Carson King became a hero when the amount donated became well in excess of what he'd actually need and he decided to donate the money to Iowa's Childrens Hospital. People appreciated the gesture so much that the amount donated to his Venmo account quickly topped $1 million.
Then Aaron Calvin, a "reporter" for the Des Moines Register tried to harm Carson King's reputation by digging up a couple of stupid Tweets from King from 2012 - when King was just 16-years old.
Carson King was acting from a pureness of heart. Aaron Calvin and the Des Moines Register acted solely out of malice. A malice brought on by the sick "cancel culture" gotcha ethos and lack of common sense. Where were the adults at the newspaper?
There was a backlash.
People were so disgusted by the actions of the paper that the Governor of Iowa honored Carson King for his actions and the amount raised has now topped $2 million for the children's hospital. Meanwhile people looked into Aaron Calvin's social media and found racist and homophobic posts from his past. The Des Moines Register was forced to fired the dick.
So it's a story with a happy ending.
I'll be happy when the Des Moines Register suffers. They hyped this and got a ton of clicks which they monitized at King's expense. They should donate what they made from their clickbait article to the charity.
ReplyDeleteIf I were a Democratic candidate in Iowa - I'd come out hard against the Des Moines Register. The only thing people in Iowa can agree on is that the Register acted like complete douchebags in the Carson King story.
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