NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) — Megyn Kelly has apologised after sparking a social-media firestorm Monday during a Halloween discussion on her show “Megyn Kelly Today.”
Kelly commented that she believes there’s nothing racist about Halloween celebrants wearing black or white face makeup, aka “blackface,” or er, whiteface..
Later in the day, she sent an email to NBC News co-workers apologizing for her on-air comments.
Kelly wondered aloud during a conversation about universities putting pressure on students not to wear costumes that might be deemed offensive. “What is racist?” she asked a panel that included Jenna Bush Hager, Jacob Soboroff and Melissa Rivers. “You do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface for Halloween, or a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween. Back when I was a kid, that was okay just as long as you were dressing as a character.” source
In her email to colleagues, Kelly said the backlash made her reconsider her opinion.
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