view-host-sunny-hostin-defends-cake-smearing-mona-lisa-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/view-host-sunny-hostin-defends-cake-smearing-mona-lisa-stunt\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;View&#8217; host Sunny Hostin defends cake-smearing Mona Lisa stunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The protest by a climate activist who smeared cake on the Mona Lisa&#8217;s protective case divided co-hosts on Tuesday&#8217;s edition of \u201cThe View\u201d &#8211; with panelist Sunny Hostin among those who argued the stunt achieved its goal by sparking conversation about the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating on social media showed a man disguised in a wig and wearing lipstick jumping out of a wheelchair at the Louvre in Paris on Sunday.  Reports said the man initially tried to smash the bulletproof case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think they work.  We&#8217;re talking about it, \u201dHostin said.  \u201cI think climate change is something that we ignore so much, not only in this country but around the world.  Obviously we&#8217;re talking about this issue. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>But \u201cView\u201d guest-host Tara Setmayer slammed the protest as \u201casinine\u201d and said the man had failed to achieve his goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re talking about the fact that he smeared, he defaced the Mona Lisa.  I mean, it&#8217;s bulletproof protected, but\u2026 it&#8217;s a priceless work of art, \u201dSetmayer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re talking about that as opposed to what the issue is that he&#8217;s actually protesting.  So I think stunts like that don&#8217;t work at all, \u201dshe added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MAN ATTACKS MONA LISA IN CLIMATE PROTEST: A man was arrested at the Louvre for throwing cake on the glass protecting the Mona Lisa, claiming he did it to protest the people destroying the planet &#8211; the co-hosts and guest co-host <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaraSetmayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@TaraSetmayer<\/a> react. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n5U58LWGnV\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/n5U58LWGnV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The View (@TheView) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1531689087802953729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Co-host Joy Behar joined Hostin in claiming the stunt sparked discussion about climate change, noting the man &#8220;didn&#8217;t ruin&#8221; or &#8220;touch the Mona Lisa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fellow host Whoopi Goldberg disagreed, pointing out that the vandalism, whatever its intention, had put the 16th-century masterwork at risk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s somebody else&#8217;s art and how dare you try to destroy somebody else&#8217;s art?&#8221;  Goldberg said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Cake was smeared on the famous artwork&#8217;s casing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mona-lisa-vandal-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mona Lisa vandal\" class=\"wp-image-22476769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mona-lisa-vandal-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mona-lisa-vandal-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mona-lisa-vandal-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The Mona Lisa vandal was a climate activist.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@ lukeXC2002<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mona-lisa-vandal-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Louvre Mona Lisa exhibit\" class=\"wp-image-22476768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mona-lisa-vandal-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mona-lisa-vandal-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mona-lisa-vandal-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Museum officials said the Mona Lisa wasn&#8217;t harmed during the stunt.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TWITTER \/ @ SARA_ALGABA via REUTE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hostin remained firm in her defense.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it can be destroyed, because again, it&#8217;s in this bulletproof thing and he threw some whipped cream at it,&#8221; Hostin retorted.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg responded: \u201cListen, I totally get protests.  I dig it.  I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s OK to destroy somebody else&#8217;s art in order to make your point. &#8220;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hostin-mona-lisa-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The View\" class=\"wp-image-22476767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hostin-mona-lisa-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hostin-mona-lisa-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hostin-mona-lisa-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The Mona Lisa cake-smearing stunt sparked a debate on &#8220;The View.&#8221;<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The View<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The protester was quickly wrestled to the ground by security at the French museum.  Officials at the Louvre said the Mona Lisa wasn&#8217;t damaged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThink of the Earth,\u201d the disguise-clad protester said after being apprehended by security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are people who are destroying the Earth.  Think about it.  Artists tell you: think of the Earth.  That&#8217;s why I did this, \u201dhe added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The protest by a climate activist who smeared cake on the Mona Lisa&#8217;s protective case divided co-hosts on Tuesday&#8217;s edition of \u201cThe View\u201d &#8211; with panelist Sunny Hostin among those who argued the stunt achieved its goal by sparking conversation about the environment. 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