A writer for a sports blog called Deadspin targeted a child wearing face paint at a Kansas City Chiefs football game, attempting to smear the boy as wearing “black face.”
Sports Writer Attempts To Smear Child For Wearing ‘Black Face’ At NFL Game
The writer, Carron J. Phillips, posted a misleading picture of the child, showing only one side of his face.
X’s Community Notes explained the other side of the boy’s face was painted red, thus wearing his team’s colors for the game.
“The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress,” Deadspin posted Monday.
“Blackface is the use of dark makeup to mimic and exaggerate the features of Black people in order to ridicule them. This fan’s face is painted red & black to support the Kansas City Chiefs. Facepaint is a popular practice at NFL games and is not related to blackface,” Community Notes stated.
The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress https://t.co/9eGBsA8nca
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) November 27, 2023
Phillips wrote on Deadspin:
It takes a lot to disrespect two groups of people at once. But on…
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