Ellie Kemper, 41, kept silent as the controversy grew all last week, but she has now released a statement apologizing and denouncing white supremacy
Kemper, 41, kept silent as the controversy grew all last week, but she finally spoke out — apologizing and denouncing white supremacy — in a statement on Monday."When I was 19 years old, I decided to participate in a debutante ball in my hometown," the statement began. "The century-old organization that hosted the debutante ball had an unquestionably racist, sexist and elitist past. I was not aware of this history at the time, but ignorance is no excuse.
She went on to write, "I unequivocally deplore, denounce, and reject white supremacy. At the same time, I acknowledge that because of my race and my privilege, I am the beneficiary of a system that has dispensed unequal justice and unequal rewards.""There is a very natural temptation, when you become the subject of internet criticism, to tell yourself that your detractors are getting it all wrong," she wrote.
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