Raul and Shannon Armenta, the parents of a 9-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan accused of blackface and racial insensitivity last year, are suing Deadspin for defamation.
Last November, Deadspin made a fool of itself by featuring an article by Caron J. Phillips who attacked a 9-year-old boy wearing face paint and an Indian headdress at a Chiefs game. Kansas City Chiefs fan wearing black face and Native headdress.” heading read. The article goes further:
It takes a lot of effort to disrespect two groups of people at the same time. But on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, Kansas City Chiefs fans found a way to hate Black people and Native Americans at the same time.
as if jon gruden email It was coming back to life. Images of Chiefs fans in blackface wearing Native headdresses during road games raise many unanswered questions.
Why did the cameraman pay attention to this fan?
Why did the producers allow that camera angle to be aired in the first place?
Are the fans children/teenagers or young adults?
Who taught that what a person wears is appropriate despite his age?
Also, the author only showed the side of the boy’s face that was painted black, and not the other side that was painted red.
new person photo @Deadspin He was denounced as a vile racist who wore blackface at a football game.
(They tried to ruin this child’s life)https://t.co/MEhDaQIIlS pic.twitter.com/5dvud08npf
— Bobby Black (@burackbobby_) November 27, 2023
On Monday, the boy’s parents filed a lawsuit against Deadspin, claiming the article “maliciously and unfairly” attacked their son.out kick report The complaint said the following:
Given how quickly the boy appears on screen, selectively capturing an image from the CBS broadcast where only one side of HA’s face is covered in black paint, it takes a laser to accomplish this task. Focused precision was required. Phillips and Deadspin intentionally omitted the image. Half of HA’s face is painted red.
HA wore the costume headdress not because “my family taught me hate,” but because he loves the Kansas City Chiefs football team and his Native American heritage.
The complaint goes on to say the family received death threats, including a vow to kill people with a “wood chipper,” while ruining the father’s professional life, leaving the father “ostracized at work and the family considering moving out of state.” I had no choice but to do it,” he said.
“They made false allegations against a 9-year-old child, and that child will live forever online. Mr. HA has already suffered a great deal, his test scores and grades in school have declined, They are suffering psychological damage from the onslaught of negative attention,” the report said.
JUST IN: The boy labeled by Deadspin as doing “blackface” is Holden Armenta.
His mother, Shannon Armenta, confirmed on her Facebook page that her son is at the center of the controversy.
It gets even better. Chiefs players saw Holden during the game and… pic.twitter.com/jdIDhcul3Z
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 29, 2023
Articles about deadspin still exists All photos of the boy were removed under the headline, “The NFL should ban Native headdresses and culturally insensitive face paint in the stands.” The company also issued a correction, saying it “regrets” that the work was focused on a specific group of fans.
“We regret the suggestion that we are attacking our fans and their families. To that end, we updated our story on December 7th to include photos, tweets, links and other personally identifiable information about our fans. has been removed. We have also revised the heading to better reflect the content of the article.”
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