9-year-old Chiefs fan Holden Armenta speaks out for the first time against the false blackface and cultural appropriation accusations made by a racist Deadspin journalist.
The Gateway Pundit highlighted the recent developments, revealing the one-sided narrative pushed by Deadspin’s Carron Phillips, who mistakenly accused the child of racial insensitivity.
On Sunday, during the Kansas City Chiefs versus Las Vegas Raiders game, Phillips took to social media to allege that Holden exhibited hatred towards both Black people and Native Americans by wearing blackface and a Native headdress. Despite his claims, the portrayal was not only false but misled the public regarding the child’s intentions and heritage.
“It takes a lot to disrespect two groups of people at once. But on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, a Kansas City Chiefs fan found a way to hate Black people and the Native Americans at the same time.” Carron Phillips wrote in the article.
“The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress,” Deadspin writer Carron Phillips wrote.
“They’re doubling up on the racism. Are you going to say anything, Roger Goodell?” he said.
Imagine trying to purposefully ruin a child’s life with a hit piece that is intentionally misleading.
Shame on @carronJphillips and @Deadspin https://t.co/DTeH6RsFS3 pic.twitter.com/dmOedcs2Cv
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 28, 2023
Carron Phillips actually tried to defend his article and doubled down on his attack on the innocent child.
“For the idiots in my mentions who are treating this as some harmless act because the other side of his face was painted red, I could make the argument that it makes it even worse,” Phillips said on X in a since-deleted post.
Carron Phillips is not only a coward for bullying a child. He disabled the comments to his tweet. Stunning and brave.
After defaming a little boy, Carron Philips has finally deleted the deranged tweet where he doubled down.
He must’ve lawyered up. pic.twitter.com/n6oqSuxl70
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 28, 2023
Facebook group of Chiefs supporters, Real KC Chiefs Fans, revealed the truth behind the face paint, including the fact that Holden is actually of authentic Native American descent, belonging to the Chumash tribe, with his grandfather serving on the Tribe board in Santa Ynez.
During a heartfelt conversation with Jesse Watters on Wednesday night, Holden and his father, Bubba Armenta, were given a platform to share their side of the story.
Bubba expressed his deep-seated frustration and distress over seeing his son targeted by unfounded accusations, while Holden conveyed some nervousness amidst the attention but also a sense of pride for his heritage and love for his team.
EXCLUSIVE: The 9-year-old Chiefs fan, who was falsely smeared as a racist for supporting his team, speaks out on Primetime.
Holden Armenta says this whole thing has been scary and overwhelming. His father, Bubba, says it's too late for an apology- the damage is already done. pic.twitter.com/8T4WsMsvm6
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) November 30, 2023