This fan base has always reacted very weird to anything involving race.

That’s just the Bible Belt bro, mfs down here act like unless you say “I hate black people based on the color of their skin” it’s not racist lmao. It’s clown behavior acting like people that have dealt with racism their entire lives can’t recognize the signs of racism. They the same type of people that make excuses for men when they get called out by women for misogyny 😂