Talk:Megyn Kelly

Blackface
It seems worth mentioning in the NBC section that Kelly, and perhaps others on the show, were using the word blackface incorrectly. I am not an expert in theatrical traditions, but I'm fairly sure that blackface refers specifically to the pattern of makeup worn in the old minstrel shows and not to any dark makeup used to portray a person with darker skin.
 * That's your opinion and you're entitled to it. Certainly it was the original denotation but usage has expanded in the last century; to say they are using it incorrectly when that's the usage today is to go off-topic and would require impossible proof and constitute original research. ZarhanFastfire (talk) 15:51, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

"Accolades"
There are a few things in this section that are questionable. Some are simply unnotable (hall of fame in your old high school?) and some are not really accolades (Time calling you "influential" is not an award or necessarily praise, it's what it says it is, an assessment that you are influencer. And I'm not saying they should not all be in the article, necessarily; just not sure that's the right place for all of them). ZarhanFastfire (talk) 17:53, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

"Attorney"
Having a law degrees doesn't make you an attorney. 51.198.6.25 (talk) 03:48, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * She practiced law before she became a journalist. JTRH (talk) 13:41, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

Article gives too much weight to unproven 2018 allegations of racism
I really tend to speak up when I see racism. But I don't see an ounce of it in Kelly in her alleged 2019 "controversial statements".

1) She talked about how things were when she was "a kid", then 2) she expressed an opinion about a person wearing darker makeup ''out of admiration for someone else. '' This deserves a different treatment in the Wikipedia article, because her critics never had any basis for their claims.

Proof of this-- is the fact that the article doesn't quote or cite (give weight to) any of these specific claims from specific sources. Likely because they carry little to no weight, by Wikipedia standards.

In this situation, comments that are supportive of her claim that she had no racist intent do therefore have weight and should be included.

Chesapeake77 (talk) 22:37, 8 April 2022 (UTC)


 * How does one determine her "intent"? We can't. We cover things as they are covered by reliable sources. Her blackface comment led her to being fired by NBC, which is clearly a significant life event for the subject. I think you are right though that this paragraph is missing information about the backlash that led to her firing since it's a bit incomplete without that. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:45, 8 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "How does one determine her "intent"? We can't"


 * I think you are making a good point. Chesapeake77 (talk) 22:50, 8 April 2022 (UTC)


 * I"ll do some research on backlash to her firing. Thanks.


 * Chesapeake77 (talk) 23:32, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes we have to just summarize what WP:RS say about the topic if it has WP:SIGCOV. If we interpret things in our own way that isnt supported in the media, its considered WP:OR.  Hope some of these policies can help clear any confusion up! Eruditess (talk) 22:23, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Father in "Early Life" section
Ms. Kelly's father, Edward Francis Kelly, earned a doctoral-level degree in education, and he was respected enough at SUNY Albany before his early death to have a conference program named in his honor. Ms. Kelly publicly makes an issue of doctorates in education, which renders the (admittedly ironic) information relevant, interesting, and important to further biographical documentation. Please let's leave it in, this time around. Thanks. Johannes der Taucher (talk) 13:44, 1 February 2023 (UTC)