{"id":1173857,"date":"2021-12-30T21:34:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T02:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1173857"},"modified":"2021-12-30T21:34:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T02:34:29","slug":"deadspin-blasted-for-calling-espns-sage-steele-the-black-candace-owens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deadspin-blasted-for-calling-espns-sage-steele-the-black-candace-owens\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadspin Blasted for Calling ESPN&#039;s Sage Steele the &#039;Black Candace Owens&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeadspin-blasted-for-calling-espns-sage-steele-the-black-candace-owens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1173857&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Left-wing sports site Deadspin was blasted online for a tweet claiming that Sage Steele, a biracial ESPN commentator, is \u201cthe black Candace Owens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deadspin vulgarly called Sage Steele the \u201cidiot of the year\u201d and then suggested that conservative commentator Candace Owens isn\u2019t actually black in a Wednesday tweet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tweet.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a now-deleted tweet from Deadspin referring to ESPN sports anchor Sage Steele as &quot;the Black Candace Owens,&quot; inferring that Owens isn&#039;t authentically Black.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The left-wing site deleted the tweet after taking a mountain of criticism over the racist message, and then retweeted the post saying, \u201cIdiot of the year #6: Sage Steele, the Candace Owens of ESPN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The often obscene sports site was blasted by many:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The ol\u2019 delete, edit, and hope nobody noticed <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IFgXkBJAAr\">https:\/\/t.co\/IFgXkBJAAr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7cYdAEzsmV\">pic.twitter.com\/7cYdAEzsmV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chet_Cannon\/status\/1476613111486418955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sage Steele has more talent &amp; intelligence in her little finger than the entire Deadspin staff combined <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jk8w6xIQCe\">pic.twitter.com\/Jk8w6xIQCe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Carolla (@adamcarolla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamcarolla\/status\/1476462623637995521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sagesteele<\/a> is one of the best show hosts you\u2019ll find and an incredible person <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZgvXFPkdwO\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZgvXFPkdwO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bobby Carpenter (@Bcarp3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bcarp3\/status\/1476405818014769158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sage Steele as &#8220;The Black Candace Owens&#8221; \u2013 Deadspin 2.0 wins the Razzie for Tweet of the Year. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VrMiErORKk\">https:\/\/t.co\/VrMiErORKk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1476583383052529664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rough look when you are naming idiots, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deadspin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Deadspin<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBXvV7rOGT\">pic.twitter.com\/wBXvV7rOGT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bobby Burack (@burackbobby_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/burackbobby_\/status\/1476387756049899525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If the idiots that write for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deadspin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Deadspin<\/a> don\u2019t like you the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sagesteele<\/a> you are doing great!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OfE1oRxYzu\">https:\/\/t.co\/OfE1oRxYzu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Dakich (@dandakich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dandakich\/status\/1476397078855266306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sagesteele<\/a> An independent thinker w class &amp; style. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deadspin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Deadspin<\/a> =&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClickBait?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClickBait<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fail<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deneen Borelli (@deneenborelli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deneenborelli\/status\/1476586226316713992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I didn&#8217;t know David Duke owned Deadspin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacob Airey (@realJacobAirey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realJacobAirey\/status\/1476416588102262784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Keep being you Sage. <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Romano (@JasonRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonRomano\/status\/1476378631601594373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sage Steele Is the best thing to happen to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Carolla (@adamcarolla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamcarolla\/status\/1476460366779478021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People with blue check marks go after Barstool on the daily but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deadspin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Deadspin<\/a> calls <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sagesteele<\/a> \u201cIdiot of the Year: the Black Candace Owens\u201d and crickets? <\/p>\n<p>Not on my watch. Steele has always held her own at ESPN. What an absolute embarrassment for everyone that works at Deadspin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t12J3UWGdm\">pic.twitter.com\/t12J3UWGdm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Nails (@justinnails) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinnails\/status\/1476381631766269954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Steele has been a target of woke critics for several years and was briefly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/10\/05\/sage-steele-pulled-off-air-after-criticizing-obamas-father-calling-disney-vaccine-policy-sick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pulled<\/a> off the air in October for criticizing ESPN\u2019s vax policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/10\/04\/espns-sage-steele-blasted-after-saying-barack-obamas-black-father-was-nowhere-to-be-found\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asking<\/a> why Barack Obama claims he is black when his mother was white.<\/p>\n<p>But even as far back as 2018 wokesters were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2018\/05\/11\/black-sports-online-calls-espns-sage-steele-maga-operative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacking<\/a> her as a \u201cMAGA operative\u201d for leaning toward some of President Donald Trump\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-wing sports site Deadspin was blasted online for a tweet claiming that Sage Steele, a biracial ESPN commentator, is \u201cthe black Candace Owens.\u201d Deadspin vulgarly called Sage Steele the \u201cidiot &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1173857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1173857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1173857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1173857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1173857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}