Impersonation Draws “Blackface” Criticisms Hollywood Reporter – Billy Crystal’s Oscar-Night Sammy Davis Jr. The Grio – Idiot Students in Blackface Reenact Chris Brown Beating Rihanna at Worst Pep Rally Ever The Huffington Post – Idiot Students in Blackface Reenact Chris Brown Beating Rihanna at Worst Pep Rally Ever Jezebel – Idiot Students in Blackface Reenact Chris Brown Beating Rihanna at Worst Pep Rally Ever CNN – High School Pep Rally's Racist Display USA Today – Dress up as Ray Rice for Halloween? Critics blast costumes Feministing – Ray Rice Halloween costumes are not funny Gawker – Ray Rice Halloween Costumes Combine Blackface, Domestic Violence Jokes People – Julianne Hough Apologizes for Blackface Costume at Party New York Daily News – Julianne Hough dons blackface for 'Orange Is the New Black' Halloween costume To me, I thought, why would it be controversial for someone dressing up as Diana Ross to make herself look like this amazing woman as a way of honoring and respecting her?" The iconic Diana Ross came up as an example. When we had the roundtable discussion earlier today about the controversy of making your face look like a different race as part of a Halloween costume, I suggested that this seemed okay if done as part of this holiday where people have the chance to make themselves look like others. 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. "One of the wonderful things about my job is that I get the chance to express and hear a lot of opinions. That day, US Weekly published a letter sent by Kelly to staff at Megyn Kelly Today, in which she apologized for the comments: That day, a Twitter Moments page titled "Megyn Kelly under controversy for remarks on wearing blackface costumes for Halloween," which highlighted several tweets criticizing Kelly for her comments. Like, back when I was a kid that was OK as long as you were dressing up as like a character.” “But what is racist? Because truly, you do get in trouble if you’re a white person who puts on blackface for Halloween, or a Black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween. Megyn Kelly wonders what the big deal is about blackface /07yvYDuAYe- Tommy Christopher October 23, 2018 That day, Twitter user tweeted a clip of the segment, adding "Megyn Kelly wonders what the big deal is about blackface" (shown below). On October 23rd, 2018, Megyn Kelly addressed whether wearing blackface is racist during an episode of Megyn Kelly Today during a discussion about Halloween costumes and political correctness. The picture, as well as other blackface Ray Rice costumes tweeted to Olbermann, were covered by several websites including Gawker, Feministing and USA Today. On October 26th, 2014, ESPN commentator Keith Olbermann tweeted out a photo of a couple wearing blackface as part of their Halloween costume portraying Ray Rice and his wife. October 2014: Ray Rice Halloween Costumes I realize my costume hurt and offended people and I truly apologize." It certainly was never my intention to be disrespectful or demeaning to anyone in any way. On October 26th, Hough tweeted out an apology saying: "I am a huge fan of the show Orange is the New black, actress Uzo Aduba, and the character she has created. On October 25th, 2013, actress Julianne Hough wore blackface as part of a Halloween costume meant to portray Orange is the New Black character Crazy Eyes. The incident was covered by several websites the following day including Jezebel, which featured support Waverly students and alumni were showing for the skit and The Huffington Post. They also published a photo taken from Facebook. On October 15th, 2012, CNN reported students at New York's Waverly High School dressed in blackface to perform a skit reenacting Chris Brown's violence against his then girlfriend Rihanna. On March 1st, The Hollywood Reporter reported Davis Junior's daughter supported Crystal, saying: "“Billy previously played my father when he was alive, and my father gave Billy his full blessing.” Feministing's "Memo to Billy Crystal" explained: "Blackface is not okay. On February 26th, 2012, Billy Crystal appeared in blackface portraying Sammy Davis Junior during the Academy Awards ceremony.Ĭrystal was criticized by many sites the following day. Notable Developments February 2012: Billy Crystal's Oscars Blackface
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