While Halloween has come and gone, the media has been going crazy over a major topic that was introduced recently on Megyn Kelly Today. Kelly addressed the controversy over picking appropriate Halloween costumes. For example, dressing as a cowboy is seen by some as no longer appropriate as it pampers to a ‘stereotype’. Also, dressing as a nun is said to no longer be a choice when choosing a costume because it can offend a person with different beliefs.

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However, the media was outraged when Megyn Kelly spoke publicly about her opinion on Black face and when it became a problem. "What is racist?" she asked. "You do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface for Halloween, or a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween. Back when I was a kid, that was OK just as long as you were dressing as a character." After this was said many people took to Twitter to give their opinion on the incident. Aisha Tyler, an American comedian tweets, “Yeah, I’m the same age as @megynkelly. Blackface has NEVER been okay.”

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Kimberly Nicole Foster wrote, “It is such a problem that Megyn Kelly can make a pro-blackface argument without anyone there to meaningfully pushback.” Emerson Collins says, “A Megyn Kelly segment asking a panel of all white people about blackface, with all the faux-sincerity she can muster, should have just been titled “Make Halloween Great Again.”

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With the story making headlines, ‘Today’ recognized that the incident was unacceptable and cancelled Kelly’s segment. Megyn Kelly then spoke out about her comments by sending an email to all of her co-workers which went viral. “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,” she wrote. “I realize now that such behavior is indeed wrong, and I am sorry,” Kelly continued. “The history of blackface in our culture is abhorrent, the wounds too deep.”

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With Kelly’s apology coming to the surface, other topics arose about costumes this Halloween season. In fact, people have been seeking some of the most inappropriate costumes recently. Last year several retailers were under fire for selling Anne Frank costumes to young girls. Many people feel that those who went through a similar tragedy as Frank deserve more respect them being a fun costume on Halloween. Sexual harassment costumes have also been in the spotlight by displaying a flasher joke. This is a very real and traumatic form of sexual harassment, which isn't the least bit funny to many people. Especially with the current #MeToo movement, these types of costumes can be seen as insensitive.

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Lastly, Transphobic costumes are being pushed to hit a stop button as well. A “Tranny Granny” costume was pulled from Walmart after facing backlash from consumers who pointed out that it mocks and satirizes transgender women, in addition to using a transphobic slur. But many retailers still carry the costume, crediting it as a Mrs. Doubtfire inspired look. And there were more similar looks to get your hands on this past Halloween. However if you see a costume that you think might be offensive, consider leaving it on the shelf. For the sake of many, be kind, have morals, and use your head, before saying, “Trick or Treat!”