No, Megyn. It wasn't. Maybe you thought it was. Maybe in your neighborhood it was done. But it wasn't okay when you were a kid. It was never "okay", but thirty years ago???
White privilege. So white and privileged that she doesn't even know it.Kelly later apologized to her colleagues for her remarks in an internal letter obtained by The Hill.
“Today is one of those days where listening carefully to other points of view, including from friends and colleagues, is leading me to rethink my own views,” she wrote. "I realize now that such behavior is indeed wrong, and I am sorry. The history of blackface in our culture is abhorrent; the wounds too deep."
"I’ve never been a 'pc' kind of person -- but I understand that we do need to be more sensitive in this day and age," she added. "Particularly on race and ethnicity issues which, far from being healed, have been exacerbated in our politics over the past year. This is a time for more understanding, love, sensitivity and honor, and I want to be part of that."
Kelly has stoked controversy for her views on race before. In 2013, the then-Fox News host drew criticism after she declared on television that Santa Claus and Jesus were both white.
The Hill
UPDATE 10/25:
Two years of pent-up bitterness and backbiting about Megyn Kelly have finally come to a head at NBC News.
Her exit from the 9 a.m. hour of the "Today" show appears to be imminent. Variety reported on Wednesday evening that Kelly and NBC News executives have been holding conversations about a new role for her.
Two people familiar with the matter confirmed that to CNN Business and said Kelly's show will be ending. Negotiations about the end date and other details are still underway. But Kelly will not be hosting Thursday's program, and she is unlikely to return later, one of the people said. So "Megyn Kelly Today" may end very soon.
Kelly has parted ways with her talent agency, CAA, according to two sources, and she has hired attorney Bryan Freedman.
CNN
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