Megyn Kelly Slammed For Asking If Wearing Blackface On Halloween Is Racist
“What is racist?” Kelly said. “You do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface on Halloween, or a Black person that puts on whiteface…
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 28: Megyn Kelly attends the 17th Annual USTA Foundation Opening Night Gala at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2017 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)“What is racist?” Kelly said. “You do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface on Halloween, or a Black person that puts on whiteface for Halloween. Back when I was a kid, that was OK, as long as you were dressing up as, like, a character.”
Megyn Kelly decided to starts a whole lot of controversy earlier this morning when she started talking if whether wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume is actually racist.
Watch the exchange below:
The comments sparked outrage on social media, here's a glimpse of Twitter:
