Fox News’ Megyn Kelly is now backtracking in her very ‘assertive’ non apologetic manner. She wants everyone to believe that her comments were just tongue and cheek. They were jokes. People are taking it too seriously. Stating in a rather stern and categorical manner to the multicultural & multiracial fabric of American kids that Santa and Jesus are white to her then, were just facts folks needed to live with.
Here is Megyn Kelly’s rant.
Santa and Jesus are white. Those are just facts.
Why would Megyn Kelly believe it was necessary to tell any kids listening that Santa and Jesus are white? Her tone was obvious. How could Jesus and Santa be otherwise?
Jon Stewart had to get into the mash up. He brought not only his sarcasm but practical analysis in his rather amusing manner.
In effect Jon Stewart schooled Megyn Kelly on both history and geography. In short, the pigmentation of folks where Jesus and St. Nicholas are from, is actually dark skinned, not white. Jon Stewart addressed the expropriation of historical figures with an amusing skit at the end by Jessica Williams.
Jon Stewart – Real depiction of Santa would put him on the no-fly list?
After Don Lemon got over his laughter from Megyn Kelly’s stupidity, he went into a detailed and serious discussion on the issue. There were no dog whistles are negative characterizations. They just spoke about facts. Jamelle Bouie, Daily Beast staff writer and Eric Marrapodi, editor of CNN’s Belliefe Blog, debunked Megyn Kelly’s assertions.
Don Lemon could not believe he was doing the ‘White Santa’ controversy
Megan Kelly was apparently forced to backtrack from her comments. She simply could not believe the uproar that it caused. After all, ‘she was only joking.’
Megyn Kelly backtracks from her silly comments in her acerbic manner
Does Megyn Kelly not realize that it is well known that the talking heads on her network, Fox News, are the masters of the dog whistle? Does she not realize that her over analysis of a piece by a not so well known blogger, Aisha Harris, to find yet another Fox News story of those others’ war on Christmas was a dog whistle?
Megyn Kelly is backtracking not because she made a mistake, but because her dog whistle was disinfected.
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OMFG Since when is calling out racism ‘race-baiting?’ What an ubertwunt. And most representations of Santa are white? Maybe in Connecticut. And Jesus’ race is still unsettled? Really? I guess since his daddy was god, he MUST be white. I hope a cabby drops her off in Harlem one day so she can see something other than her own little world.
This woman is an idiot…She was the baiter…and now she is the switcher. Fox used to be good at bait and switch. Not very good at it on this one. Just to obvious what she is doing. This was not a joke, and the apology was, well, just another lie.
Everyone knows…whatever color…Santa is the Anti-Christ. Seriously, he places the ‘commercial’ aspect on the Holiday (regardless of when Jesus was actually born), we all have to ‘go buy Gifts’… to make it about money.
not to mention, it’s merely an anagram for Satan.
To me…Santa is invisible, as all Spirits are, and his representation is meant to instill us with that ‘spirit’ of giving…not only with presents…but with presence. Giving of ourselves…and ‘being there’ for each other.
It still surprises me, how with as far as we’ve come, as a culture and people, we still rely on our differences and controversy, to be divisive in any way we can.
Generation after generation…we still don’t learn.
dont be a buffoon. Santa Claus, the character was all about giving what you could and giving from the heart
….Macy’s Department store made it abuot buying shit.
Tongue in cheek? This isn’t about Fox or you being a target, this is about the damage done to society when non-truths are spread under the guise of news. It was clear you believed what you said when you said it, even if you have come to realize your “facts” are up for debate. Rather than a disingenuous and insulting “just kidding,” an apology to all your viewers is what is in order.
…oops, those “you” and “your’s” above, should be “she” and “her” (switching back and forth, I thought I was commenting directly on Fox).
why the fuck does this matter? why did this make the news? we all know who santa is why the fuck does the color of his skin make two shits difference. the fucker delivers gifts once a year to every individual. and jesus? A he was born in the middle east, the white people population was greatly out numbered, actually jesus would have been the only white guy… was he white? id say no but who gives a shit, he died along time ago, and it sounds like more people can recall his action, then people who can accurately recall his skin color
Wait a minute – didn’t the Supreme Court – mostly conservative, say that race is no longer an issue in this country? Thus gutting voting reform laws in so many southern states? And the Fox darling has just said that “oh look, race is still an issue!” Hmmmmm
Megyn Kelly you did not know that Santa was not white. Don’t try to hide your ignorance. It ain’t working
So.. I have to assume that me grabbing Megyns’ ass is ok too? Cuz… just because it makes her uncomfortable doesn’t mean it has to change right? 🙂
Saint Nicholas was a Greek bishop from Asia Minor (Asia Minor was mostly Greek and later when the Romans took over it became the Byzantine Empire) and after that the Turks took over that land. He was 100% Greek and his legend of helping the poor spread to other nations that incorporated their own legend to his and when he got to the US he was made up of different cultures and legends. Santa Clause comes from Sinterklaus which comes from Saint Nicholas. http://www.thenewgreeks.com/#!santa-clause/c14k9
Wait what? Jesus was white? My dad was born in Damascus. I consider myself the same heritage as Jesus. I am definitely NOT white!!! I am olive complected…just right. 😉
Megyn was just finally infected with the “crazy” all the other FOX commentators already have.
This would be hysterical (coming from a so-called journalist) if it wasn’t so sad that someone in her position would say something so stupid. I’m a professor of journalism and I’d fail Megan for her research and knowledge of this particular subject. Christ was born in the mideast, not New York City, Megan; St. Nick ditto; the Blessed Mother, ditto. Go home and do some serious reading about the mideast, Megan. I started my career with Walter Cronkite. Do you know his name, Megan/?If you do, try to read a few decent books about Walter and some other journalists even if you never heard about them. Do some research, please!
Megyn, it’s easy to blame your audience if they don’t get your humor (“humor is a part of what we try to bring to this show, but sometimes that’s lost on the humorless”), but maybe you really need to look at yourself and your attempts at humor.
Fox News is owned and operated by the Klu Klux Klan and during the commercial breaks all Fox employees run to the parking lot to witness the hanging of one of those awful negroes…they cheer, jeer and throw stones then run back inside to continue to educate the american public…..WHAT??? you don’t think this is funny??? you…you…humorless…BASTARDS!!!! Obviously my tongue was in my cheek…you didn’t see that…WTF…where is your sense of humor…this is funny stuff…
PS Megan you’re an ignorant C**T j/k
According to the images I see, the whole friggn world is white. At least those behind the Fox desk. So how could she believe in anything but a white jesus or santa?
But she has a good defense – when the whole country laughs at you – say you were speaking in jest, and call them humorless!
Reaction hierarchy of a flat out racist caught in their racist crap:
1. I was just kidding. (They weren’t)
2. You took my comments out of context (Verbatim and in context, they were still racist as hell)
3. This is a liberal media conspiracy (even when they broadcast on a huge right wing fake news station)
4. Well I’m sorry if YOU were offended (backhanded non-apology blaming victims)
If 4 fails to make proper impact, go back to #1.
Fox “News” is a big target for many people – as it should be…