You may remember this story which became news last November. An author for Deadspin, the Gawker spawned sports site, wrote an article accusing a 9-year-old boy of racism for wearing blackface. Here’s a photo of the boy whose name is Holden Armenta.
Turns out that Holden Armenta, the young Chiefs fan falsely accused of racism for his costume and wearing “blackface”, is a Native that belongs to the Chumash Tribe.
His father is a member of the Chumash Tribe’s board in Santa Ynez.
— Garbage Human (@GarbageHuman24) November 29, 2023
Since Holden was wearing black and red makeup, Deadspin took a screengrab showing only the black half of his face and added it to the article by writer Carron Philips.
“The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress,” the headline on the article reads. “They’re doubling…
