For nearly a decade, she entertained millions as D.J.
Tanner on Full House.
But in recent years, actress and daytime TV host Candace Cameron Bure's conservative viewpoints
have drawn fire from audiences and colleagues.
Let's take a closer look at the controversial side of the former child star...
Chick-fil—hey!
In 2012, Dan Cathy, President of fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, stirred up controversy
after speaking out against same-sex marriage.
The executive's comments triggered a national backlash from the American left, while Chick-fil-A
simultaneously attracted a lot of support from members of the American right, including
former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who declared August 1, 2012 to be "Chick-fil-A Appreciation
Day."
Among those who celebrated Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day was Bure, who posted a photo of herself
and her son holding up food and drinks from the restaurant.
The image—which was deleted from Instagram even though the Tweet remained live—drew
fire from folks who felt she was expressing an anti-gay marriage stance.
That wouldn't be the last time she made headlines for her conservative views...
Taking the cake
In July 2015, while serving as a temporary co-host on The View, Bure got into a tense
argument with fellow host Raven-Symoné.
The topic: a bakery in Oregon was sued for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex
couple.
Things got heated...fast:
"The Oregon Law bars businesses from discriminating against sexual orientation, race, disability,
age, and religion.
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 was my ‘religious belief.'"
"I think you’re comparing apples to oranges here.
I don’t think this is discrimination at all.
This is about freedom of association.
It’s about constitutional rights.
It’s about first amendment rights.
We do have the right to still choose who we associate with.
But they did not refuse…"
"I refuse to associate with you right now."
As awkward as that was, arguments get ratings.
The View soon hired Bure as a full-time co-host.
Debate Dodging and Disappearing
In September 2015, Bure was absent from The View during a discussion about Kim Davis,
the Kentucky clerk who refused to administer marriage licenses to gay couples in her county.
Stranger still, Bure awkwardly joined the panel later in the show.
Some wondered if ABC tried to prevent Bure talking about same-sex marriage on the air
again, or if Bure herself was avoiding the conversation.
A rep for the show refuted those rumors, telling Page Six:
"We had [Bure] on for 'segment three' because she's not going to be on [regularly] for a
couple of weeks.
We want to build consistency to let viewers know who would be on for tomorrow."
During a January 2016 episode a few months later, The View panel got into a passionate
discussion about actors boycotting the Academy Awards over the lack of diversity among its
nominees.
When Bure jokingly tried to steer the conversation toward another topic, castmate Whoopi Goldberg
didn't bite:
"You need production companies that will make these movies.
You know what?
I talk about god, you’ve got to talk about these damn movies.
You got to talk about the movies."
When the show returned from a commercial break, Bure was gone.
Goldberg claimed she'd taken ill, which Bure later confirmed on Twitter.
The diagnosis did little to dispel rumors that a feud had begun...
Not conservative enough?
It seems Bure can't really catch a break from the right, either.
In 2016, she appeared on The View with '90s rapper Vanilla Ice and performed a duet of
his hit, "Ice Ice Baby."
Some fans were none too pleased, however.
One commenter wrote on her Facebook page:
"If you are going to claim to be a Christian which is being Christ Like...please do just
that and stop going astray and leading others with you down the wrong path."
Luckily other fans defended her decision to rap with Mister Vanilla.
Still—sometimes there's just no pleasing people.
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