RHOC star Kelly Dodd’s stepdaughter Veronica says she ‘started a support group’ after stepmom mocked BLM & Covid rules
KELLY Dodd's step daughter Veronica Leventhal has revealed that she "started a support group" after the RHOC star mocked COVID-19 and the Black Lives matter movement.
has been mocking Covid precautions for months, and early on in the pandemic clamed it was "God thinning the herd"; she later
She also recently claimed she was black and
But Veronica, whose father is Fox News correspondent Rick Leventhal, has now spoken out about how important it is for people to find their own "boundaries" when dealing with parents of differing beliefs.
"I actually just started a support group for people who have conservative parents, or and we talk a lot about context," said Veronica, "where did that come from, why do they believe that?
"I think it's a lack of diversity and understanding of experiences."
Speaking on Evan Ross Katz's podcast Shut Up Evan, Veronica added: "Boundaries are important, that is what I have learned, and being aware when the fight is not worth your mental health, or theirs, and step back."
Her comments come .
Appearing to throw shade at Kelly, 45, Veronica, posted a video on Facebook shortly after Kelly claimed she was black during the RHOC reunion.
She said in the : “I don’t think it’s okay for people who say that they’ve experienced racism or prejudice to then turn around and inflict that same bigotry on other people.
"I don’t think you can experience the privileges of whiteness and then turn around and deny that those privileges exist."
Veronica continued: “I don’t think that you can claim ownership on a culture or a nationality and then disallow privileges to those people, either through certain political perspectives or just subjugating them in other ways.
"And I don’t think you can use your personal multiculturalism as a shield for people saying that you have biases."
The star married Rick, 61, in 2020.
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Kelly is no stranger to controversy and has been slammed by fans for her controversial comments regarding and politics in recent months.
The star received backlash after she wore a a play on the Black Lives Matter movement, during her bridal shower in October.
She was also slammed by viewers for calling
Over the weekend, the RHOC star was because of her “controversial views and opinions."