*Southern Charm star Kathryn Dennis is catching heat after sending racist messages to radio host Tamika Gadsden.
To silence the backlash and accusations that she’s a racist, Dennis has issued an apology after Gadsden, a podcaster and the leader of the Charleston Activist Network, put the 28-year-old Bravo star on blast over the weekend, US magazine reports.
The triggering moment occurred after the host called out local beauty salon owner Katie Shields for holding a rally in support of President Trump in Charleston, South Carolina. Dennis responded to Gadsden’s remarks by firing off a series of racially charged critiques over Instagram.
“This is what happens when a Black woman in #Charleston speaks up against white supremacy in the form of MAGA rallies,” Gadsden tweeted on Monday alongside screenshots of her DMs from Dennis. “My comments re: Mylk Bar prompted this @BravoTV ‘actor’ @KathrynDennis to taunt me with monkey emojis in my DMs. Along with a whole host of other names.”
Check out Gadsden’s Twitter posts below.
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This is what happens when a Black woman in #Charleston speaks up against white supremacy in the form of MAGA rallies. My comments re: Mylk Bar prompted this @BravoTV “actor” @KathrynDennis to taunt me with monkey emojis in my DMs. Along with a whole host of other names. pic.twitter.com/RbEd5CBcOz
— Mika Gadsden (@mikagadsden) May 11, 2020
Kathryn lashed out at Tamika, calling her a “weenie” and telling her to “grow a pair” before sending another message that included a monkey emoji.
White supremacists like to use monkeys as degrading caricatures of the Black folks, so Dennis was very much aware of the statement she was trying to make.
She then had the audacity to accuse Gadsden of being racist for calling out “white people” in an Instagram Story addressing the controversy.
“Your goal in posting statements to attempt to induce a negative stress-related response only brings light to the facts that you are indeed an officially discredited source for any and all examples or role models to any and everyone,” Dennis added in a separate direct message.
The default for women like this is violence. Violent, racist rhetoric. Violence in the form of economic pressure. Once a Black woman revokes her labor or compliance, these “Kathryns” resort to violent tropes. Like clockwork.https://t.co/YIQyf0CPEX
— Mika Gadsden (@mikagadsden) May 11, 2020
But as soon as her private comments to Gadsden surfaced on social media, Dennis was quick feign remorse and apologize on Twitter.
“I want to acknowledge that using a monkey emoji in my text was offensive, and from the bottom of my heart I sincerely apologize to anyone and everyone I hurt,” she wrote on Monday afternoon. “Although the context was not my intention, there are no ‘if ands or buts’ that excuse me … I did not give it thought, and it was and is wrong. I know I am not that person. I know and will do better.”
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