RealClearInvestigation’s Mark Hemingway pointed out in this must-read thread that it was an old article by disgraced New Republic writer Scott Beauchamp that started the whole canceling of actress Ellie Kemper over accusations she was some sort of “KKK princess”:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400095949519740928
First up, there’s no reason to believe there was any racism involved when Kemper participated in the ball in 1999:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096027424792586
But, more importantly, the article that started the pile-on was by Beauchamp and that should have been a giant red flag to every blue-check sharing it:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096097473896454
You may recall the incident?
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096179959050247
“The investigations did not go well”:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096318882816002
And — SURPRISE — he’s back to writing for a major publication:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096422188535816
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096516128268289
In summary, Kemper is canceled using an out-of-context article by a writer who was most definitely not canceled:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096623997374469
And we know why:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096913668575235
Now look at how the media is treating Kemper:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400097062235082753
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Related:
'Absolute garbage': Ben Shapiro calls out Twitter after Ellie Kemper and 'KKK Princess' trend overnight https://t.co/ofj8HTqmLl
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 1, 2021
‘Enjoy the libel suit’: The AV Club reports that Ellie Kemper is ‘yet another rich white celebrity with a racist past’ https://t.co/vaXTvZLIlw
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 2, 2021
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