sh4d0ws said:

qman said:

The left is so confused about this subject matter, it's based on pure emotion.

They think painting your face black as part of a costume such as Batman is "blackface", which is completely ridiculous.

The offensive part is when someone paints their face the color black to be a black person in costume. That's not the same as trying to make a Batman costume.

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And the woman you're defending said exactly that...

Quote:

During the segment on Tuesday, Kelly said it was OK when she was growing up for white people to dress up as black characters, and she spoke out against a controversy that erupted last year over a reality star who portrayed Diana Ross.

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So you do have a problem with it then?

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The Ecstatic said:

You think people are talking about batman when they say blackface is offensive?

I don’t think it’s the left that’s confused.

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It's on the video. She defends some reality tv star for painting her face black to be Diana Ross for Halloween



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/megyn-kelly-today-canceled-after-blackface-comments/

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In the segment, she asked, "What is racist? 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 OK just as long as you were dressing as a character." She also talked about the backlash against "Real Housewives of New York" star Luann de Lesseps for wearing a Diana Ross costume last year, and said, "She wants to look like Diana Ross for one day, and I don't know how that got racist on Halloween."

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qman said:

The Ecstatic said:

You think people are talking about batman when they say blackface is offensive?

I don’t think it’s the left that’s confused.

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They're confused to what she stated, just like a person who just posted.

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XUL said:

You should look up democrat reactions to this incident.

Also, if Bernie or Cory Booker we're asked how they feel, you know what they would say.

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qman said:

Yes, I posted the video above and it's very clear what she stated.

"It's OK if you're dressing as a character"  She didn't say a black person, she stated "as a character", not "black characters" as your first posted stated.

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RJ Tubs 202 said:

qman said:

Yes, I posted the video above and it's very clear what she stated.

"It's OK if you're dressing as a character"  She didn't say a black person, she stated "as a character", not "black characters" as your first posted stated.

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Would some be outraged if a white woman dressed as Pocahontas, painting her face brown?

Or a white guy dressed as Geronimo, with a painted brown face? Or Bruce Lee? Or Gandhi?

This excuse to fire her was dumb. Was it because she said Santa is white?

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