Megyn Kelly tries to launder Epstein’s reputation with word games
Megyn Kelly took a bold stand for a man who absolutely does not need one by announcing that Jeffrey Epstein was “not a pedophile.” She says the real issue is terminology, which is a spectacular way to dodge the actual crimes. Kelly also portrays the rape victims as “barely legal,” which is actually just illegal.
“I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person’s view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn’t into like 8 year olds…There’s a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old.”
Kelly’s argument is that Epstein targeted teens, which somehow makes the whole thing more precise and less monstrous in her eyes. Everyone else is pointing out that this is the kind of semantic yoga only a seasoned media personality could attempt with a straight face. The following clip of a comedian explains exactly why Kelly’s argument is so disturbingly grotesque.
In the end, her little word rescue mission lands with a thud, especially from someone raising a fourteen-year-old while insisting the real danger here is vocabulary.