Holden Armenta: Young Kansas City Chiefs Fan Accused Of Wearing Blackface Attends Super Bowl 2
Holden Armenta, a nine-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan, at Allegiant Stadium ahead of the start of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday.
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Holden Armenta, a nine-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan, was accused by the media of wearing a ‘blackface’ which was called racist. He turned for the Super Bowl 2024 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday wearing his headdress. Armenta predicted that the Chiefs would win 31-28 over the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl 2024.The young fan opened up on how it felt ‘scary’ to be called a racist. His parents later confirmed that the a lawsuit against media organisation Deadspin. They revealed that the defamatory article triggered death threats and a “barrage of hate”.
A Deadspin article alleged Armenta of “doubking up on racism”. This was seen as a ploy by thr netizens to grab attention and also bring disrepute to the Chiefs fanbase. The Armenta family filed a lawsuit weeks against the publication. The article was written by Caron Phillips, with the headline “The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress.”
The lawsuit highlighted how Deadspin’s article had wrongly alleged the family of hating the black community and Native Americans. It also shed light on how the write-up intended to hint that the nine-year-old was “taught… racism and hate” at home.
The article’s main cover image showed only a side profile which was painted in black, omitting the other side which was painted red. It is worth noting that red and black are the two main colours that represent the Chiefs. However, Deadspin did not present the full picture, and this move was slammed by people on the internet for bad journalism.
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