Yes, Duklon, ratings. Business Insider writes: "Megyn Kelly has a three-year, $69 million contract with NBC, but her show's ratings are lagging. "Megyn Kelly Today" averages about 2.4 million viewers. "Live With Kelly and Ryan" reaches an audience of 3 million in the same time slot on ABC. Tamron Hall and Al Roker, the hosts who previously had her time slot, made less than half of Kelly's salary with higher ratings." Viewers = $$$ to advertisers. Low views = ads won't pay NBC $$$ for spots If ads won't pay NBC = NBC may feel they're not getting what they pay for w/ Megyn. If it were just this comment, I think it would have been forgiven, esp. given her big apology the very next day. So you may be right: "other reasons"...in addition, I'm sure.
MegaGug 95 What makes you think she is a Republican? She might be an independent, but I really don’t think Megan Kelly is a Republican. I’m actually almost certain that she is a Democrat, but the fact that I can’t tell you for sure speaks to why she is better at what she does than just about anyone else in the industry.
the show got canceled because of her political views (and because she's white) there's a reason the view is still going on after goldberg made comments on the holocaust
Correct! It's not something to be ridiculed and disrespected. But I guess if you know nothing of Native American history and respect for your Elders you wouldn't have a clue about it.
@@andriylashchyk8007 My culture isn’t a costume for people to be “fun” we earn each feather on our headdress, jingle dress, ect. Culture isn’t something for people to dress up as and joke about no us native americans and ancestors and other cultures have been SLAVED by the caucasians and just for caucasians to wear what their ancestors stripped us from? WE ARE STILL HERE.❤️💛🖤🤍
i dont think it was specifically meant to be a racial discussion. She was talking about political correctness in general. im jewish- should i be offended about her Ann Frank comments?? No i didn't think so. The people looking to be offended grabbed one or two lines and exactly proved her point about political correctness gone mad.
You should educate yourself a little bit before making such statements. You can argue against PC culture and that's fine. but if there is a line It most certainly got crossed way before it reaches blackface. Blackface is a coconspirator of lynching and cross burning.
Megyn wasn't looking to stir up a controversial issue. No black person needed. Megyn was raised in a household where you can use a black costume for Halloween or a white costume for Halloween. End of story.
Well, considering that a "diverse" panel would be full of easily-triggered, hypersensitive PC snowflakes that find everything racist and offensive, I think this panel is capable of being far more objective.
Joe Bien Santa is an imaginary character loosely based off someone in real life. Emphasis on loosely since he also has flying reindeer and a magical sleigh. Santa can be black.
@Joe Bien Johnny Storm from fantastic 4 is white too... Until he's not 😂😂 Santa a character my guy. He's not real. He can be Asian and riding a flying bison for all I care if it makes kids happy. Just let it be.
the show got canceled because of her political views (and because she's white) there's a reason the view is still going on after goldberg made comments on the holocaust
This? This is what the uproar is about? When I heard about this I thought whoa, she must have said something horrible. I kept waiting for it. Now, I don't watch these types of shows and I don't care about them. But it's a talk show where, God forbid, people have an exchange of opinions.
The worst part is that she is asking a question,. If she had said that it's not racist to paint your face black if it's dressing up for a character, then it still wouldn't be racist, because dressing up as a character is not racist.
So what I'm hearing is now I can't dress as any other culture because if I do I'm racist? Are you flipping kidding me? Get over your ultra sensitivity. If I dress up then it's because I LIKE the character. I've wanted to be a gaysha for many years because I love it!! Am I not aloud to now? I can't handle this mess we live in.
You don't get it because your not the target of the comments. No, I don't think Megyn should be fired. But her pay is way too high and she does often say somewhat flagrant comments. I say she should have been demoted in pay in her next contract but not fired. She didn't mean harm. Roseanne on the other hand meant to inflict pain and she deserved to be fired 100%.
Megyn Kelly I love you too as millions do too. I recorded your show daily to watch you and to listen to your most important news topics everyday. I am upset that one tiny mistake takes you away from all us that follow and adore your intelligence. I will NOT BE WATCHING NBC!!!! They made a terrible mistake!!!!!
I Cannot believe she was fired over this. What she said was so completely innocent. She was literally speaking of a time decades before when things were different.
Oh please! Stop making this political. It was actually fine until she dissed the fella’s views about knowing right from wrong and racism. She almost scoffed. She doesn’t get it and never will. Mind you she told kids Santa and Jesus are white.
She was fired FOR THIS? Give me a breakkkkkkkkkkk. Wrongful dismissal. It was a conversation about HALLOWEEN. I am a person of color and I still cannot find her insulting comment. I hope she sues.
Making A Mockery Of Black History Saying It's Okay As Long As It's Someone, And Everything's Gonna Be Alright If We Mock Black People Once Every Year. If Other White People Can See It🙄
@No No Did I Ever Say That Some White People Couldn't? If The White Person Liked The Black Person So Much Why Not Respect Their History Or Is It That You Only Like A Select Few And Don't Care About The Race? What She Was Saying At The Beginning Is Very Disrespectful Considering The Topic, Her Tone Was An Instant Turn Off And Very Negative.
We need to separate "offensive" actions from "racist" actions. Actions can be offensive to some people and inoffensive to others. Their offensiveness is completely up to the interpretation of others. What offends one person may not offend another. Racism is different. Instead of being up to the interpretation of others, racist actions are purely about the intentions of the person making those actions. Racism is defined as a belief in the inferiority of a race, or a hatred or prejudice towards a race. A racist action is an action that originates with this racial bias. It's not up to how others perceive an action, but rather what motivated those actions. Taking the example of blackface given in this video, it's perfectly possible to use blackface for either racist or non-racist reasons. If the wearer intends to insult black people, then it's racist. If the wearer simply intends to emulate a role model she looks up to, then it's not racist. Whether this is offensive is a completely different question, and it will vary from one witness to the next. In the end, it's wise to consider how our actions will be perceived by others so that we don't offend people unnecessarily. But when we are offended, we should also try to weigh the intentions of the person who has offended us. Often we'll discover that the intentions were not bad, and this can serve to lessen our feeling of offense. The world is a better place when we try to understand each other.
Is trying to make your appearance as close as possible to a celebrity that you admire the same thing as painting your face with the intention of demeaning an entire group of people?
HypeHuey If you’re talking about the picture @3.49, I saw that more as wartime evacuee. During WWII, many children were evacuated from London and other big cities to the countryside when the Blitz started, and that young girl was even carrying her regulation gas mask and wearing a name tag attached to her coat.
have to say, i would think think the Ann Frank thing would be much more of an issue than dressing as a specific black character. Like isnt it kind of disrespectful for Halloween considering how it is celebrated...
HypeHuey There is nothing with dressing up as Anne Frank as long as you're doing it for the right reason. She is an inspiring heroine to many. Stop twisting it making it sound anti semitic.
@@MellowLady222 Yes, they sold the slaves from Africa, but AARON LOPEZ, MOSES LEVY, JOHN ABRAMS, and JACOB FRANKS, among others, were among the most prominent slave traders in the New World. The Slave Trade was based in NEWPORT, R. I., which is the city where the FIRST SYNAGOGUE IN AMERICA was built. Also, slave markets were closed on SATURDAY, the JEWISH day of worship, NOT SUNDAY.
So that was it, huh? That was the nail in the coffin? Seems like they (whoever's in charge) were looking for a reason to get rid of Megyn Kelly. I thought Melissa Rivers was more offensive!
R Vandenburg And if we're going to be offended by what's being said, what about what we're being shown? Shouldn't the production team be criticized for flashing up models who are wearing these costumes? The imagery, the mock-ups, of each offensive costume should axe the producers responsible for those, as well.
So black face as is tar black car paint with googly eyes and overdrawn lips or black face as in a tan and wig??? Last I checked tan and wig is black face.
I finally watched, and this was it?! It wasn't as bad as the network made it out to be. Clearly they have been wanting to fire her, and took this, as a way out.
@@techpolitics she literally said she felt this way now. She clearly said it was absurd and isn’t the purpose of halloween to dress up as something you are not…. 🤷🏽♀️ she did mention blackface as a child but then said she didn’t know how something is racist when when the lady darkened her skin to look like diana ross🤦🏽♀️
_“If she really wanted to look like Diana Ross, she should of dressed as Michael Jackson”_ and the crowd erupts. *Someone PLEASE explain the joke* wtf @5:42
Back in the day MJ had an infatuation with Diana Ross, so much so that when he started changing his appearances around the _Bad_ era due to his vitiligo, media was saying that he wanted to look like Elizabeth Taylor or Diana Ross (both his idols). I read somewhere that Diddy said that MJ told him Diana Ross gave him the goods. RIP MJ.
@@sharonereed81 did you watch the video? They were talking about why races got offended over costumes. Race was brought up. And as she stated...maybe she should have asked her diverse audience what they thought.
I am not a political person,but if Kelly was an African American woman,saying that white face is okay,you can bet she'll still have her show today. Racism only applies to whites...absolutely hypocritical. So yeah. I definitely agree with you. You are very beautiful by the way 😉
Hopefully she will get the remaining portion of her 69 Million dollar contract and then some for wrongful firing. I hope she hits NBC hard with a sizable lawsuit.
Blackface isnt ok because its dressing up as a caricature of a black person, it's stereotyping. Dressing up as an actual famous or infamous person is NOT blackface. ALTHOUGH, Robert Downey Jr. was in Blackface in Tropic Thunder and it was hilarious.
Dollqueen Anise he was definitely black face and it was great! I loved it! Need to see more positivity like that instead of pushing people back it’s a way to control emotions & make blacks or others feel less
@jmarks881 Here is an example, I dress up as Clubber Lang for Halloween, I'm white, wouldn't do a very good job of pulling off the costume being white, not offensive. A black person wants to be Rocky, also wouldnt do a very good job of pulling it off, not offensive. Now, lets say i put on dark makeup for Halloween and im asked who i am dressed up as and i reply " My Neighbor ", That is blackface and that is offensive. If you (not YOU personally) can't articulate yourself well enough in day to day life without mentioning race or color, no matter the race or color, there is an issue. This goes for everyone, not just White people. We all breathe oxygen, we all bleed red, we're all human.
Robert Downey wasnt blackface. He was trying to look like a black person. The coloring wasn't black with white. It was brownish skin color. That being said in the movie 'white chicks' that was fair game? Either way in todays world you have to walk on egg shells or feel the wrath of the people.
I was thinking the exact same thing. They'll can her for saying something, but keep the video on UA-cam to collect the ad revenue. Hypocrites. Pick a side, Today show.
Our nation will always remain hateful and divided. Far too many people are constantly looking for something to be offended about. The people judging others have NEVER made a mistake. Apologies don’t count to them either. Next will be breathing that offends people. Do you then stop breathing? No! I say breathe louder! Start living. Start forgiving. If you keep looking for the things that offend you, you’re going to miss the things that were there to make you smile.
44excalibur: Here's food for thought ...... If I were to talk (bad ?) about your Mother ..would it be the same as you or another "family" member doing it? MJ was a Black Man....The Wayans is a Black family. As Black people we don't make claims to say one black persons skin "makes" hem/her superior because it's different . That's not part of our history. And yes some Blacks do have skin preferences and may have very strong options in regards of their choices. But Blacks joking about color has never had that " we're superior by law " under tone to it. Whites will take something that is offensive and try to make it funny and other people will just follow after . But bottom line we just aren't the same. We see joking different. And no .. whites aren't given a pass to joke as we joke amongst ourselves. It's just not the same . And most of them know it. That's why most don't go there with "us".
michael wayne Here's food for YOUR thought. That cuts both ways. Blacks have also made satirical jokes and had their fun, such as "dear white people" and "white men can't jump" to name a few. You're right, blacks joking have never had that "we're superior by law" undertone to it. Instead, they have that "we can say whatever we want to and get away with it because blacks can't be racist" tone, which is blatant entitlement. As for what is or is not "part of your history," I suggest you do your research into the African slave trade and consider that your "history" has quite a lot of ugliness to it. Africans did not see each other as "black people." If you weren't from the same tribe or nation, you were different, and yes, one group would consider themselves superior to another. You're right, we are not the same. We do see joking different, but do not presume to hold a moral high ground. Both blacks and whites have joked about Michael Jackson, not out of racial enmity, but out of criticism for Michael's own perceived self loathing and body dysmorphia that caused him to radically alter his own physical appearance, which caused both blacks and whites to criticize and make jokes about him. No, whites aren't given a pass, but neither are you. So don't go there with me, okay? I chew PC police up and spit them out.
44excalibur : The issue I was covering (as was this video ) was about sensitivities .... regarding "Black Face" ... What dose the ugliness of Africa have to do with "Black Face ?
5:19 so that’s what all the fuss was all about? She never said, “I think bl*ckface is ok” she just said “What’s wrong with wanting to dress up as Diana Ross?” They twisted her words around, like usual.
Coming from the same woman who had a problem with non whites dressing as Jesus and Santa because according to her they're white, even though Jesus was a middle Eastern Jew who was brown and Santa was of Turkish origin
What are you referring to, Matt? Are you talking about this video? ua-cam.com/video/7XYlJqf4dLI/v-deo.html Because if that's what you're talking about, then you are greatly misrepresenting what Megyn said. In that clip, Megyn doesn't even address people dressing up as Santa or Jesus. She is responding to an article written by a person who said Santa should be represented as a penguin so as not to offend people of different races.
I see nothing wrong with her comments?! And I don't understand why she took the bait and apologized? She was admitting guilt when all she was really doing was expressing "opinion" more Snowflake's melt and cry foul! Such BS!
I am what you would consider under your opinion apparently a snowflake and I don't think she should have gotten fired. I think this was one small nothing that was the last straw for her poor ratings and other things like that
Look I'm a black woman and for Halloween one year I dressed up like Marilyn Monroe, BUT I didn't go and paint my face white to pull it off. It's like come on now, there is that thing called common sense and from what I've learned about this woman, she just doesn't have that common sense.
the show got canceled because of her political views (and because she's white) there's a reason the view is still going on after goldberg made comments on the holocaust
I see both sides. But I also see a disturbing trend that's gonna make many beloved holidays extinct if we're not careful. Halloween costumes = offensive. 4th of July fireworks = trigger PTSD in soldiers & scare animals. Columbus Day = offensive to Natives. There's a huge "Christmas vs. Holidays" debate every year. Etc. I'm as liberal as they come but censoring expression is not the way to change things. If you're offended, stay home or choose a different costume for yourself or your kids. You don't get to control other people. This insane PC culture is what has given someone like Trump, who's praised by followers for "speaking his mind", so much support. It's counter-intuitive. There's even a term for it: concept creep. It's when things that have always been considered normal suddenly become pathologized because society runs out of more pressing things to worry about. While it may be obnoxious & even crude, ask yourself whether a Halloween costume is truly worth getting your feelings hurt or lashing out in rage over. In the grand scheme of things, will it matter to you in 5 years? 10? It's issues like these that keep us distracted & fighting amongst ourselves while the elite 1% keep us all under their oppressive reign.
darkening one's skin complexion to emulate someone else is simply a costume, and clearly (if not by definition) entirely innocuous. inevitably, many people instantly get very nervous as they somehow associate anything of the sort with jim crowe, blackface, civil rights, slavery etc. i've found this mentality comical since i was quite young, and never cease to be amazed at the power of the fear of being perceived as racist. i've always found megan's comments here quite refreshing - she was simply too genuine and frankly far too good for this organization.
I'm sorry that your show got cancelled. I'm not a huge fan of yours but I will say that you are getting screwed and treated very unfair! I would fight back girl! I watched this segment over and over and saw nothing offensive at all. People are just out to cause drama!
Why would you find offense 😂😂😂- Sorry- But I’m confused- Are you black? This is the SAME WOMAN that got offended at a BLACK Santa clause and he’s a FICTIONAL character. She got mad about Jesus being portrayed as anything other than WHITE. Called it OFFENSIVE! She shouldn’t have gotten a show in the first place-
That joke about michael is about a time when michael admired diana ross and there was a rumor in the 90s that michael had a plastic surgery to look like diana ross...its not about his skin color 😉
There's nothing wrong with dressing up as somebody else, but if that's dressing up as a native American say, because they're a marginalised and ostracized group that have been repressed by colonised Americans, it's presented as mocking them. Same goes for a lot of Halloween costumes. Dressing as a vampire or werewolf is fine because it's fantasy, but dressing as a representative of a person or a suppressed group of people is just offensive.
Why did Whoppi Goldberg adamantly defend Ted Danson in 1993 after he not only wore black face but repeatedly used the “N” word? Granted they were lovers at that time but still.......that made it OK?
At first I thought what she said was NOT reason to get fired but listening to it again I changed my mind. Everything she said before that statement was leading up to discuss the blackface and that was what she was most concern about discussing. Blackface is and has always been an insult to the Black community and she knows that.
Black Face does not equate to dressing like a black person. Dressing like a black person is to use realistic skin tone and not make from of the race. Megyn Kelly used the wrong term to demonstrate her point.
Megyn Kelley's comments were just fine. Dressing up for Halloween does not even qualify for any kind of politcal correctness test. Megyn Kelley's comments were not offensive. She was talking about Halloween which is definitely very outlandish in the first place. Would it be better that a white person dress up to honor a popular black singer or should they dress like an ax murderer or some kind of monster?? The network and many people overreated to this whole thing. Megyn Kelly is not a racist.
If you want to be a zombie for Halloween, you put on white face makeup (no matter what your skin color is), torn clothes, and fake blood. If you want to be Donald Trump, you put on a blue suit and an orange toupee. If you are a boy that wants to go as Cher, you put on an evening gown and a long-haired wig. If you want to be a hockey player, you wear a hockey uniform and carry a stick. So why is it so "offensive" to use dark-toned makeup if you want to be a Supreme for Halloween? Lots of people like to pretend to be celebrities for a day. It would be pretty difficult to look like Diana Ross without her coloring and hair, and people would be like "Who are you supposed to be?" ... You see, there is a distinct line between mocking and admiration, and anyone with half a brain should recognize the difference. If you put on black face paint and then draped a noose around your neck - THAT would be beyond disrespectful! That would be despicable and racist. If you dress up as a human trafficking victim or victimizer, that would also be inexcusable. But if you are just "being" someone, and trying to duplicate their look, and it's clearly not done to ridicule the person or their group, then something is wrong - NOT with the person wearing the costume - but with the small minds that take umbrage at benign Halloween costumes! I am a Liberal Democrat and I think that this over-the-top PC witch hunt is one thing that many Liberals and Conservatives can both agree on. Common sense people... common sense!
I’ve never seen a black person wear white face ... but carry on ma’am lol I don’t think it called for her losing her job but it was an ignorant comment . And the Michael Jackson joke made no sense lol
Oh But You See Those White People Had Nothing To Lose And The Black People Back Then Had No Voice And No Choice But To Assimilate And Confirm. Then & Now White Privilege.
She’s such a humiliating woman! My goodness, she’s not even talking about America, It’s a costume that was being shamed in England. Megyn Kelly failed so badly in nbc because she was confronted by the truth far too often for her skill set.
So NBC, when are you going to fire Jimmy Fallon and Loren Michaels and cancel SNL for actually wearing Black face and writing it in to the show. Wheres Al Rokers emotional rebuke of Jimmy Fallon?.... NBC owes Kelly a apology.
Kelly gets fired and career ruined , but Oprah can say all white people have white privilege and that's ok isn't that the same as the pot calling the kettle black?
Melissa made a great point. If you think it may be offensive, then it probably is. Blackface is never ok. But can you not dress up as somebody you idolize?
Me too. People these days just get offended too easily. She was just speaking her mind, you either agree with Megyn or not, but she didn't attack anyone.
true! what happened to the good ol' days when we didn't have to kowtow to the coloreds about the "offensive" language we speak about them or portray them...lol. i miss the good ol' days when we could just hose them down in the streets for protesting...
This was the straw that broke the camel’s back when Megan Kelly made her infamous black face remark! This episode caused her immediate dismissal! This was a landmark episode that caused her immediate doom! Period! Serves her right!
Was your dog's people racially oppressed and enslaved by your people for hundreds of years? Was your dog's physical characteristics the butt of your people's racist jokes? Also comparing human beings to dogs? Tasteful!
I wonder how many people realize that by showing or telling people what offends you, you're actually handing those people a weapon to use against you. Come on folks. This should be common sense elementary school stuff. You can only defeat a bully by not reacting. Without you giving them a reaction they don't have a leg to stand on.
katiana scruggs Miss rivers should know all about racism her mother was one of the worst. She was always saying Obama was a Muslim and that he was not born here . So don't be shocked by what's being said here. They are so comfortable saying it because they believe it.
What was wrong with her comment? For all you people that are offended look up what black face is and it is not Diana Ross on Halloween. It's a derogatory face painting of black people with exaggerated features. To say dressing up as Diana Ross is black face is just wrong.
Kelly could do herself a favor by Googling Black Cosplay, or any non-white Cosplay. There are plenty of ways to dress as characters traditionally associated with other races without resorting to something so horribly outdated and ill-conceived. That said, losing her job, after her thoughtful panel with Roland Martin, seems like a gross over-reaction. She was clearly remorseful and we have to let people learn and grow from their mistakes, however ignorant they may be. I suspect that NBC was simply looking for an excuse to remove someone who simply wasn't working out and or didn't fit with the culture of the network. A Fox in the Henhouse as it were.
Personally, I will probably not watch Today anymore. I liked the Megyn Kelly's hour and looked forward to it every day. I think they were just waiting for an excuse to get rid of her. I can't imagine losing my job over that.
funny how all three of them realize what she just said and suddenly decide to slide away from the topic, playing the "i don't know. i haven't seen it" card. lol
I found nothing offensive in what Meghan said ..The PC people will have us scared to say anything..I'm not political ..I understand left & right..the idea she is losing her show..shame on you NBC & the media..tough in up butter cup SMH
I have no idea what was so offensive about this episode. The discussion was about Halloween costumes, and how some people are trying to "police" what you can wear and what you cannot wear. I think NBC must have been looking for an excuse to fire her due to "other reasons".
I came straight to the comments
Me too.
120277mk Hello hello no
cant help but think they wanted to get rid of her for other reasons than this
Duklon Stennett NBC is a largely democratic station and she’s pretty much the only republican. So yeah.
Yes, Duklon, ratings.
Business Insider writes:
"Megyn Kelly has a three-year, $69 million contract with NBC, but her show's ratings are lagging.
"Megyn Kelly Today" averages about 2.4 million viewers. "Live With Kelly and Ryan" reaches an audience of 3 million in the same time slot on ABC.
Tamron Hall and Al Roker, the hosts who previously had her time slot, made less than half of Kelly's salary with higher ratings."
Viewers = $$$ to advertisers.
Low views = ads won't pay NBC $$$ for spots
If ads won't pay NBC = NBC may feel they're not getting what they pay for w/ Megyn.
If it were just this comment, I think it would have been forgiven, esp. given her big apology the very next day.
So you may be right: "other reasons"...in addition, I'm sure.
MegaGug 95
What makes you think she is a Republican? She might be an independent, but I really don’t think Megan Kelly is a Republican. I’m actually almost certain that she is a Democrat, but the fact that I can’t tell you for sure speaks to why she is better at what she does than just about anyone else in the industry.
She was overpaid. Other than that, they did give a conservative woman a platform.
@@MegaSheen15 They are ALL pretty much "democratic" stations besides Fox.
"I'm a little fired up"
I can not say how ironic that statement is.
amal zuhair most underrated comment here
HAHAHAHA.
She’s fired up and she got fired from NBC News due to this interview thank you NBC I truly appreciate you
She’s fired up and she got fired haha
the show got canceled because of her political views (and because she's white)
there's a reason the view is still going on after goldberg made comments on the holocaust
“apparently been some rule” when talking about a native american costume.... there is a whole background behind why natives wear what they wear..
Correct! It's not something to be ridiculed and disrespected. But I guess if you know nothing of Native American history and respect for your Elders you wouldn't have a clue about it.
It’s a fair rule. But anybody could have been a cowhand. Yeehaw 🤠
X Kaxsky. i didn’t know there was an ancient ceremony in coWbOy culture that required them to wear a cowboy outfit😀
@@andriylashchyk8007 My culture isn’t a costume for people to be “fun” we earn each feather on our headdress, jingle dress, ect. Culture isn’t something for people to dress up as and joke about no us native americans and ancestors and other cultures have been SLAVED by the caucasians and just for caucasians to wear what their ancestors stripped us from? WE ARE STILL HERE.❤️💛🖤🤍
@@andriylashchyk8007 your from europe, you wouldn’t know what culture is because you have none at all.
I have a suggestion...when discussing racial matters...try to have a diverse panel...just a suggestion...
i dont think it was specifically meant to be a racial discussion.
She was talking about political correctness in general.
im jewish- should i be offended about her Ann Frank comments?? No i didn't think so.
The people looking to be offended grabbed one or two lines and exactly proved her point about political correctness gone mad.
You should educate yourself a little bit before making such statements. You can argue against PC culture and that's fine. but if there is a line It most certainly got crossed way before it reaches blackface. Blackface is a coconspirator of lynching and cross burning.
Megyn wasn't looking to stir up a controversial issue. No black person needed. Megyn was raised in a household where you can use a black costume for Halloween or a white costume for Halloween. End of story.
😂😂
lovechild tre haha truth
I’m so glad such a diverse panel of people are discussing what is considered racist and offensive!!!!
Well, considering that a "diverse" panel would be full of easily-triggered, hypersensitive PC snowflakes that find everything racist and offensive, I think this panel is capable of being far more objective.
@@44excalibur yes just like you! Your very objective aren't you.
I'm dressing up as Nat Turner for Halloween
44excalibur you do realize that not all persons of color are liberal?? I wasn’t even bringing up politics...
NPC alert.
This rant coming from the woman who had a huge issue with black Santa. Such hypocrisy!
Joe Bien Santa is an imaginary character loosely based off someone in real life. Emphasis on loosely since he also has flying reindeer and a magical sleigh. Santa can be black.
Santa Claus is Greek.
Santa ain't real 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Joe Bien And it’s make believe, so trying to act as if Santa can only be of a certain race is idiotic.
@Joe Bien Johnny Storm from fantastic 4 is white too... Until he's not 😂😂 Santa a character my guy. He's not real. He can be Asian and riding a flying bison for all I care if it makes kids happy. Just let it be.
there's a difference between wearing a costume that portrays a character and wearing a costume that portrays a stereotype about a group of people.
She wants to dress blackface that's fine
@@charlieblue2987 time stamp where she said that..because she never said that.
the show got canceled because of her political views (and because she's white)
there's a reason the view is still going on after goldberg made comments on the holocaust
Stereotypes are based on reality. Cowboys do wear boots and hsts.
Could those two women sitting behind MK be just a little more over the top pulling their shocked faces, and "whatttt???" faces.
Mary Fields Omg you read me mind.
Probably studio plants.
Well it takes professionals to be able to sit there on that show, and listen to this entitled crap
Literally didn’t take my eyes off them the whole time
I cannot comment on this video because I might offend someone.
That comment really offended me! Lol!
Not making a comment really offends me.
Zach Mandell. You just offended me ...by not trying to offend anyone. LOL. !
Zach Mandell ur funny! That’s perfect!! Lol yep I have no clue what she did!
Good!
Dude ... no black person in the audience got up and walked away... I was not offended either.. people need to chill tf out... 😒
THIS is what people threw a fit over? My generation is so sensitive.
snowflakes
@@cdatcf1 that term is over used snowflake
Dude she always rude! You like only her face!
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L Sure, but I think it’s okay to have strong morals and beliefs.
This? This is what the uproar is about? When I heard about this I thought whoa, she must have said something horrible. I kept waiting for it. Now, I don't watch these types of shows and I don't care about them. But it's a talk show where, God forbid, people have an exchange of opinions.
The worst part is that she is asking a question,. If she had said that it's not racist to paint your face black if it's dressing up for a character, then it still wouldn't be racist, because dressing up as a character is not racist.
So what I'm hearing is now I can't dress as any other culture because if I do I'm racist? Are you flipping kidding me? Get over your ultra sensitivity. If I dress up then it's because I LIKE the character. I've wanted to be a gaysha for many years because I love it!! Am I not aloud to now? I can't handle this mess we live in.
@@adriennerecord281 People have gone out as Kings Queens and Audrey Hepburn. Offensive there????
You don't get it because your not the target of the comments. No, I don't think Megyn should be fired. But her pay is way too high and she does often say somewhat flagrant comments. I say she should have been demoted in pay in her next contract but not fired. She didn't mean harm. Roseanne on the other hand meant to inflict pain and she deserved to be fired 100%.
Same here. I cannot believe this world.
I never watch these shows. Had to review what the issue was. I watched 3 times. I am still waiting. She should not have apologized.
I really don't see what she had to apologize for. Come on, where has common sense gone?
I agree with you she said nothing wrong at all
@Cassidy Tran
Sorry, have to disagree. There was no racism. You can argue a little cluelessness but no malice. And racism is malicious.
She needs to put on that F costume and her husband that U costume, she should never have apologised. She did nothing wrong.
Well somebody thought it was wrong that's why she needs a new job she'll be standing in the unemployment line LOL
you find me offensive? i find you offensive for finding me offensive
I find you offensive for finding me offensive for finding you offensive.
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I'm shadyyyy😅
Megyn Kelly I love you too as millions do too. I recorded your show daily to watch you and to listen to your most important news topics everyday. I am upset that one tiny mistake takes you away from all us that follow and adore your intelligence. I will NOT BE WATCHING NBC!!!! They made a terrible mistake!!!!!
NBC found it offensive that theyre paying someone like her for $69 million to say something stupid,...
I'm watching this for the first time. I must say I'm shocked -- by how inoffensive that was.
I Cannot believe she was fired over this. What she said was so completely innocent. She was literally speaking of a time decades before when things were different.
@David Carlson way to bring politics in this
We’re the same age. They weren’t different.
Oh please! Stop making this political. It was actually fine until she dissed the fella’s views about knowing right from wrong and racism. She almost scoffed. She doesn’t get it and never will. Mind you she told kids Santa and Jesus are white.
@@lisabever2115 you mean when racism was normal ??? Lmao
I dressed up as Jesus to school and got sent home by 2nd period
ShowYaFriends lmao
Yeah your second period.
Gahahahag
.... and on the third period, did you "rise again (in accordance with the Scriptures)" and return??
THAT's what " the real Jesus" would've done!
😉
@@ShipsKat LOL true
She was fired FOR THIS? Give me a breakkkkkkkkkkk. Wrongful dismissal. It was a conversation about HALLOWEEN.
I am a person of color and I still cannot find her insulting comment. I hope she sues.
Cameron Cheli u mean about wearing black face as a Halloween costume ?
Making A Mockery Of Black History Saying It's Okay As Long As It's Someone, And Everything's Gonna Be Alright If We Mock Black People Once Every Year. If Other White People Can See It🙄
@No No Did I Ever Say That Some White People Couldn't? If The White Person Liked The Black Person So Much Why Not Respect Their History Or Is It That You Only Like A Select Few And Don't Care About The Race? What She Was Saying At The Beginning Is Very Disrespectful Considering The Topic, Her Tone Was An Instant Turn Off And Very Negative.
ben , tens of millions? There is so much poverty in the world, and she'll get top dollar to just talk on TV.
Just for saying. "That was OK as long as you were dressing up in character"? She would have had to use deragatory terms to REALLY get her OUT.
I think Melissa Rivers was more offensive than Megyn Kelly. Just me??
Totally agree!
I didn't like what Melissa said about Michael Jackson
I think both of them were offensive, but definitely Melissa rivers was offensive about the Michael Jackson joke
@@deb310red what did she mean by that comment?
Yes, just you.
The ladies in the back. So distracting 😅
We need to separate "offensive" actions from "racist" actions. Actions can be offensive to some people and inoffensive to others. Their offensiveness is completely up to the interpretation of others. What offends one person may not offend another. Racism is different. Instead of being up to the interpretation of others, racist actions are purely about the intentions of the person making those actions. Racism is defined as a belief in the inferiority of a race, or a hatred or prejudice towards a race. A racist action is an action that originates with this racial bias. It's not up to how others perceive an action, but rather what motivated those actions. Taking the example of blackface given in this video, it's perfectly possible to use blackface for either racist or non-racist reasons. If the wearer intends to insult black people, then it's racist. If the wearer simply intends to emulate a role model she looks up to, then it's not racist. Whether this is offensive is a completely different question, and it will vary from one witness to the next. In the end, it's wise to consider how our actions will be perceived by others so that we don't offend people unnecessarily. But when we are offended, we should also try to weigh the intentions of the person who has offended us. Often we'll discover that the intentions were not bad, and this can serve to lessen our feeling of offense. The world is a better place when we try to understand each other.
Do you know what a minstrel show is?
Very eloquent and perfectly put! I agree!
Ditto! I couldn't have said it better!
Is trying to make your appearance as close as possible to a celebrity that you admire the same thing as painting your face with the intention of demeaning an entire group of people?
No, you just want to appropriate, and let the racism slide
How tf are you gonna defend an Anne Frank costume?
Anne Frank was a hero to many, what is wrong with that?
HypeHuey If you’re talking about the picture @3.49, I saw that more as wartime evacuee. During WWII, many children were evacuated from London and other big cities to the countryside when the Blitz started, and that young girl was even carrying her regulation gas mask and wearing a name tag attached to her coat.
have to say, i would think think the Ann Frank thing would be much more of an issue than dressing as a specific black character.
Like isnt it kind of disrespectful for Halloween considering how it is celebrated...
HypeHuey There is nothing with dressing up as Anne Frank as long as you're doing it for the right reason. She is an inspiring heroine to many. Stop twisting it making it sound anti semitic.
Well, I don't see any Anne Frank in that. I know we dutch are sophisticated fashion lovers, but Anne Frank did not wear this kind of outfits.
It was all about The Anne Frank and Nazi costumes. They just wanted to use black face as an excuse.
@@MellowLady222 Yes, they sold the slaves from Africa, but AARON LOPEZ, MOSES LEVY, JOHN ABRAMS, and JACOB FRANKS, among others, were among the most prominent slave traders in the New World. The Slave Trade was based in NEWPORT, R. I., which is the city where the FIRST SYNAGOGUE IN AMERICA was built.
Also, slave markets were closed on SATURDAY, the JEWISH day of worship, NOT SUNDAY.
Joy Behar dresses in blackface and doesn't get fired. Kelly talks about it, and she gets fired. What a strange world that we live in.
4:04 for the comment. You’re welcome.
She got fired more for 5:28 However.
Thanks so much
Thx
thats it???? wtf is this world coming to.
So that was it, huh? That was the nail in the coffin? Seems like they (whoever's in charge) were looking for a reason to get rid of Megyn Kelly. I thought Melissa Rivers was more offensive!
I agree, although... the network is not paying Melissa Rivers $21 million dollars a year!!! Lol
@Maryann Torres Right, Melissa said what could be considered a racist statement.
Oh yeah. The Diana Ross and Michael Jackson thing she said was way more offensive.
R Vandenburg I agree with you. I found Melissa Rivers more rude and offensive than Megyn. People have really become so sensitive.
R Vandenburg And if we're going to be offended by what's being said, what about what we're being shown? Shouldn't the production team be criticized for flashing up models who are wearing these costumes? The imagery, the mock-ups, of each offensive costume should axe the producers responsible for those, as well.
Black face is the limit. There’s history to it
Try saying the same thing to Rachel Dolezal.
Thats the only thing i would say is offensive to me.
Everything has history to it.
So black face as is tar black car paint with googly eyes and overdrawn lips or black face as in a tan and wig??? Last I checked tan and wig is black face.
RecoveringChristian black face is black face
I finally watched, and this was it?! It wasn't as bad as the network made it out to be. Clearly they have been wanting to fire her, and took this, as a way out.
She basically implied that dressing up as the stereotypes of different races shouldn’t be offensive.
@@melanie9035 lol, no she didn’t. She said that when she was a kid, it wasn’t considered offensive
@@techpolitics she literally said she felt this way now. She clearly said it was absurd and isn’t the purpose of halloween to dress up as something you are not…. 🤷🏽♀️ she did mention blackface as a child but then said she didn’t know how something is racist when when the lady darkened her skin to look like diana ross🤦🏽♀️
_“If she really wanted to look like Diana Ross, she should of dressed as Michael Jackson”_ and the crowd erupts. *Someone PLEASE explain the joke* wtf @5:42
Yes someone explain to us!!!
Back in the day MJ had an infatuation with Diana Ross, so much so that when he started changing his appearances around the _Bad_ era due to his vitiligo, media was saying that he wanted to look like Elizabeth Taylor or Diana Ross (both his idols). I read somewhere that Diddy said that MJ told him Diana Ross gave him the goods. RIP MJ.
Oh, back in the day when I was a kid people would joke that Michael and Diana were the same person. Later it was Janet, and Letoya.
that way she shouldn't have to darken the skin? 🤷🏻♀️
David Richardson WoW and you actually have an answer ....sick
I’m going to talk about dressing up in black face with an all white panel... you clearly didn’t want to hear what a more diverse crowd had to say.
Facts. This comment should be at the top with 1million likes.
Have you watched b.e.t. or the movie white chicks?
The topic of the segment was dressing up for Holloween.
@@sharonereed81 did you watch the video? They were talking about why races got offended over costumes. Race was brought up. And as she stated...maybe she should have asked her diverse audience what they thought.
@@DanValdesMusic white pple didnt have to go through whiteface and get tormented over their skin color in the old days.
There was no offence here and NBC should be banned to set an ironic precedence.
I am not a political person,but if Kelly was an African American woman,saying that white face is okay,you can bet she'll still have her show today. Racism only applies to whites...absolutely hypocritical. So yeah. I definitely agree with you.
You are very beautiful by the way 😉
Hopefully she will get the remaining portion of her 69 Million dollar contract and then some for wrongful firing. I hope she hits NBC hard with a sizable lawsuit.
Its getting ridiculous tom cruise made a movie like this, soon they'll be taping into our minds to reveal racist thoughts.
I love how the panel sat there and didn't challenge Megan on anything.
This is crazy the ladies on The Talk are more offensive
I watched The Talk everyday... when I was in the hospital.
Sharon Osbourne is offensive period
The view is offensive EVERYDAY!!!!TO TONS OF PEOPLE, AND THEY DO NOTHING!!!
@@timothyfoster3605 well shes BRITISH!
stardustgirl how it offensive ?
Blackface isnt ok because its dressing up as a caricature of a black person, it's stereotyping. Dressing up as an actual famous or infamous person is NOT blackface. ALTHOUGH, Robert Downey Jr. was in Blackface in Tropic Thunder and it was hilarious.
Dollqueen Anise he was definitely black face and it was great! I loved it! Need to see more positivity like that instead of pushing people back it’s a way to control emotions & make blacks or others feel less
@jmarks881 Here is an example, I dress up as Clubber Lang for Halloween, I'm white, wouldn't do a very good job of pulling off the costume being white, not offensive. A black person wants to be Rocky, also wouldnt do a very good job of pulling it off, not offensive. Now, lets say i put on dark makeup for Halloween and im asked who i am dressed up as and i reply " My Neighbor ", That is blackface and that is offensive. If you (not YOU personally) can't articulate yourself well enough in day to day life without mentioning race or color, no matter the race or color, there is an issue. This goes for everyone, not just White people. We all breathe oxygen, we all bleed red, we're all human.
Robert Downey wasnt blackface. He was trying to look like a black person. The coloring wasn't black with white. It was brownish skin color. That being said in the movie 'white chicks' that was fair game? Either way in todays world you have to walk on egg shells or feel the wrath of the people.
I’m Mexican and I’m not offended by the Mexican costume 🤷🏻♀️
karlagb it’s not about the costume..it’s the color of the skin.
Apparently it is also about the costume. It was said at the beginning of video all the costumes that are not appropriate, Mexican being included.
My girlfriend is Mexican and she was Pancho Villa one year
@@Curtis006 lol
No but the Blacks are.
Okay, so you'll ax Megyn Kelly for her remarks about blackface, but you'll keep the video up on UA-cam. Really?
you think it should be censored from history or something?
so people dont make presumptions to what she said...despite the video, people still dont think it matter....
I was thinking the exact same thing. They'll can her for saying something, but keep the video on UA-cam to collect the ad revenue. Hypocrites. Pick a side, Today show.
This is the hypocritcy of society today.
@@jtrover Its media brainwashing. Their sick!
Our nation will always remain hateful and divided. Far too many people are constantly looking for something to be offended about. The people judging others have NEVER made a mistake. Apologies don’t count to them either. Next will be breathing that offends people. Do you then stop breathing? No! I say breathe louder! Start living. Start forgiving. If you keep looking for the things that offend you, you’re going to miss the things that were there to make you smile.
Babytots u stupid open a history book about the USA
Yeah let's make a joke about MJ's skin color.
Where to begin?
Jackson Passion Dude, even black people made jokes about Michael Jackson's skin color, including the Wayans brothers.
44excalibur: Here's food for thought ...... If I were to talk (bad ?) about your Mother ..would it be the same as you or another "family" member doing it? MJ was a Black Man....The Wayans is a Black family. As Black people we don't make claims to say one black persons skin "makes" hem/her superior because it's different . That's not part of our history. And yes some Blacks do have skin preferences and may have very strong options in regards of their choices. But Blacks joking about color has never had that " we're superior by law " under tone to it. Whites will take something that is offensive and try to make it funny and other people will just follow after . But bottom line we just aren't the same. We see joking different. And no .. whites aren't given a pass to joke as we joke amongst ourselves. It's just not the same . And most of them know it. That's why most don't go there with "us".
michael wayne Here's food for YOUR thought. That cuts both ways. Blacks have also made satirical jokes and had their fun, such as "dear white people" and "white men can't jump" to name a few. You're right, blacks joking have never had that "we're superior by law" undertone to it. Instead, they have that "we can say whatever we want to and get away with it because blacks can't be racist" tone, which is blatant entitlement. As for what is or is not "part of your history," I suggest you do your research into the African slave trade and consider that your "history" has quite a lot of ugliness to it. Africans did not see each other as "black people." If you weren't from the same tribe or nation, you were different, and yes, one group would consider themselves superior to another. You're right, we are not the same. We do see joking different, but do not presume to hold a moral high ground. Both blacks and whites have joked about Michael Jackson, not out of racial enmity, but out of criticism for Michael's own perceived self loathing and body dysmorphia that caused him to radically alter his own physical appearance, which caused both blacks and whites to criticize and make jokes about him. No, whites aren't given a pass, but neither are you. So don't go there with me, okay? I chew PC police up and spit them out.
44excalibur : The issue I was covering (as was this video ) was about sensitivities .... regarding "Black Face" ... What dose the ugliness of Africa have to do with "Black Face ?
For the past couple of months Megyn Kelly has been returning to her laughable Fox News roots.
agreed
She never left...
agreed, but she has turned it back up a notch.
I've noticed this too...
@@KyleAlbanese Kyle you look like a snowflake
5:19 so that’s what all the fuss was all about? She never said, “I think bl*ckface is ok” she just said “What’s wrong with wanting to dress up as Diana Ross?” They twisted her words around, like usual.
Coming from the same woman who had a problem with non whites dressing as Jesus and Santa because according to her they're white, even though Jesus was a middle Eastern Jew who was brown and Santa was of Turkish origin
Matt Sherv “And there’s Jesus. He’s a tiny little brown Arab jew.”
Aaaaaaand it doesn’t matter.
Direstar black lives haven’t mattered since the invention of the mechanical harvester.
Middle Eastern Jew Jacob Soboroff doesn't look brown to me!
So doesn't Harvey Weinstein!
What are you referring to, Matt? Are you talking about this video? ua-cam.com/video/7XYlJqf4dLI/v-deo.html Because if that's what you're talking about, then you are greatly misrepresenting what Megyn said. In that clip, Megyn doesn't even address people dressing up as Santa or Jesus. She is responding to an article written by a person who said Santa should be represented as a penguin so as not to offend people of different races.
i can't wear a mustache or sombrero even though i'm mexican :c i'm sad now
This whole segment was just a mess😂
It’s true though, people are cry babies and it should be fine to be a cowboy, Pirate, soldier etc.
Doing black face is stupid, but I don't think this was sackable. She wasn't promoting it, even though she gave it a bit of a pass.
I see nothing wrong with her comments?! And I don't understand why she took the bait and apologized? She was admitting guilt when all she was really doing was expressing "opinion" more Snowflake's melt and cry foul! Such BS!
Lol the problem was not the comments. Her show sucked the ratings were horrible. NBC was ready to make this move
I am what you would consider under your opinion apparently a snowflake and I don't think she should have gotten fired. I think this was one small nothing that was the last straw for her poor ratings and other things like that
Bye. Black face was never okay.
@@traciweston5829 you'll have to forgive me. I had no idea honestly.
You get in trouble if you are white put on a Black face and black if you put on a white face. Where's the racists comment
Look I'm a black woman and for Halloween one year I dressed up like Marilyn Monroe, BUT I didn't go and paint my face white to pull it off. It's like come on now, there is that thing called common sense and from what I've learned about this woman, she just doesn't have that common sense.
look at the movie white chicks
apparently that's fine
the show got canceled because of her political views (and because she's white)
there's a reason the view is still going on after goldberg made comments on the holocaust
@@MickeyMouse-lm6zj That movies always makes me laugh. I'm white. Lol
I cannot believe they fired Megyn Kelly for this, after she apologized.
Bollywood Media I think this was just an excuse to fire her
There's a black lady in the audience nodding her head at Megyn's comment. She obviously didn't find it to be a racist comment.
Hi Tracy hope you’re okay?
yes, let's ask a bunch of white people what is or isn't offensive
I see both sides. But I also see a disturbing trend that's gonna make many beloved holidays extinct if we're not careful. Halloween costumes = offensive. 4th of July fireworks = trigger PTSD in soldiers & scare animals. Columbus Day = offensive to Natives. There's a huge "Christmas vs. Holidays" debate every year. Etc. I'm as liberal as they come but censoring expression is not the way to change things. If you're offended, stay home or choose a different costume for yourself or your kids. You don't get to control other people.
This insane PC culture is what has given someone like Trump, who's praised by followers for "speaking his mind", so much support. It's counter-intuitive. There's even a term for it: concept creep. It's when things that have always been considered normal suddenly become pathologized because society runs out of more pressing things to worry about. While it may be obnoxious & even crude, ask yourself whether a Halloween costume is truly worth getting your feelings hurt or lashing out in rage over. In the grand scheme of things, will it matter to you in 5 years? 10?
It's issues like these that keep us distracted & fighting amongst ourselves while the elite 1% keep us all under their oppressive reign.
Brava
You can dress and look like Diana Ross with no need to paint your face black.
Huh? How? Hahaha you people are psychotic
darkening one's skin complexion to emulate someone else is simply a costume, and clearly (if not by definition) entirely innocuous. inevitably, many people instantly get very nervous as they somehow associate anything of the sort with jim crowe, blackface, civil rights, slavery etc. i've found this mentality comical since i was quite young, and never cease to be amazed at the power of the fear of being perceived as racist. i've always found megan's comments here quite refreshing - she was simply too genuine and frankly far too good for this organization.
Ikr? And race relations haven't gotten better since upper society became more "sensitive." Only worse.
I'm sorry that your show got cancelled. I'm not a huge fan of yours but I will say that you are getting screwed and treated very unfair! I would fight back girl! I watched this segment over and over and saw nothing offensive at all. People are just out to cause drama!
It was her tweets that got her in trouble. Also her ignorance around the subject.
@@zxb5998 I didn't see her tweets...
You would have no reason to be offended anyways, you aren’t black so hush
Zerius B what did her tweets say
Why would you find offense 😂😂😂- Sorry- But I’m confused- Are you black? This is the SAME WOMAN that got offended at a BLACK Santa clause and he’s a FICTIONAL character. She got mad about Jesus being portrayed as anything other than WHITE. Called it OFFENSIVE! She shouldn’t have gotten a show in the first place-
I’m not a right winger, and I get where she is coming from.
Good for her
That Michael joke was not even funny he had a skin condition
Mimi Sam vitiligo
That joke about michael is about a time when michael admired diana ross and there was a rumor in the 90s that michael had a plastic surgery to look like diana ross...its not about his skin color 😉
He bleached his skin...
It wasn't a skin condition he bleached his skin
Mimi Sam Michael Myers or Michael Jackson cause their faces are both bleach white
I just think this whole "Halloween" stuff is just absurd... Anyone else think the same?
what is wrong with making yourself look like someone else, thought that was the point of costumes
@@Breeannful, it would be bad taste seeing they are a hate group
There's nothing wrong with dressing up as somebody else, but if that's dressing up as a native American say, because they're a marginalised and ostracized group that have been repressed by colonised Americans, it's presented as mocking them. Same goes for a lot of Halloween costumes. Dressing as a vampire or werewolf is fine because it's fantasy, but dressing as a representative of a person or a suppressed group of people is just offensive.
@@libbyc4302, do you link dressing a 5 year old as Mr T with the colonisation of america and mocking black people?
Dude black people are not costumes. We are people not costumes
I think it had more to do with blackface
My TV went out the door eight years ago, I'm still not having second thoughts.
lesser of the evils
@@user-gm3bk8od8c NICE!!! It sure is!! Best to be on the lookout ---
It’s not illegal to be offensive, it’s inconsiderate, but not illegal.
She was fired for THAT? Seriously? Pretty soon we won't be able to say anything anymore. Sad.
Lame discussion.
Why did Whoppi Goldberg adamantly defend Ted Danson in 1993 after he not only wore black face but repeatedly used the “N” word? Granted they were lovers at that time but still.......that made it OK?
Anything’s ok when you’re bangin.
Cancel her career
At first I thought what she said was NOT reason to get fired but listening to it again I changed my mind. Everything she said before that statement was leading up to discuss the blackface and that was what she was most concern about discussing. Blackface is and has always been an insult to the Black community and she knows that.
Black Face does not equate to dressing like a black person. Dressing like a black person is to use realistic skin tone and not make from of the race. Megyn Kelly used the wrong term to demonstrate her point.
I think some people over reacting to the comments and making it more than it really is about Halloween costumes.
Megyn Kelley's comments were just fine. Dressing up for Halloween does not even qualify for any kind of politcal correctness test. Megyn Kelley's comments were not offensive. She was talking about Halloween which is definitely very outlandish in the first place. Would it be better that a white person dress up to honor a popular black singer or should they dress like an ax murderer or some kind of monster?? The network and many people overreated to this whole thing. Megyn Kelly is not a racist.
Lol how are you going to say it’s not offensive when people got offended?
Hi Valerie hope you’re okay?
If you want to be a zombie for Halloween, you put on white face makeup (no matter what your skin color is), torn clothes, and fake blood. If you want to be Donald Trump, you put on a blue suit and an orange toupee. If you are a boy that wants to go as Cher, you put on an evening gown and a long-haired wig. If you want to be a hockey player, you wear a hockey uniform and carry a stick. So why is it so "offensive" to use dark-toned makeup if you want to be a Supreme for Halloween? Lots of people like to pretend to be celebrities for a day. It would be pretty difficult to look like Diana Ross without her coloring and hair, and people would be like "Who are you supposed to be?" ...
You see, there is a distinct line between mocking and admiration, and anyone with half a brain should recognize the difference. If you put on black face paint and then draped a noose around your neck - THAT would be beyond disrespectful! That would be despicable and racist. If you dress up as a human trafficking victim or victimizer, that would also be inexcusable. But if you are just "being" someone, and trying to duplicate their look, and it's clearly not done to ridicule the person or their group, then something is wrong - NOT with the person wearing the costume - but with the small minds that take umbrage at benign Halloween costumes!
I am a Liberal Democrat and I think that this over-the-top PC witch hunt is one thing that many Liberals and Conservatives can both agree on. Common sense people... common sense!
Hi Kathy hope you’re okay?
I’ve never seen a black person wear white face ... but carry on ma’am lol I don’t think it called for her losing her job but it was an ignorant comment .
And the Michael Jackson joke made no sense lol
Quanyae J Are you one of those people who say you can’t be racist towards white people?
The movie White Chicks... Think Dave chappelle had a skit...
"I’ve never seen a black person wear white face" - White Chicks (2004). Want to try again though?
Oh But You See Those White People Had Nothing To Lose And The Black People Back Then Had No Voice And No Choice But To Assimilate And Confirm. Then & Now White Privilege.
Quanyae J - Michael Jackson didn't wear a white face? Lmao
I needed to look this up because there was outrage. What did she say that was wrong? Wtf is wrong with this world
That's what I'm sayin! 😅
I somehow feel this topic or segment was a set up to get her fired
No, she did this all on her own...
@@Breeannful yea that could be true too. Celebrities really need to think before they speak when on tv.
Lol
She’s such a humiliating woman! My goodness, she’s not even talking about America, It’s a costume that was being shamed in England. Megyn Kelly failed so badly in nbc because she was confronted by the truth far too often for her skill set.
5:50 “we’re in trouble here” “we’re already in the deep end just follow me” 😂😂 The other White people was tryna save her like Megyn u trippin 😯
Omar Russell 💀💀💀
She's not trippin she actually states some truth...
@YourNatureBoy27 the do wasn't necessary.
So NBC, when are you going to fire Jimmy Fallon and Loren Michaels and cancel SNL for actually wearing Black face and writing it in to the show. Wheres Al Rokers emotional rebuke of Jimmy Fallon?.... NBC owes Kelly a apology.
Kelly gets fired and career ruined , but Oprah can say all white people have white privilege and that's ok isn't that the same as the pot calling the kettle black?
Ahh, the video that ended Megyn Kelly’s career
Anyone who was offended by this discussion is crazy and the today show should have to pay out big bucks for firing her over this. Unbelievable
Hi Laurie hope you’re okay?
Looks like you don’t have to wake up early anymore Megyn
Isn't this the same woman that insisted Santa was white?
To white people, Joe.
Joe Truth Santa’s not even real
the fictional character is white. the historic 'historic' saint nicholas was from turkey and therefore one can question his ethnicity.
People are really sensitive these days...
I know, it's so terrible people want to just feel safe and accepted.
Melissa made a great point. If you think it may be offensive, then it probably is. Blackface is never ok. But can you not dress up as somebody you idolize?
Hi Nancy hope you’re okay?
Everybody is so sensitive! I agree with Megyn Kelly!! It is what it is!
Me too. People these days just get offended too easily. She was just speaking her mind, you either agree with Megyn or not, but she didn't attack anyone.
true! what happened to the good ol' days when we didn't have to kowtow to the coloreds about the "offensive" language we speak about them or portray them...lol. i miss the good ol' days when we could just hose them down in the streets for protesting...
The F U thing wasn't even funny, the audience acted like it was the funniest thing they ever heard, that was not a knee slapper
K heart No it wasn't not at all🙄
Lol exactly!
So stupid that she lost her job over this
This was the straw that broke the camel’s back when Megan Kelly made her infamous black face remark! This episode caused her immediate dismissal! This was a landmark episode that caused her immediate doom! Period! Serves her right!
*Megyn
My dog got super offended when I dressed up as a puppy, till this day he still lives with my mom. I was only six.
Smh.
Was your dog's people racially oppressed and enslaved by your people for hundreds of years?
Was your dog's physical characteristics the butt of your people's racist jokes?
Also comparing human beings to dogs? Tasteful!
Nothing wrong with what she said. She should not have apologized. This country is getting ridiculous!!!
She didn't say anything outrageous I think she didn't have to apologize.
There all so dry like who watches this 💀
I'm still trying to understand what she said was racist??
I wonder how many people realize that by showing or telling people what offends you, you're actually handing those people a weapon to use against you. Come on folks. This should be common sense elementary school stuff. You can only defeat a bully by not reacting. Without you giving them a reaction they don't have a leg to stand on.
craig daub there's a difference between not feeding into bullies and speaking up about things that are wrong.
They literally ignored the actual reasoning for these diffrences with a non diverse cast
katiana scruggs
Miss rivers should know all about racism her mother was one of the worst. She was always saying Obama was a Muslim and that he was not born here . So don't be shocked by what's being said here. They are so comfortable saying it because they believe it.
Megyn Kelly costumes are considered OFFENSIVE this year!
What was wrong with her comment? For all you people that are offended look up what black face is and it is not Diana Ross on Halloween. It's a derogatory face painting of black people with exaggerated features. To say dressing up as Diana Ross is black face is just wrong.
a masterclass on how to get fired in 11 min
Kelly could do herself a favor by Googling Black Cosplay, or any non-white Cosplay. There are plenty of ways to dress as characters traditionally associated with other races without resorting to something so horribly outdated and ill-conceived.
That said, losing her job, after her thoughtful panel with Roland Martin, seems like a gross over-reaction. She was clearly remorseful and we have to let people learn and grow from their mistakes, however ignorant they may be.
I suspect that NBC was simply looking for an excuse to remove someone who simply wasn't working out and or didn't fit with the culture of the network. A Fox in the Henhouse as it were.
Personally, I will probably not watch Today anymore. I liked the Megyn Kelly's hour and looked
forward to it every day. I think they were just waiting for an excuse to get rid of her. I can't imagine
losing my job over that.
Hi Donna hope you’re okay?
Is she defending black face?
funny how all three of them realize what she just said and suddenly decide to slide away from the topic, playing the "i don't know. i haven't seen it" card. lol
I found nothing offensive in what Meghan said ..The PC people will have us scared to say anything..I'm not political ..I understand left & right..the idea she is losing her show..shame on you NBC & the media..tough in up butter cup SMH
This is the first time I ever saw this, and man, talk about a nothingburger.
"Back when I was a kid, that was OK..." 4:12 🤭
I have no idea what was so offensive about this episode. The discussion was about Halloween costumes, and how some people are trying to "police" what you can wear and what you cannot wear. I think NBC must have been looking for an excuse to fire her due to "other reasons".
NBC wants to act like the hi moral Network ? It’s the same company that employs Al Sharpton plus promoted Sharpton
She said wearing blackface is OK on Halloween...simple...not OK
"Back when I was a kid, that was OK..." 4:12
Why would they hire her in the first place then