Already changes at Arrowhead Stadium. It’s a matter of time. Last year the dress code changed regarding headdress etc. this year signage and naming conventions regarding the term arrowhead.
It’s hard to argue the Chiefs are about local politicians then call your field arrowhead, wear headdresses, tomahawk chop etc. it’s just not tenable. And a team called the Indians with a chief wahoo logo was not honoring Indians (or Jews right Frank?)
Nothing to do with rights or government. It’s private industry adapting to its customers.
None of it bothers me. I found chief wahoo hysterical in a totally obnoxious way. Removing him 2 years ago without changing the name didn’t do much to delink the 2. For those unaffected by stereotype and racism it’s hard to grasp how a minor change a short time ago doesn’t wipe the slate clean as you continue with pretty much same ol same ol
Many act as if racism doesn’t exist anymore. It does and it runs deep. Eliminating slavery was great, the civil rights movement was great, having a black friend is great, but none of it wiped our racism. Racism runs rampant still. I laugh at those that say having a black president was proof racism is gone. Actually it exposed more racism than I thought existed. Funny though, racism never occurs at the individual level for some reason. No one is ever racist. At least not according to many in here. News flash racism still exists no matter how much you want to deny it. It just does. And no that’s different than the lazy defense of accusing someone of calling everyone racist. If that’s in your playbook you just might be…..
As for the majority not being upset being called certain names that have never been associated with suppression or oppression compared to a minority who believes they have been suppressed and find the verbiage used to do so offensive ooooh take my breath away…..shocking….. duh
As for the Indians I hate the name change even though I understand the meaning of Guardians to the city. I also don’t want the Chiefs to change. I like tradition. The cardinals are not in AZ they belong in STL. Rams in LA. Dodgers in Brooklyn. Sporting KC is better than the Wizards though. And wtf is a brown?
It’s just change. And given what I’ve heard working with American Indians and Alaska Natives while I may not like or understand it it’s probably inevitable. I may disagree but a substantial minority group takes issue with it. That’s bad for business no mater what the white folk think.
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