People watching the Little League World Series on Sunday were not happy with the treatment of a black kid during the broadcast.
During a segment in Sunday’s Little League World Series game, the TV broadcast showed an African-American child having cotton put on his hair by teammates and coaches and it was unclear as to why it was happening.
Did anyone else just see this on the Little League World Series?! They was stuffing the black boy hair with cotton!!! #LLWS pic.twitter.com/nRVJpw6FJj
— Smitty (@BullCityHeel) August 22, 2022
Here’s the video of the segment.
This was a little bit strange https://t.co/xuFm11krmU pic.twitter.com/ib9R4ZRmgj
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) August 22, 2022
Fans were outraged and called on ESPN and the Little World Series to explain what was going on.
Yes, I saw it when the boy to his right started it and got the whole team involved. That is traumatizing, and the young man looks humiliated. The @espn announcer had the audacity to say, “ kids will be kids.” Shameful. #LLWS2022
— Maria Rojas (@maria_havana) August 22, 2022
Folks gonna get sick of me today! https://t.co/nKeR8ykbZP pic.twitter.com/lFBpv2EEQw
— Neon Lights, Spotlight! (@HelenSh61143121) August 22, 2022
Hey @MLB — you want more Black kids in the game, but this is what happens when they play America’s Pastime https://t.co/aG8DuI0xMQ
— Capitalism Is Rotting Your Brain (@HellKatMaggie) August 22, 2022
The kid looks absolutely miserable, and WHY did this team of kids have that much cotton lying around and WHERE the heck was the coach 🤔 https://t.co/ZqEFxwOKse
— Dr. Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) August 22, 2022
this is gross. i didn't see this last night and honestly i'm glad i didn't. the look on his face is crushing me. https://t.co/bEkMoCGoTc
— shakeia (@curlyfro) August 22, 2022
