The woke sports outlet Deadspin is facing online condemnation and ridicule after a reporter falsely accused a child of wearing “blackface” during a Kansas City Chiefs game Sunday.
“It takes a lot to disrespect two groups of people at once. But on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, a Kansas City Chiefs fan found a way to hate Black people and the Native Americans at the same time, reported Carron J. Phillips, apparently based on a single photo posted on X.
The photo shows a young boy wearing an American Indian headdress and with at least half of his face painted black during the Chief’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders in Nevada.
“The image of a Chiefs fan in Black face wearing a Native headdress during a road game leads to so many unanswered questions,” Phillips wrote in his report, titled, “The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress.”
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
Deadspin’s manufactured controversy quickly fizzled when additional facts about the the young super-fan,…
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