Megyn Kelly is continuing to weigh in on the WNBA drama.
The former Fox News and NBC host is now targeting Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington and her hairstyle. Carrington was ejected from last weekend's game against the Indiana Fever. She fouled Sophie Cunningham hard in the neck area and was hit with a Flagrant 1 foul. She was later ejected when the foul was upgraded to a Flagrant 2 upon video review.
Carrington took to social media immediately after her ejection and posted "white privilege," while tagging the Indiana Fever. While Carrington has denied accusing the WNBA refs of white privilege, that's how many took her post.
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But Megyn Kelly decided to speak about something else this week. The former Fox News host accused Carrington of wearing an offensive hairstyle.
Carrington rocks long, blonde hair, similar to Kelly's.
Kelly accuses Carrington of cultural appropriation
On her show on Wednesday, Kelly pulled up photos of Carrington's hair, saying she has "hair that's whiter than mine, straighter than mine, super long."
Kelly doesn't like it.
"It goes down to her butt now, and she can wear this, which is obviously white girl hair," Kelly continued. "But I can't wear a braid, or I'm a racist. Like, or in Canada “a feather." No, you can't do it, but this is fine.
"She's allowed to culturally appropriate from me, but I can't culturally appropriate from her because it only works one way in becoming a racist, which is (expletive) [...] 'How dare she try to play the white privilege card."
Carrington, meanwhile, continues to deny that she played the "white privilege" card.
"I've never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege (that was your assumption)," she posted.
"Try exercising your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psych. Furthermore, I'm the LAST thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on 'white privilege', do ya research on that one.
"I would never use that term as a rhetorical weapon knowing the historical and social weight it holds without having the proper evidence to substantiate it."
