'The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' star Ellie Kemper apologizes for involvement more than 2 decades ago in a St. Louis debutante ball with racist origins.
that also made the rounds on Twitter. The article's author, Scott Beauchamp, reported that the Veiled Prophet organization was founded in 1878 by white elites in St. Louis, partly in response to growing labor and racial tensions in the city.
In her statement on Twitter, Kemper wrote in part:"I unequivocally deplore, denounce, and reject white supremacy." She went on to say that, because of"my race and my privilege," she had benefited from what she described as an unequal system.She added that there was a"very natural temptation, when you become the subject of internet criticism, to tell yourself that your detractors are getting it wrong.
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