would you accept an apology after being called racist for no reason?

You may have heard about Holden Armenta, the 9-year-old who was photographed in full Kansas City Chiefs regalia. A TikToker, seeing only one photo from one particular angle, originally called the kid out for seemingly wearing blackface when, in fact, young Holden's face had been painted in team colors—half black and half red. A Deadspin "journalist" named Carron J. Phillips picked up the story and ran with it, saying the kid was hating on both blacks and native Americans. It then came out that Holden is himself Native American, that he was not in blackface, and that the whole thing was a huge, stupid mistake. The TikToker, a guy named Jack who goes by "@jackmacbarstool," publicly apologized, even calling himself an idiot for jumping the gun without knowing the fuller context. Carron J. Phillips, by contrast, has only dug himself in deeper, refusing to apologize for amplifying the original false claim. Holden's father Bubba (yes, Bubba) says that he would refuse any apology from Phillips (which isn't forthcoming, anyway), stating that "it's too late" for that gesture. Meanwhile, fellow KC Chiefs fans have promised they will all paint their faces red and black, in solidarity with Holden, for the next game. Here's the Black Conservative's perspective: