Summary
- Heated debates on The View can get intense, like the clash between Raven-Symone and Candace Cameron Bure over a lesbian wedding cake.
- Fans had strong opinions on the argument, with one highlighting the bakery's role in revealing personal information about the couple.
- Raven-Symone's journey in coming out, from feeling hesitant to embracing her wedding day with Miranda Pearman-Maday in 2020.
We have seen lots of controversy on The View over the years, and that includes guests walking off the show during commercial breaks. Yes, things can get very intense, and that's especially true given that the topics on the show tend to be sensitive matters of the political nature.
One heated moment in particular took place between two child stars, Raven-Symone and Candace Cameron Bure. It seemed like Symone was irate over Bure's thoughts about a lesbian wedding cake. We'll take a look back at the heated debate, and what was said between the two. We'll also take a closer look at Symone's sexuality, and why it took her so long to finally come out.
Let's take a closer look.
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Raven-Symone And Candace Cameron Bure Clashed Over A Lesbian Wedding Cake
We turn back the calendar to 2015 as a heated debate took place between Raven-Symone and Candace Cameron Bure. The two discussed an incident that saw a bakery fined $135,000 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. Raven-Symone didn't agree with the gesture while, on the flip side, Candace Cameron Bure didn't think it was an act of discrimination. It caused some obvious tension between the two on the show.
Raven Symone said, "The Oregon law bars businesses from discriminating against sexual orientation, race, disability, age or religion," Symone continues, "and to me, it’s the same exact thing that they did back in the day saying that black people couldn’t do certain things because it's my 'religious belief.'"
Candance Cameron Bure countered, "I don’t think this is discrimination at all. This is about freedom of association," she said. "It's about constitutional rights. It's about First Amendment rights. We do have the right to still choose who we associate with."
"[The bakery] didn't refuse to bake the cake because of [the couple's] sexual orientation," she continued. "In fact, they baked cakes for them previously. They had a problem with the actual ceremony because that — the ceremony — is what conflicted with their religious beliefs. They are saying that they stand for marriage between a man and a woman."
Symone clearly wasn't pleased with Bure's response. She said, "I refuse to associate with you right now." Raven-Symone used lots of eye-rolling during her debate with the child star. It proved to be quite the clash on The View, and one that is worth looking back on.
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More than 3.5 million views, along with over 6K comments, fans had a lot to say following the debate between the two child stars.
A Fan Wrote That The Bakery Took Things Too Far By Revealing The Couple's Personal Information
It was clear, judging by the comments section on YouTube, fans believed that Raven-Symone and Candace Cameron Bure could not be any more different when it comes to their political views. However, there was one comment that stuck out among the rest. It was a person indicating that the couple that got their cake refused, faced tough times due to the bakery leaking out their personal information.
The person clarifies, "The fine wasn't about not refusing to bake a cake. The fine was for the bakery posting the name, address and phone number of the couple in question. This led to the couple getting death threats against them and their children. They were forced to move because of this and change their phone number. Whether the owners of the bakery were right in denying them service is a completely different story. Besides, they got all that money back and more through a Gofundme campaign."
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Quite the plot twist to the story and one that might've changed Candace Cameron Bure's stance on the matter.
Despite A Private Life, Raven-Symone Was Open About Her Wedding With Miranda Pearman-Maday
There was a time in her life in which Symone thought she'd never come out. Speaking with Teen Vogue, Raven-Symone discussed why it took so long to come out. The child star revealed she knew she was gay since the age of 12.
“I never thought I would come out because my personal life didn’t matter,” she said in the video. “It was only supposed to be sold as, you know, a Raven Symone record.”
Things changed along the way in 2020. She was celebrating her wedding to Mirana Perman-Maday, calling the day a reflection of our love.
She tells People, “Despite being someone who has kept my personal life private, I decided to share this moment because it’s one of the biggest and happiest of my life," says Symoné.
"Miranda makes me feel confident and empowered in an entirely new way. We planned our ceremony together and it was a true reflection of our love and partnership," she shares.
A special moment for Raven-Symone, who is still happily married four years later.
