"Journalist" tries to doxx a child - it does not go well.

[Sympthsical]

Oh, let's just go with the broad strokes of media and social media stupid.

A Deadspin journalist, Carron J. Phillips, very misleadingly posts a picture of a child wearing face paint at a Kansas City Chiefs game.

https://deadspin.com/roger-goodell-kansas-city-chiefs-fan-black-face-native-1851048905

He goes on a very long rant about this clearly klannish child, and the NFL needs to do something, and maybe social media should speak out (hint hint hint).

Except the child isn't wearing blackface. He is wearing black/red - team colors. Which this "journalist" never checked or knew and hid.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_-cF-GXAAArqoI?format=jpg&name=small

The "journalist" then doubles down, calling the child anti-Black and anti-Native. Welp. Turns out, the child is Native American. His grandfather even sits on the board of the Chumash Tribe in California.

The "journalist" has not apologized, and many on Twitter are jumping in to, I dunno, fire the child from the first grade? Who knows. Phillips, however, is getting absolutely roasted all over the place for it.

Can we just admit social media was a mistake and encouraging this "getting" of people online has officially gone full derp? But hey, Deadspin is about to have itself a nice lawsuit.

[bottomofthehill]

1. looks like a sports fan to me.

What an asshole Carron Phillips is.

[yardwork]

2. Full derp. Check.

[redqueen]

3. Until these platforms do something about bots I don't believe half the stuff I read on social media

Poor kid, hope he gets a nice, hefty payout. And that the so-called 'journalist' has to find a new line of work.

[MagickMuffin]

4. Here's the pic

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_-cF-GXAAArqoI?format=jpg&name=small

[EYESORE 9001]

7. A chimera

Rarely seen in nature

[ProfessorGAC]

8. I'm Certain The Headdress Triggered Many

And, whether we approve of the native American imagery or not, the team is call The Chiefs, and this is a little kid.
Getting outraged over this is ridiculous.

[Oneironaut]

9. Holy shit! Throw him in jail!

A child wearing a costume!? That's not allowed anymore!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Not seeing the "doxxing" here, esp. with the mom making public comments on social media.

The mascot and chant are still racist, tho.

[Sympthsical]

6. That's not going to work here

But then, I'm not usually in the habit of telling someone of another race whether or not they're being racist against themselves.

Because that would be obnoxious.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

11. Having not said anything about actual people, it's not really an issue whether it "works" or not.

OTOH, I’ve certainly been known to be obnoxious on this very website.

[GusBob]

12. Interestingly enough

Upon the Reservation which I live and work the KC football team has just as many fans as the other teams amongst the football faithful, maybe even second to the Raiders. The Cowboys are up there too.
I asked someone about that being inappropriate once and the reply was along the lines of 'we have more serious things to worry about than mascots'

And trust me,, they do.

I reckon they could give 2 shits about what some Deadspin idiot posts

[FakeNoose]

10. Maybe it's time to doxx Carron J. Philips, professional writer for Deadspin