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LOOK: FSU shows how not to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in since-deleted tweet
By Adam Spencer
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Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and it’s a time when we should remember a great man and all he was able to accomplish for the cause of civil rights.
However, Florida State clearly missed the mark, and decided to use MLK in an image tweeted from the team’s official recruiting Twitter account.
As you can see in the since-deleted graphic below, the Seminoles tweeted an image of Dr. King doing the tomahawk chop in Nike gloves with one of his quotes below said image:
Yep… pic.twitter.com/4SYximuipd
— Nate Clouse (@NateClouse) January 21, 2019
Though it has been deleted, the internet never forgets, and let’s just say the reaction to the tone-deaf image was exactly what you think it would be:
I would love to have been a fly on the wall as this went from idea to reality in the offices of @FSU_Recruiting. pic.twitter.com/NH1IpLR2IB
— Andy Garman (@GarmanSports) January 21, 2019
Next graphic idea @FSU_Recruiting, make the guy into Miami’s logo and then you superimpose our RBs heads on the tanks pic.twitter.com/ZL2pEbYBdk
— Trey Rowland (@trey_rowland59) January 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/PabloEscobarner/status/1087422334619840519
https://twitter.com/TestudoDave/status/1087423215272628224
https://twitter.com/LouStoo/status/1087428475290599425
@FSU_Recruiting, what on Earth made you think that image was a good idea??? You deserve every bit of bad publicity and condemnation you get. As an alumnus this is, again, flat-out embarrassing. @FSUFootball @CoachTaggart
— @aNOLEnymous* (@aNOLEnymous) January 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/kmskala/status/1087420492766740480
Can’t wait to see what @FSU_Recruiting cooks up for Memorial Day
— David (@DavidB2403) January 21, 2019
“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Martin Luther King Jr., Booker T. Washington High School, Atlanta, Georgia.” – @FSU_Recruiting
— David Block (@davidraider88) January 21, 2019
No apology has yet been released by the school or the recruiting account, but that may be coming soon.
UPDATE: FSU did eventually issue a statement apologizing for the graphic:
https://twitter.com/FSU_Recruiting/status/1087444720752779264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1087444720752779264&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fflorida-state-football-seminoles-social-team-slammed-twitter-mlk-graphic
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
