Raven-Symone’s fashion choices are madness. There’s too much going here on with a plaid, button-up tunic top, camo pants, and a crazy scarf. This outfit reminds me of the stuff she says. Anyway, The View‘s downslide has been almost constant for years. When Rosie O’Donnell left earlier this year, Raven stepped in as a temporary replacement.

Raven’s notorious for her views on controversial topics. On The View, she delivers all kinds of messiness to hot-button discussions. Raven doesn’t explain her statements, lacks perspective, and she can come off as downright clueless. Especially when it comes to topics like basic geography. So of course The View decided to hire Raven as a permanent co-host.

Us Weekly set the stage in May by saying producers were so impressed with Raven’s work ethic: “Every night she studies all the current events and topics for the next day. Everyone is blown away. Nobody else prepares like she does!” An official announcement came out yesterday, and Raven says she’ll get the job done:

While many viewers of ABC’s daytime talk show were predicting the news for quite some time, the former Cheetah Girls singer admitted the official announcement came as a surprise.

“I learned two seconds before that I didn’t get to come out first like I normally did so right then, I was a little flustered and then I came out and they had my song on and then I broke it down like it was hot, but then I had this really short skirt on,” she joked to E! News after the live episode. “So I was hoping that my grandma and my mom wouldn’t have to call and say ‘close your legs girl.’

“I definitely have a different lifestyle than a lot of people in this world–good and bad–and my views are different than one might think my views might be because I’ve never really spoken my truth until recently,” she confessed. “Hopefully I can shed some light on what I like to call the truth.”

She continued, “Some people might not agree with me and some people will but we know how to talk to each other in a respectful way so that everybody gets their point across and there’s no cutthroat conversation.”

[From E! Online]

Raven’s version of “the truth” includes tossing out unconventional opinions without backing them up with any practical information. She spoke out on the awesomeness of stay-at-home moms, which — obviously — is true. But then Raven said stay-at-home moms should get paid, sort of like the money would appear out of nowhere. She’s nutty and crazy, and I guess she’s perfect for The View. The Daily Beast believes Raven could save the show because she’s good at “speaking freely (and occasionally like a lunatic).” I think she can give a ratings boost, but people will eventually get bored of her antics.

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