re: Turns out that the kid that the racists at Deadspin attacked is also Native American

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The main point of their story was that "evil white kid wears blackface"

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The main point of the story was a complete media fabrication: the kid was not in blackface.

That is the primary takeaway here.

That the kid appears to have American Indian ancestors simply adds an additional layer of irony since the kid was also accused of “cultural appropriation.”