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Florida State is catching a ton of heat for Martin Luther King Jr. tweet
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A tweet from Florida State’s recruiting account to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day is catching a lot of criticism.
MLK Day was celebrated on Monday, and several athletic teams showed their appreciation for the sacrifice, courage and strength Dr. King showed during the Civil Rights Movement. Most of those messages came through social media and almost all of them were appropriate.
But the tweet posted by Florida State’s recruiting page on Twitter received some backlash. There’s an image of Dr. King with his arm extended and an FSU receivers glove covering his hand. He also appears to be doing a tomahawk chop.
The tweet was deleted less than an hour after being posted, but there were plenty of screen shots taken of it.
Well that didn't go over well: https://t.co/75EmFF4mUa (h/t: /u/mrpibbandredvines) pic.twitter.com/GM8f9mzlO2
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) January 21, 2019
As you can imagine, there were plenty of responses to that tweet.
"Do Something" pic.twitter.com/Kkwpwrf35S
— Eric Zerkel (@EricZerkel) January 21, 2019
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
https://twitter.com/Turtle4Pres/status/1087424979388502017
I mean someone made that and felt it was okay. Lol.
— patrick (@PatDStat) January 21, 2019
Next up for Easter @FSU_Recruiting plans to Photoshop Jesus Nole Chopping.
— Our Two Bits (@OurTwoBits) January 21, 2019
There may be a few more discussions about potential backlash the next time Florida State tries to incorporate a graphic into its message on Twitter..
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB