Ellie Kemper Accused Of Taking Part In Racist Pageant
It turns out that she was named Veiled Prophet Queen in 1999.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and The Office star Ellie Kemper is trending on Twitter for shocking reasons. It turns out that she was named Veiled Prophet Queen in 1999.
The title is subject to speculation regarding its affiliation to the KKK, but is based only on allegations. Twitter users familiar with the organization linked it to the wealthy Catholic elite in St. Louis, Missouri, who attempted to silence railroad workers when it was founded.
History of hidden Prophet
According to an article in The Atlantic, Weald Prophet was founded by Charles Schleback in the late 1800s. They conducted elaborate programs and rituals that included only a confidential guest list.
They instilled fear among the striking working class at that time. The journalist who conducted the research, Scott Beauchamp, related the appearance of the mysterious Hidden Prophet as "astonishingly similar to that of a Klanmann".
Fast forward to today, with viewers wondering whether the modern-day competition to find the queen of love and beauty is a classist, wealthy title. This in itself promotes exclusion.
😔 I want her to come out and publicly unclaim it!! pic.twitter.com/HsBisGuvSH
One Twitter user described the VP as, "I think the Veiled Prophet cheese is more finicky than the KKK. After reading the Atlantic article about it, it reminds me of the more wealthy members of the Trumpsters, who Trying to turn the BLM and their allies. Against each other. It's still a terrible group but it's sneaky bad."
Other social media watchers found that the actress' family is one of Missouri's most powerful and wealthy people. They are worth millions, the kind of family whose name is found on buildings due to their donations.
Her past reactions
The Veiled Prophet did not allow black members to join until 1979, further cementing its troubling intentions. While Kemper's title as Queen of Love and Beauty is gaining traction right now, this is not new reports. Nikki Swift covered that part of her life in an article posted last year.
We are not condoning the pageant or condoning the investigation in any way. However, it is important to consider the details of such allegations before immediately labeling Kemper as racist. She has yet to make any public statement about her participation in the pageant.
Another Twitter commenter was upset that she hadn't done so yet, saying, "Was trending on Twitter for a while—it'll take me 2 minutes to say I didn't know at the time, I know now I'm disgusted and that's not who I am. If the priority is to 'fix it' and 'make the statement right' then we know who's focused and it's nobody like me."