{"id":2173425,"date":"2024-02-11T10:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-city-chiefs-fan-falsely-accused-of-blackface-sues-deadspin-over-race-baiting-agenda\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T10:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T15:27:27","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-fan-falsely-accused-of-blackface-sues-deadspin-over-race-baiting-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-city-chiefs-fan-falsely-accused-of-blackface-sues-deadspin-over-race-baiting-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs fan wrongly accused of blackface sues Deadspin for &#8216;race-baiting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fkansas-city-chiefs-fan-falsely-accused-of-blackface-sues-deadspin-over-race-baiting-agenda%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=2173425&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--><h2>The Parents of a Nine-Year-Old Chiefs Fan Sue Deadspin Over False Accusations<\/h2>\n<p>The parents of a young Kansas City Chiefs fan have filed a lawsuit\u2064 against the \u200bleftist sports blog Deadspin for publishing an article that falsely accused their son of wearing \u200cblackface and hating Native Americans. The lawsuit,\u200b filed in Delaware state court,\u2062 claims that Deadspin and its senior writer, Carron Phillips, maliciously attacked\u2063 the nine-year-old boy and his \u2062parents for their own \u200dpolitical agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The article in question, titled &#8220;The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress,&#8221; used a screenshot from a TV \u200bbroadcast of a\u2064 Chiefs game that isolated a frame \u200bwhere only the black paint on the boy&#8217;s face was visible. The lawsuit argues that this was a deliberate attempt to defame\u200d the child and\u200b his family.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The problem with Phillips&#8217; article: literally\u200c none of it was true. The boy \u2064did\u2062 not\u200c wear blackface. He is a child, and until Deadspin\u2063 and Phillips&#8217; malicious accusation, it never occurred to him that\u200b a \u200dperson could hate another for the color of their skin. The truth is that the\u2064 boy&#8217;s face was \u2063painted in the Chiefs&#8217; team\u2064 colors, black and red, split down the middle\u2014just like many other fans and team regalia\u2064 have done\u200c for decades. Nor does the boy hate Native Americans. He\u200c is Native American.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The boy&#8217;s father, Raul Armenta, is a member\u2063 of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and works for the tribe. The\u200c lawsuit states that the boy \u200cwore\u200d the headdress not out of hate, as Phillips alleged, but out of love for the Kansas City Chiefs \u200cand his Native American heritage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deadspin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Deadspin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carronJphillips?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@carronJphillips<\/a> \u2064trying to ruin this little kid&#8217;s life? They&#8217;re accusing him of blackface but\u200c conveniently left out his full face which was painted for the game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFfgAL4aDH\">https:\/\/t.co\/kFfgAL4aDH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/750u5sfETE\">pic.twitter.com\/750u5sfETE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1729298323545235872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lawsuit argues that the\u200d false \u2063accusation against the innocent child was\u200c driven by\u2064 a political \u2064agenda. Phillips has a history of accusing\u2064 people of engaging in racist acts, and\u2063 his recent articles\u2064 reflect this bias. The suit also claims\u2062 that Deadspin refused \u2062to\u2064 correct the record and threatened the Armenta family with counter-legal action.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit does not name Phillips as a defendant but instead targets G\/O Media, the parent company of Deadspin. The suit includes evidence that \u200cdisproves \u200cthe \u2064blackface allegation and highlights the support the \u2063boy received from Taylor Swift \u200band black cheerleaders from the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>The suit concludes by stating that Deadspin has gone too far\u200d and that the \u2064family will not be bullied by threats of\u200b legal action. They seek to set the record straight and\u200b hold Deadspin accountable for spreading lies about a \u200cnine-year-old child.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+\u2064 APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>By December 12, Deadspin had changed its story to focus on criticizing the NFL for not banning fans from wearing headdresses at all stadiums. However, the lawsuit argues that this was a dishonest attempt\u2062 to reframe \u2063the original story without retracting the false blackface \u2064allegation.<\/p>\n<p>The suit reveals that the family has become\u200b outcasts in their community and is\u200c considering moving. The boy has lost\u2064 his innocence \u200dand love for his favorite football team,\u200d and his future college applications may be affected by the \u200bfalse\u2063 accusations.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit claims that Deadspin acted \u2064with &#8220;actual malice&#8221; \u200bbecause Phillips knew the boy was not wearing blackface and did not reach out to the family \u200dfor comment before publishing. \u200dThe\u2064 family\u200c is seeking punitive damages from Deadspin.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What impact do the parents assert that the false accusations have had on their\u200d child&#8217;s mental and \u200bemotional well-being, particularly in \u2064regards to accusations of racism and hatred<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Accusations made by Deadspin and\u200c Carron Phillips have caused significant harm to the boy and his family. It \u200balleges \u2064that\u2063 the publication knew or should have known that the allegations were false and\u2064 intended to cause \u200charm and damage the reputation of the child and his family.<\/p>\n<p>The parents are\u200c seeking damages for defamation, emotional distress, and other \u200brelated claims. They argue that the\u2064 false accusations \u2063not only hurt their son but also caused \u200cthem immense distress and \u2063damaged their family&#8217;s reputation within their community and among their peers.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the damage to their personal lives, the \u200b\u200blawsuit also emphasizes the potential harm caused by the inaccuracies in the article. It argues that the false accusations perpetuate harmful stereotypes\u200c and contribute to the spread of misinformation. By publishing false \u2064information without properly\u200b fact-checking or \u2063verifying the allegations, Deadspin and Carron Phillips have failed in\u2063 their journalistic duty and have further divided communities.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit further\u2064 highlights the impact\u200c of such false accusations on children. It asserts that accusations of \u2062racism\u2063 and hatred can\u200d have \u2063long-lasting and detrimental\u200b effects on a child&#8217;s mental and\u2064 emotional well-being. The boy, \u2063who was previously unaware of the \u200cconcept of racism, has been exposed to a world of hate \u2064and negativity that no child his age should have to face.<\/p>\n<p>The parents and their legal representation are calling for accountability and restitution \u2064from Deadspin and Carron Phillips. They\u2064 argue that journalists and media\u200d outlets have a responsibility to report accurately and ethically,\u2062 and the false accusations made in this \u200dcase constitute a breach of that responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>The case has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infographic-key-revelations-of-the-twitter-files\/\" title=\"INFOGRAPHIC: Key Revelations of the \"Twitter Files\"\">gained significant attention<\/a> \u200bon social media, with many individuals expressing support for the child and his family. Calls for responsible journalism and fact-checking have grown louder, \u2062as this case serves as a reminder of the potential harm caused by spreading false \u200cinformation.<\/p>\n<p>As the lawsuit proceeds, it will be \u2063interesting to see how the court decides on \u200cthis matter. It will likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-drastically-increases-oversight-board-powers-opening-door-to-mob-rule-removal-of-content\/\" title=\"Facebook Drastically Increases \u2018Oversight Board\u2019 Powers, Opening Door To Mob Rule Removal Of Content\">raise important questions<\/a> about journalistic integrity, freedom of the press, and \u2064the responsibility of\u200c media outlets when reporting sensitive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberty-university-sues-former-president-jerry-falwell-jr-for-10-million\/\" title=\"Liberty University Sues Former President Jerry Falwell Jr. For  Million\">potentially damaging information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, this case serves as a reminder that responsible\u2063 reporting and fact-checking are crucial in \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-gop-senator-rips-federal-reserve-for-not-complying-with-congressional-probe-into-woke-mission-creep\/\" title=\"Top GOP Senator Rips Federal Reserve For Not Complying With Congressional Probe Into \u2018Woke Mission Creep\u2019\">maintaining public trust<\/a>\u200c and preventing harm to individuals and communities. The parents of the nine-year-old Chiefs fan hope that\u2062 their lawsuit will not only bring justice to their family but also encourage media outlets to be more \u200cdiligent in their reporting practices to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-gif-tiff-sparks-mandatory-anti-racism-training-at-cornell\/\" title=\"Kamala GIF Tiff Sparks Mandatory \u2018Anti-Racism\u2019 Training at Cornell\">prevent similar incidents<\/a> from occurring \u200bin the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The parents of a nine-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan filed a lawsuit against Deadspin, a leftist sports blog. The article falsely accused the boy, who is Native American, of wearing blackface and hating Native Americans for donning a headdress. In reality, the boy wore black and red to support his team. 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