Katie Couric's 'View' Gaffe: Not Going To 'Castrate' Miley Cyrus (VIDEO)

It's not every day that Barbara Walters tells Katie Couric that she's going to give her lessons about human anatomy—but Couric brought such a promise on herself when she made a hilarious gaffe about Miley Cyrus on Wednesday's "View."

The former anchor of "CBS Evening News" was a guest co-host on the show, making her official ABC debut. The ladies began discussing a recent picture of Miley Cyrus smoking.

After Whoopi Goldberg defended Cyrus, Couric weighed in.

"I'm not gonna castrate her because she's smoking," she began. "All I'm saying is that it's a bit disappointing—"

Co-host Joy Behar caught her mistake quickly, interrupting her to ask, "She has a penis also?!" Couric took things in stride, laughing as the audience lost it.

Walters jokingly added, "When this is over, you sit down with me and I'm gonna discuss sex with you."

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[Michael Dadtka]

10:02 PM on 08/08/2011

Oh give me a break

[Fred Taylor]

08:02 PM on 08/08/2011

Obviously meant "castigate".

[WryAwry]

07:50 PM on 08/08/2011

... but it was a PERKY gaffe ....

[Frequentwind]

04:56 PM on 08/08/2011

No Huffpost, this was not "Katie Couric's AMAZING Gaffe," as indicated in your link. It's either her speaking metaphorically or meaning to say castigate. An AMAZING gaffe is Gerald Ford saying during the 1976 presidential debate that Eastern Europe was not under Soviet domination.

[Unclebuggies]

04:31 PM on 08/08/2011

I'm sitting here masticating on my popcorn while I read this article. Exciting!

[DbleStandard]

04:06 PM on 08/08/2011

The REAL story should be someone was actually WATCHING these old bags of bones and hot air on the view and caught this.

That person should be castrated.

The only question here is HOW LOW will ABC sink before they decode to stop supporting the liberal progressive agenda???

[joncavanaugh]

11:33 AM on 08/08/2011

What a stupid non-story this is.

[James in ucity]

03:47 PM on 08/08/2011

I'd rather this than read about Sarah Palin.

[glockman]

08:06 AM on 08/08/2011

Um, Joy, castration applies to both sexes. Are the ladies of the view really that ignorant?

[Titus Pullo]

11:05 AM on 08/08/2011

Yes

[StevenevetS]

04:03 PM on 08/08/2011

It seems that Barbara Walters needs someone to teach her before she tries to teach Katie Couric.

[larueskee]

09:07 PM on 08/07/2011

Miley recently got a tat that might just express her sexual preferences. Miley is starting to look and sound more manly than when she was a little girl. Nothing wrong with this but maybe Couric is thinking the same thing. Miley may be coming out of the closet soon imho.

[pipetoe]

08:17 PM on 08/07/2011

God help us if Sarah Palin had said that...

[Bigleague]

12:19 AM on 08/08/2011

Thing is, if Palin had done it she would have found a way to blame Obama for her mistake. Not laugh about her mistake.
And Katie doesn't claim to be an expert on everything like Palin who is an expert at nothing.

[MWA1111]

02:46 PM on 08/08/2011

There isn't a mistake. Women can be castrated. Look it up.

[Greenchilistew]

10:23 AM on 08/08/2011

If Palin had said it, she would have immediately released a statement indicating that she really MEANT to say it, she would work it into every speech and public utterance for months to come, AND she would write it on her hand and made sure that it was permanently loaded in her teleprompter.

If Palin only made the occasional gaffe, it would get the kind of coverage that this gaffe - or non-gaffe - by Couric is getting. The sad fact is that Palin cannot open her gaping yaw without spewing meaningless word salad, mangling history, or unleashing barrages of incoherent stream of unconsciousness gobbleydygook.

[geo999]

06:51 PM on 08/07/2011

Clueless.
Stick to the small words, honey.
You're not paid for your brilliance.

[pickle541]

11:10 AM on 08/08/2011

Um, it was a metaphor, but you know, maybe it was too big a word for the View audience. Also women do get castrated in some cultures. Try a google search, then try not to throw up.

[geo999]

05:54 PM on 08/08/2011

In calling her "clueless", I was giving her the benefit of the doubt.

If she actually meant to use the word, she is much worse than that.

[MWA1111]

02:47 PM on 08/08/2011

Just for clarification there, women can be castrated. But don't let the truth get in the way of your berating someone.

[DbleStandard]

04:07 PM on 08/08/2011

NOPE she really is clueless....but good news...the show is geared for the clueless.

[ArchbishopBenevolent]

06:47 PM on 08/07/2011

I think Ms. Couric got a wordsoup infection when she interviewed our great vice presidential candidate, former Alaska Governor and Fox News Journalist Sarah Palin.

[ibyehouses]

06:32 PM on 08/07/2011

KC still STEALING money - BaaHaa

[Cheryl20772]

06:16 PM on 08/07/2011

Technically, castration involves removing the testicles (not the penis). There is an equivalent for women; which involves removing the ovaries. I think the above was a slip of the tongue when Katie meant castigate rather than castrate. That aside, people don't appreciate what it means when a woman's ovaries are removed. I'm just saying....

[Left of Right]

06:11 PM on 08/07/2011

Well, I'm sure she didn't mean it literally!

[sobrien]

08:19 PM on 08/07/2011

Actually, even if Cyrus had the correct male genitals, I do not think Couric meant it literally.