Little League World Series officials say there was 'no ill intent' after team sticks cotton-like material on a Black teammate's head.
Little League World Series officials said they understood how video of the player having a cotton-like material stuck on their head by teammates "could be perceived as racially insensitive,” but said there was more to the story.Little League World Series officials have said there was no"ill-intent" after a video of players sticking a cotton-like material on a Black teammate's head drew backlash online.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Little League World Series said that while officials understood how the incident"could be perceived as racially insensitive," after speaking with the child's mother and coaches, they were assured,"there was no ill-intent behind the action shown during the broadcast."
"That is traumatizing, and the young man looks humiliated," one social media user wrote."The @ESPN announcer had the audacity to say, 'Kids will be kids.' Shameful," they said, tagging the broadcaster, which did not immediately respond to an overnight request for comment from NBC News.
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