There is a massive problem with Deadspin’s famously failed report of a 5-year-old kid who was “caught” wearing face paint at a Chiefs game, only to be targeted in a hit piece for wearing “face paint.”
It turns out, he’s a “Native American.” That’s according to his mother.
“Everyone asked to take a photo with him. He’s Native American – people are ridiculous,” Shannon Armenta, the boy’s mother, wrote on Facebook.
This is too good.
Earlier, Shannon Armenta had shared the report of Real KC Chiefs Fans, a popular Facebook group, that
“During Sundays broadcast this kid was shown. Everyone is making a massive deal out of this and only trying to show one side of his face to push their narrative. Leave this kid alone,” Real KC Chiefs Fans wrote.
“UPDATE: During Sundays broadcast Holden Armenta from California a Native that belongs to the Chumash Tribe. His Grandfather is on the Chumash Tribe board up in Santa Ynez. This is his family at Super Bowl LVII. Everyone is making a massive deal out of this and only trying to show one side of his face to push their narrative. Real Kansas City Chiefs Fans Salutes You Holden And Your Family,”…
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