Deebo Samuel took to Instagram Friday, where he told 49er fans that had been sending him death threats and racial comments that he’s not bothered. The loud minority is always the ugliest. Samuel’s comments are another unfortunate example of people failing to separate the athlete and the person.
Compound that with the internet culture of speaking recklessly to strangers knowing there are no consequences, and that’s how we get Deebo’s post.
“Hey, for all you fans that’s in the DMs sending death threats and racial stuff, that don’t bother me,” Samuel said in the video. “It don’t.