Gaming’s Racism Problem Doesn’t Go Away When You’re an Esports Star

‘Call of Duty’ gamer Kris ‘Swagg’ Lamberson breaks down how he battles the hate

Keith Nelson Jr
Momentum
Published in
4 min readDec 10, 2020

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Kris ‘Swagg’ Lamberson. Photo: FaZe Clan

Black kids spend more time playing video games than White kids, yet the free-for-all nature of online communities for games like Call of Duty and the digital anonymity it affords has emboldened many to spew racism…

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Keith Nelson Jr
Momentum

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