Megyn Kelly is once again in hot water after comments she made on Twitter in response to former professional footballer Colin Kaepernick. And director Ava DuVernay is calling her out on it.
It all started when Kaepernick tweeted on Saturday that “there is nothing new about American terrorist attacks against Black and Brown people for the expansion of American imperialism.” A few hours later, Kelly retweeted the athlete’s remarks, adding, “Because everything is racist. Everything. Even fighting back against terrorists who kill Americans. Nike, feeling proud?”
Because everything is racist. Everything. Even fighting back against terrorists who kill Americans. Nike, feeling proud? https://t.co/sfc1Yz3phY
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) January 4, 2020
The comments caught the attention of DuVernay, who responded Sunday afternoon by writing, “Shame on you, Megyn.” Within minutes the two got into a Twitter feud, with Kelly pushing back by claiming that she “will not be shamed.”
Shame on you, Megyn.
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 5, 2020
“No, I will not be shamed over calling out bulls— claims of racism — which undermine the legitimate claims,” Kelly wrote. “Killing a terrorist is not about skin color; it’s about protecting our country from a guy who murdered hundreds of Americans, period.”
The back-and-forth led to DuVernay calling Kelly “ignorant,” “attention seeking,” and “desperate.”
“You should be ashamed. Educate yourself before you talk about racism and legitimate claims,” the director responded. “You sound like what you are. Ignorant. Attention seeking. And desperate. That will be all.” She then followed up with a screengrab of Kelly’s Twitter account being “muted.”
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 5, 2020
While DuVernay quickly shut down the feud in a matter of minutes, Kelly attempted to get the last word in by writing, “Work on shaming someone else.”
If you think Soleimani was killed because of his skin color, you’re the one who needs to educate herself. Work on shaming someone else.
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) January 5, 2020
The brief feud is an example of the kind of attention Kelly garners for her polarizing commentary, which has gotten her in trouble in the past…….read more
Source: ETonline