This goes back all the way to 1878...
Ellie Kemper has recently come under fire thanks to her appearance at a ball over 20 years ago due to its rumored ties to white supremacy.star reportedly appears in a picture being named the queen of the St. Louis' Veiled Prophet Ball back in 1999. The Veiled Prophet Ball is, according toa"secret fair originally formed in 1878 by elites to honor the ritual of Mardi Gras, and is reportedly associated with white supremacy.
So was no one gonna tell me Ellie kemper aka kimmy Schmidt was crowned KKK queen in 1999 https://t.co/QdHJ6wGZGvIn the picture surfacing, Kemper stands in front of other white people, wearing all white and smiling. There's nothing outright offensive about the image, just the implications, based on reported history, that the event has longstanding racist ties.
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