Amy Holmes, Roland Martin Talk To Megyn Kelly About Blackface Comments | Megyn Kelly TODAY
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- Following Megyn Kelly’s apology for her comment on her show about wearing blackface, Megyn is joined by PBS’ “In Principle” co-host Amy Holmes and Roland Martin of the digital show “Roland Martin Unfiltered” for a discussion about race in America.
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Amy Holmes, Roland Martin Talk To Megyn Kelly About Blackface Comments | Megyn Kelly TODAY
Her voice is like me when I know I’m gonna get in TROUBLE 😂
Yes. Becky is trying to save face..her real face😂
@@sbolden123 And her job!😂
God, Megyn is so dramatic: "I just, I love you guys" and then soft-speaking to Roland, praying he goes easy on her.
@Rhonda Dee I call it, "Contrition"
She an actress. Unfortunately no one is paying to see her.
Mannn, I just love the realness, the intelligence, the urgency and the unapologetically rawness of Roland Martin!!!! 💓💓💓💓💓
Praise
"This is American history, this is American history..." : (You ought to know it!) Well articulated by both guests.
I am white and didn't know the history of blackface. I knew it was wrong, but didn't know the specifications of why.
After watching this segment I was EDUCATED, as were a lot of other people, on what the history of blackface means/is.
We are a forgiving, thoughtful, and ever learning country. We've got to come together to move forward.
We also need to take into part our EDUCATION SYSTEM. There's clearly improvements that need to be made, which is why we need more FUNDING FOR EDUCATION
i went to a predominantly white high school in Boise, ID class of 1997 with the foreign exchange students being the ones responsible for adding diversity to our school. We were taught in American History about blackface. It is being taught, but the real question is are people actually really paying attention and learning about our important American History.
@C Cleopatra the black face used western European countries does not have the same context as blackface in the US.
@@ceeedwards8453 what other context does a white person need to darken their skin and put on big red lips? Whites will say anything to defend racism
Matthew Brown how does anyone, this day and age, not know what the history of“ blackface” ? Seriously? How do you grow up, become educated and not know this?
Thank you for this Comment. I love when the light bulb goes off for people to better understand another Ethnic group.I just mentioned to another viewer that We truly do need to grab a hold of our education system. Funding is needed, deeply needed.
Great Job Roland with not watering down the conversation, but making it palatable for White’s to hear w/o feeling defensive!
Tangela Harden I still don’t get Roland’s say. I still don’t see the connection between dressing up as a black person you admire and blacks being oppressed historically. What is the POINT of Halloween then? Kelly just CAVED and that is a disappointment. I’m not white but a Filipino American.
Stefan Unson Because there is a long history of dehumanising black people with blackface.... Context matters. If you truly admire that black person then why not listen to the black community opinion. After so many years of being on the racist end of the stick, can you blame them if they want all blackface to stop, no matter your intention?
Benjamin Leow So sure blackface was considered racist in the past but it should not be always the case today! The whole point of dressing up is so people can tell the DIFFERENCE without asking. That mindset in the black community should change or you might as well do away with this tradition because all it does anyway is give people like Roland diabetes!
When you say past, Jim Crow laws and blackface was literally 50 years ago. That is not that long ago. And I must say, it is really not your place as an asian american to tell black people to get over racism. Racism is still ongoing in the US, and only an ignorant or wilfully blind person can claim otherwise. (re : black people getting police called on them doing normal things, getting shot, etc)
Benjamin Leow But I still don’t understand why blackface should ALWAYS be considered racist.
I think we can all agree that blackface is unacceptable and an unfortunate part of American History that should never become 'okay' in any capacity!
Nope
Seriously dude? Blackrace is not that big a deal. You would last 5 seconds in my old neighborhood.
i wish my history classed touched base on blackface like the education i just received from this clip.
@@pluckypluckster history classes barely even tell you the surface lol they are so afraid to tell you the actual truth and they usually just skip over or make up lies
I like Stepin Fetchit .
A very funny comic actor who i enjoy watching .
Are you for banning him also .
That would be fascism , wouldn't it ?
Roland Martin is teaching truth. This is why I love listening to Roland. He is refreshing.
roland martin was offensive to all white people whose ancestors didn't own slaves. Italian Americans, Irish, scottish immigrants came to this country much after slavery ended and we want no part in this senseless debate
POC just love being victims. It abdicates them from taking responsibility for your bad choices.
Jesus is the truth .
Roland Martin is a liar .
Roland lied by saying President Reagan was a racist .
We're really going to pretend like this 47yo reporter isn't educated on the history of blackface
Right? Ridiculous.
She has a history of racist comments, and knew exactly how racist this was
With due respect, I think most white folk don’t get racism. How could they really understand something they haven’t experienced? (Btw, I am white). It may be her new platform holds her accountable, but at least I think she deserves credit for addressing it.
Omg...
Yup, to save her white job ;o) she gonna dumb herself down to save her check
This must've been so embarrassing for her to do. Her bosses must've really cussed her out. This isn't fox news honey.
It sho ain't, honey.
@JOE ANN COLE Megyn never insulted anyone!! This show here was total BS, ridiculous and she knows it.
First, Megan was young and impressionable when she started her career at Fox and was taught bigotry and to accept misogyny from young adulthood.
Next, it is very difficult to unlearn certain bad habits when they have been engrained into your psychy and day to day life.
Have some empathy already.
MrJamberee
Wow. Sexism times 20. How helpful and mature. You sure seem like the kind of person with which one would want to discuss important topics.
Nah...her boss just wants to find a chance to fire her and this is the perfect opportunity.
Jimmy Kimmel still has his show/job but Megyn does not. Megyn verbalizes her okay of Blackface and loses her show/job. Jimmy actually DOES Blackface and still has his show/job. He should have lost his show/job as well.
I'm not gonna lie, I actually learned something from this clip. I am white and I had NO idea of the "his" story of blackface, or minstrel shows. Thank you for informing us on this sensitive subject. Knowledge is power; I'd prefer to not remain comfortably numb/in a bliss of ignorance.
I think black women are beautiful, I don't understand, why would people try to tell otherwise in the past, or now, it must've been jelaousy of their looks.
"I think black women are beautiful, I don't understand, why would people try to tell otherwise" - Fanni Riegler ------------------------------------------------------------- Actually I disagree. Most men find Black women least attractive when compared with White, Asian, Hispanic ... etc. Tommy Sotomeyour talks extensively on the subject with particular attention to the # of wigs used by black women. One only needs to look at pornographic websites to see what the demand for Black women is versus white women.
True, we're all beautiful black and white and every color in between. It's ignorance, shame and jealousy that makes us demonize others to feel better about ourselves.
Bingo!
biff buffington this doesn’t mean they aren’t beautiful. Black women fit less than any other group into the Eurocentric beauty standard. That’s all. Most people confirm to societal beauty standards.
We think you're beautiful too.
This the first time her audience has been this diverse.
GEE I WONDER WHY 🤔
Roland Martin I luv your saying" you learned his Story instead of History " cause we all need to grow with each other instead of against each other .....
Elozebeth you still dont get it ill pray fore you
You can take Megan Kelly from FOX NEWS , but you can't take FOX NEWS from Megan Kelly,
That’s low bro. You’re insinuating that people that work for FOX News are racist. A VERY racist accusation.
Good job, Roland and Amy!
Tammy Barney And good job, Megyn for listening and learning.
Good job whoever listens and doesn’t do too much of the talking.
I grew up in Detroit and my family taught me about slavery, blackface, blood quantum, mixed race marriage/families, jim crow, sundown towns and so much more. As a kid growing up it shocked me that people didn't know these things. Not just from reading books but I just took it for granted from living in a very diverse metropolitan area. Still shocked with internet access, media, and more bookstores on the landscape that people STILL don't know about these things! Well, it's a long time coming, but definitely time for some education.
You can tell that Roland Martin was ready to go in when she introduced him😂
I noticed it also..he was not going placate anyone.
yes he is very hostile and aggressive
This incident reflects how quickly these controversies are resolved now, with social media. She made the comment on Wed. and was fired by Friday. Swift.
Exactly! And she clearly was not trying to make a hateful comment.
@@goose7574 EXACTLY! she was fired due to ignorance not hate
Black history should seriously be talked about more. More of it should be put into every history book for every student. That would *mostly* solve this problem of ignorance.
You are absolutely right
what about Korean history, Pacific Islander history, Slavic history, Indigenous history, Asian history, Irish history......?
no they don't.
Kimmy Cee yes that's what we need in this country is more Americans preaching to white folks about racism. White guilt and this guy thinking he speaks for all black people is pretty gross. So much wokeness.
I don't care about black history. I'm not American.
Wonderful conversation. Intelligent people explaining this intelligently. I will watch this show. A lesson in being humble. Forgiving. Brave.
When are we going to start giving shows to people like this gentleman? I need and require real talk nowadays.
Watch him on the Roland Martin show available on you tube
I'm a 47 year old white woman, and in all seriousness, I had never heard of the history of blackface. I consider myself to be a well educated, loving, and accepting person. I wouldn't ever want to hurt or offend someone. I honestly didn't think her segment on Halloween was offensive. I will definitely try to be better educated. When you know better, you do better.
😒😒😒
You’re 50? I’m 40, You should invite me over for dinner 😻
Really, how can you not know- unbelievable, like I don't believe you.
@@michellesmith8912 You don't have to believe me.
@@michellesmith8912 I’m the same age, I had no idea, never heard the history before. Education for me on This topic.
Megyn, you're a grown as woman. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID!
Exactly. This whole clip is over the top. I don't feel sorry for her. She said what she said and thought it was right.
Elefanamir right at the time thinking it was no big deal.
She has a lot attention and views
I agree with you. People make mistakes, and I thought she was sincere on the show, and I think she showed remorse for hurting others. Everyone deserves to be forgiven and learn from mistakes.
She did nothing wrong
FOH she knew exactly what she said
Now I want to see Jimmy Kimmel’s show cancelled since he actually did black face.
Jessica Ramirez I just watched video, this happened a year ago, just wondering why know one said anything. He went all out with the voice and everything. LORD! This country has a lot of work to do.
@@blamainz7382 So why is Meghan going??
1. He is a comedian.
2. He hasn‘t made that many borderline racist remarks before.
It always depends on the sender of the message and equally on the receiver of the message.
@@beanem.3989 None of the above are an excuse. He did it and he did way more than Megyn Kelly did. Way more!!
Margaret
Idk then... I think he shouldn’t do it anyways but if nobody complained he must have done something right (again, Idk)
Preach Roland! So eloquent. You’all gettin’ schooled. 👍🏼❤️
You can take the girl out of the Fox but you can’t take the Fox out of the girl.
A Al Duwek 😂
🤗😘😂
I don't think that anyone on fox news would say the Santa and Jesus was white...except her....that's crazy....I'm white and I would never say that...it's just not true....it's should be whatever you believe...
Ha
Stfu
The Same lady that angrily said “ Santa was white & Jesus was white, deal with it!”
I would not mind a black person dressed as santa, and wouldn't need to paint the face. However if Santa is from the north pole he would be white? But Jesus was not white
Is that on video? Please say it is??
Jesus was a Jew and Santa was made up by Europeans, so yes they are white just deal with it.
Richard Gibbs You seem to be not aware that the REAL Jews who are natives of the Middle East were not white. Jesus was a Middle Eastern man and he was no Caucasian.
@@vusimthalane9299 I realize that but their skin was still much lighter in complexion than people of African or Indian decent. And the Jewish nation that live in the middle east now, which are the same descent from those of biblical time, are very much light skinned.
THANK YOU Maya Angelou was right educate people
I am from PORTUGAL far in EUROPE. i know about this question since i can remember. Please!!! She knew it! Don´t give her a way out.
Sorry Megyn the sweet soft voice today doesn't sound sincere at all
Everybody makes mistakes and it takes guts to go on a set and admit she was wrong. I think she was on the verge of tears and maybe that's why she didn't sound sincere. If I were in her shoes, I'm not sure I could even do the show. Not that I would have said what she said, but I'd probably be too embarrassed and emotional to do the show. Just a thought.
@@frederickvirgin8077
Totally agree with your first sentence.
If she was an average educated person yes we can make comments at times that are not PC but she's a very well educated woman of the world, she had been on tv in journalism for many years and she would have to know all about the racial issues she would know more than the average Joe..
IMO I think she simply said that and didn't put enough thought into exactly what she was saying,
a lot of what she says and does is for ratings I understand that but you don't shame and insult a whole race for ratings.
I am of average intelligence and no way would I ever speak in that way about any race, religion, sexual preference or gender
I have no ill feelings against Megyn and yes we can all make mistakes but shes a smart cookie and definitely knows better
And it's not the first time she's slipped up on sensitive issues
Right....I can smell all the fakeness all the through the screen. She's just scared of loosing her job that's why.
It never does...
leave her alone
Fake tears to save her job
It may not be fake, I do feel for her.
All day 🙄
Who cares I’ll clap her cheeks!!
And it didn't!
yep!
Mygen Santa Is White is acting emotional here. Not gonna believe her fox news tactics!
I'm still trying to figure out how it was ok when she was growing up. Waiting on someone to ask her that. That would mean people around her did it.
It was ok in the town of iowa where she grew up
Someone said that, you can take somebody out of fox news, but you can never take away fox news mentality.
Ignorance runs deep in this country. A lot of us lack the knowledge of each other’s history so yes I do forgive Megyn for not being familiar enough with the history of black face but this is why we must educated one another and ourselves on important issues like this so we don’t spread the lack of knowledge to other people or our children so we can be understanding of the racial issues that still exist today.
How enlightening! This is a great conversation. I have never understood any of this until now! Thank you Megyn for opening up this topic to so many who are also completely ignorant (like me) to the truths of black history.
If this had been a one-time thing for MK, I would've take her apology at face value. But Megyn Kelley, in so many instances, has danced in racist territory. These Fox-trained hosts only apologize when they back themselves into a corner and have no other way out. Megyn is the one who said, "Santa and Jesus were white".
Beautiful education done by Amy and Roland. We need more conversation happening. In 2018, for Megan to still be so ghastly ignorant is appalling.
As an Indigenous Native American person, nothing is more offensive than ridiculous costumes and insulting depictions of our culture that continue to this day! If you say nothing, it continues and people lose respect for people of different ethnic groups. We have feelings and dignity. This was our country first, and we are a proud people!
whatever happened to HIPPIES in a tipi as an alternative to homelessness? (why aren't Native Americans building a 'customer base' for selling tipis?!! SOLVE THE PROBLEM for America!!)................. BLACK HERMITS MATTER!
Let’s do away with Halloween then!
Stefan Unson You actually can, it serves no purpose!
I understand how you feel. Being Mexican, the image people use for a Mexican costume is pretty offensive. While the sombrero and pancho are traditional pieces in our culture, the alcohol in the hand is not. People think it's funny and fun to dress like this, but if you visit Mexico you will most likely never see anyone dressed this way. I feel it's just a lack of education and never being taught respect.
Jopri' Bashan Why are you blaming what Jews do on us. Look up thw trans atlantic slave trade.
Now let's see if anyone in main stream media will actually talk about missing and murdered indigenous women and the hyper sexualized pocahottie costumes...
Yasssssss...somebody say it
Or the movie White Chicks
And Dear White People
He just did. It's the same thing. Appropriation 101. It's all the same. Keep up, or get left.
Keona Welch First, don’t be rude. Second, I’m more concerned with media discussing the fact that 2 out of every 3 indigenous women experience sexual violence, and the fact that the government doesn’t actual track the statistics on how many of our women are missing and murdered. Any published statistics are generally from AI/AN organizations. I know about appropriation of culture and the harmful affects it has on marginalized communities. I’m talking about something more than just hurt feelings.
8:29 Well said. But I don't understand the point of this segment, besides an attempt of NBC to save Megan's show. It didn't work!
This was such a good video!! I learned so much! Thank you for sharing.
Cancel this show
put this show in a yurt or tipi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Detroit?!)
I agree cancel this show and we’ll know what other skeletons NBC has been sweeping under the rug since she claims to know too much about Matt Lauer!
(Stephan Unson)..... why can't Megyn Kelly do her tv show from her very OWN hippie bus? Black families would really appreciate that multi-cultural 'up-grade'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it was
NBC: Done.
I cant believe she didnt know that. My bs detector is code red right now.
I’m a Hispanic; I’ve been living here for some time now first thing I learned was to respect and educate myself about the cultures in this beautiful national that has so many; I learned about Martin Luther king my first year being here even before I spoke English, he inspired me and still does I also learn and I’m still learning about African American culture and their struggle ( sadly many won’t agree with me but I think still going on) and how not only they were treated but also how many white individuals thought less of them; and to me learning that and finding it so disturbing, disgusting and sometimes hard to learn makes me so mad that so many people don’t want to even put this on books for our generations to see and know this is unexplainable; human beings tend to look the other way if is not affecting them and that’s not right in order to start healing all the atrocities of some of these ancestors they have to accept that is was not ok and even though I know they are not personally the ones that did it ask for forgiveness; because is so easy to say “just move on”, or not even speak about it but the stuff the African American community went through is something we need to acknowledge so future generations won’t repeat it and maybe that’s why they still being treated the way they are because some people don’t want to acknowledge it is still a problem
That's perfectly and beautifully said.
"If you do not understand White Supremacy/White Racism, what it is, and how it works, everything else you understand will only confuse you."
-Neely Fuller, Jr.
WTF
Mark firman was a regular on her fox show don’t believe the tears
Very good discussion. Thanks to Amy Holmes and Roland Martin for the history and perspective.
I am so glad to see this vocal commentary on such a necessary and sensitive topic. Thank you for being open and honest. Everyone needs to know and understand that African American history IS American History...Own it, accept it and learn from it!! Open dialogue is the only way that this can be accomplished.
EDUCATE! EDUCATE! EDUCATE! Thank you for educating us all!✊️✊🏻✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼
Please remember, NBC planned on having Tameron Hall at this timeslot and put Kelly on instead of Hall.
Am I the only one not buying her crocodile tears. Thank you for the information I am now better informed. However I never was as unaware as MK. I realized this comment won't show up to the public. Apparently I've been banned from public posts. But please hear me when I say a lot of people share my view. This show covers great topics with amazing guess. The only drawback is the host.
#exactly
Thank u
You are not banned. I can read your post and I agree with you
Thank you Roland Martin for the breakdown
This was excellent! Roland gave a great explanation and history! There is so much about African-American history people don't know! I'm grateful my Grandma taught me some lesser known Black history before I learned in school.
She knew. She just didn't care. The concept of black face isn't new. In her industry, there is absolutely no way she didn't know the history behind blackface before she made her comment.
essenceofsoul27 She'll be better off the Jewish media plantation anyway
essenceofsoul27 Miss Megan didn't know no betta, shuffling my feet, she a whyte woman and they no never say nut in rong 😂😂😂😂😂😂
JOE ANN COLE Please don't group us caucasians together, we are not all the same.
essenceofsoul27 I don’t know, Megan is not the sharpest knife in the drawer…
Lora Rivers Get over yourself already. Do you want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?
Roland did a great job. I was disappointed in Amy. Roland came with substance. Hopefully, Megyn has an understanding now.
66HTown I think Roland spoke too much for Amy to get a word in edgewise. I was looking forward to her talking more because she sounds very articulate.
Thank you brother Roland... you Spoke My HEART .... I'm in tears... YOU MAKE ME SO HAPPY FOR BEIMG BLACK... I LOVE YOU AND CANT WAIT TO MEET YOU!!!!
Thank you for this conversation!
Interesting the faces in the audience today versus yesterday when the comment was made.. Yesterday, I saw a lot of nodding which looked like approval as the comment was made. However, today, the audience seen on camera along with the guests was very different. Plenty of truth was told today. It's hard to accept the "oh, wow I didn't know..." Excuse. I appreciate the corrective discussion today, but the issue of race is a beast that has yet to be slayed.
LaRae Starr google is powerful tool that people really need to learn to use
You can’t really trust the audience reactions. When you go to a filming of these shows they tell you that you can’t react negatively. They tell you when to clap, stand up, cheer louder, etc. It’s all extremely produced
Interesting
Dam I have never ever seen that many black people in her audience.
They should have had black people on her panel when she was beinning defiant about blackface beginning racist.
My thoughts exactly!
They did. Watch the episode.
There were black people in her audience when she talked about black-face..
Andrea Mendenhall most of these people haven’t watched the episode! Even most black people who have watched weren’t even offended because it wasn’t offensive! They need to actually watch the whole segment.
Crystal Boddie and
It’s not easy to face up to what you’ve done. Especially something as bad as this. I respect her for dealing with this face on and apologising.
Jimmy Kimmel did Blackface mocking Karl Malone. Check out that video...
Any of them are not ok. Period. It is truly embarrassing that America went through that period and Dr. King had to speak out because it was so bad. You know, it’s only been 60 years since Richard and Mildred Loving were hauled off in the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, like criminals to spend time in jail. It was not until 1967 that the ACLU (omg I LOVE them) was able to help the Lovings repeal the law stating that interracial marriage was unconstitutional. Did you know that it took another 33 years for Alabama. THIRTY-THREE YEARS! I think that is absolutely abhorrent.
And the Blacks said nothing,.Hypocrites. One of the black women in the audience was cheering her on.
Fickle heart,
I know it's not okay. My point is that Megyn verbalized her okay of using Blackface and she lost her show/job. Jimmy Kimmel actually DID Blackface (to mock Karl Malone) but did not lose his show/job! Jimmy should have been fired just like Megyn was.
@@dama2614 Well Ted Danson did it and made his face Black. To me doing it is worse. Also Megyn never said it was ok she said people in the seventies did and no one blinked any eye. That is FACT. Go after Kimmel and Danson and many others then.
@mizztari It's just wrong!
Yeah... She's just trying to do damage control.. I don't think she really cares!!! "I'm sorry"... Yeah right!
No, I don't believe we should mock anyone. Because, we all have feelings and we should know better
But changing your skin color to look like another person isn't always mockery or disrespect.
Oh Meghyn using her sweet voice here!!
What’s so funny is that now most people want everything we have. I call it evolution
They want the trend not the skin sis #AGREED
They’ve been wanting what we have since they found a way to travel to Africa.
What do u have? Colour is insignificant.
Amy is so well spoken. Roland as well, and I’m glad to see that these two were on a public platform on TV to talk about this topic.
Amy's argument was objectively terrible: you can't tan your skin because once Hollywood did that and it was bad. Why are people playing for moronic intellectuals? So embarrassing for humanity.
How did u think they would speak?
As a proud African American I can say that I'm proud of Megyn Kelly for inviting strong, intellectual, no-bar-holding, Black folk on her show to talk to her and shed light on the situation. I respect her for that because she and Roland Martin are known to have heated disagreements in the past. So, I commend her for listening. I can ALWAYS accept an apology as long as it's heartfelt. And I truly felt her regret. Even though I disagree with ALL her politics, we should be able to talk like grown folk and be civil to one another because this is the greatest nation on earth, America.
She is racist she is a white supremacist over the years she has spoken about her distain for people of colour
are you African or American?
She is only sorry because she realizes how much does impact her career
Love Roland Martin so much. So educational... ♡
I'm no a Roland cheerleader but he OWNED this discussion.
thank you Roland Martin
Roland goes too far.
This is the first time megyn didn't interrupt the guests....... if she spoke anymore than she did she would have dug the whole deeper.. she meant what she said.
“Whole” or “hole”?? SERIOUSLY?????????
It's hole dumbo. Hole!!!
The greatest speech of 2018!
I wish all conversations about race could be as civil as this one, but alas they aren't.
And the sad part is blackface is much prevalent in other countries. Such as South Korea, Japan, and China. They dress up as black celebrities, singers, etc. (complete with blackface) and appear to lip sync their songs on these variety shows. One notable example was someone dressing up as Eddie Murphy from _Beverly Hills Cop_ and it received a helluva lot of backlash. Roland and Amy brought great points in this segment. Paul Mooney said it best: "White people love black culture. Not black people."
What a rich and well needed conversation! This took a boldness to step out of the norm! I real honest discussion with out disrespecting one another or attacking one another. This is America. We move beyond our limitations together. There is hope for us and our future!
I am sooo glad that the didn't play into or discussed her (Meghans) ,,Emotions/ Victimhood" and instead got real serious and brought strictly informative Truth in this Segment!!!!💛💛💛
How could NBC not know she was going to address this issue.
As someone of Irish descent, I'm offended by people making St. Patrick's Day into a day of drunken debauchery. I think Irish people are owed for decades of victimization.
Mark R yeah, you need to address that with white america. I have never been to any of the parades, the getting drunk part just never made any sense to me. It is a religious event that turned into a mess.
@@arleneaugustahair8393 That's you personally, but society has, and I'm just making a point. When you say white America versus black, that is the root of the problem. And today it's Hispanic and Muslim and........ America. We've become a salad bowl, not a melting pot. It's a lot easier to pick out the parts you don't like.
Mark R.... i agree. Lets get a drink and talk about it
Mark R hahahahahah so true hahahah 😂😂😂
the same with thanksgiving haha
👍Roland & Amy! Why do we constantly have to explain this, and why so many examples are still today show us some white people don't care to get it and could care less about educating themselves on the history. I was taught Anerican history and then had to educate myself on black history and the gut wrenching stories my Grandmother told me. So now the next day she has a black panel to talk about it. You, your producers never thought to say hey, we need someone black on this panel too instead of an all white panel, C'mon now seriously, that was really bad. NBC get it together!
To you're point of why we have to explain. I just had a convo with another White viewer who said they knew blackface was bad but did not understand or take the time to read the history and specifics of why it was so hurtful and dangerous. Because our education system touches generally on those topics they don't get to the meat of why to not vilify the white race to young impressionable minds in grade school.
Cookie Tee the effect is to have people desensitized enough to tolerate racial bias and insensitivity in small doses. If we constantly experience this periodic flairs of racism, it becomes banal and racists can happily get away with their evil.
gertrude guyil Anti racist is a codeword for anti white. You're not fooling anybody. You are the real racists.
@@ediththompson30 We can't depend on the school system to teach us everything. If one cares enough about the topic he/she should further their self study/research. If there's a topic one doesn't know about then it shouldn't be uttered. Especially from a public figure. The educational system doesn't teach one about life. However, one continues to research how to budget, purchase a car and home etc.
Same with Mexican history. We made it an elective in our schools. We should embrace all cultures since we live in the U.S. I love being hispanic and many people embrace it. Now with the black culture if we try to embrace it, we get rejected by some black people not all of course. I am only speaking from my experience. I have been bullied by black women my whole life except for my husband's side of the family. I was never taught about blackface does that mean I am racist?
It was very educational and need more shows of honesty with open mindneds. I enjoyed the show and I really don't look at show like these but very impressed! Thank you for bringing awareness!
Megyn believes Santa and jesus were white. She also was antagonizing in he black Panther interview. Its not her first time being racist
Why was she given a standing ovation? This isn’t something she didn’t know, it’s something she didn’t want to accept.
Damage control!
Amy and Roland’s words REALLY ring true in 2020. I’m so grateful to hear this and learning about the history of racism. I definitely suggest watching the Sunday Morning CBS segment about blackface (it’s called “blackface: a cultural history of a racist art form)
Bye Megyn....🗣Goodbye!!!!
I only watched for Roland. Way to educate my brotha
NBC is so out of touch with black people that they bring on Amy holmes and Rollie to represent. That tells you allot about that organization. They don't even know how much damage they did to whatever little credibility they had. Spent the last year whitewashing the network and the only time they bring on black folks is to clean up a PR gaffe. Who's next, Stephen A. Smith and Whitlock?!
I love how Megyns tone changes. Now she sounds sympathetic, I don’t think she knew either but don’t pretend that now she’s understands sooo much and sooo deeply. She’s a good actor.
I give all involved, Love. Always and forever.
Ronald, thanks for keeping it real. Time for the denial and excuses to stop. People should be held accountable not only to what they say but also for educating themselves, especially when you’re a public figure
does that apply to black people as well
PLEEAAASSSEEE. Megan Kelly KNOWS the history of black face and sges only apologizing bec nbc realizes theres going to be reprocussions for this.
Amy was trying real hard to not be like you should have known better at the beginning. LOL
I don't particularly care for some of Meghan's political views but did feel she was definitely contrite in this segment. If we all take an honest look at ourselves, many of us have made mistakes. I'm pleased that NBC used this moment as a teaching lesson.
They didnt shes no longer doing the show
There's really no excuse for a woman with her credentials of her age to not know that black face is not acceptable. There are certain things in our society that you cannot just continue to claim ignorance about and expect to get away with inappropriate words and behaviors.
I love the way she back tracks and plays dumb !!
She's not racist. She didn't know. She's too smart to be racist
Exactly, she's way too smart to display that sort of stupidity in public, in private who knows?
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Where will Megyn Kelly go next???
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Wonder if Megan would approve of a Holocaust Victim Halloween costume or a 911 Halloween costum🤔