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Should the Chiefs change their name for more Respect?
Well....should they?
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/24...-redskins.html Read more Yael T. Abouhalkah But what about the Kansas City Chiefs? Should the team alter its name, too? In a lengthy report released this month, the National Congress of American Indians indicated its displeasure once again with the Redskins name. But it added some pretty tough language about other major league teams in other cities that have long ago adopted Native American names for their squads. The Chiefs, in fact, were among those singled out for shame. As the Congress noted: “Often citing a long-held myth by non-Native people that ‘Indian’ mascots ‘honor Native people,’ American sports businesses such as the NFL’s Washington ‘Redsk*ns’ and Kansas City ‘Chiefs,’ MLB’s Cleveland ‘Indians’ and Atlanta ‘Braves,’ and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, continue to profit from harmful stereotypes originated during a time when white superiority and segregation were common place.” “Each of these professional sports businesses attempt to establish a story of honoring Native peoples through the names or mascots; however, each one — be it through logos or traditions (e.g., fight songs, mascots, human impersonators and fan culture) — diminishes the place, status and humanity of contemporary Native citizens. “What is true about many of the brand origin stories is that team owners during the birth of these brands hoped to gain financially from mocking Native identity. As a result, these business perpetuated racial and political inequity. Those who have kept their logos and brands continue to do so.” The report goes on to note that hundreds of universities and high schools have changed their Indian-related names. And the Congress pointed out that — since the Chiefs were born in 1963 — “no professional teams have established new mascots that use racial stereotypes in their names and imagery.” The point: The teams found out long ago this practice was offensive and stopped adding new names with American Indian references. The further point: The professional teams still using the names — such as the Chiefs — are being offensive to Indians as well. What do you think? Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/24...#storylink=cpy |
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10-24-2013, 05:32 PM | #16 |
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Well you know arrowheads were invented by the North American aborigines and no other peoples used bows anywhere an the planet.
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10-24-2013, 05:38 PM | #17 |
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What if Cleveland changes their mascot from Chief Wahoo to Chief Apu, would that make it less offensive?
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10-24-2013, 05:54 PM | #18 |
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10-24-2013, 05:55 PM | #19 |
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Redskins is unbelievably racist and offensive.
Change that shit so people leave the non-offensive Chiefs out of this whole mess. |
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10-24-2013, 06:00 PM | #21 |
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Chiefs isn't ****ing offensive. Redskins, yeah. I get it. We don't have a cartoon-y indian mascot or really incorporate anything Native American into our game day experience besides the ****ing horse ridden by a WASP.
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10-24-2013, 06:16 PM | #22 |
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Jesus, **** off already. Here's a few blankets, assholes.
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10-24-2013, 06:23 PM | #23 |
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Just because I'm a historian specializing in just this arena, I have to throw out there that diseases - over which the Europeans had no control, and the Natives had no defense - wiped out about 90% before the Mayflower even landed, so how hard they fought didn't really matter. They actually fought amazingly well.
Also, no Americans ever gave away any smallpoxy blankets. That happened one time, and it was the British. Okay, I got that off my chest. Carry on. |
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10-24-2013, 06:26 PM | #24 |
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The next person that bitches about the Chiefs name should be Scalped.
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10-24-2013, 06:31 PM | #25 |
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So Native Americans have no problem exploiting their heritage by putting their names on Casinos- but on Sports teams which they don't make money- they are insulted?
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10-24-2013, 06:43 PM | #26 |
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Chiefs has little to do with native americans. The word is french in origin, and native americans didn't invent arrowheads. Don't even lump this team in with the redskins.
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10-24-2013, 06:48 PM | #28 |
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[QUOTE=Brock;10120983]Chiefs has little to do with native americans. The word is french in origin, and native americans didn't invent arrowheads. Don't even lump this team in with the redskins.[/QUOTE
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This is kinda off the wall but I was watching old Bugs Bunny cartoons with my nieces and nephews. One of the skits I saw was where a husband buys his wife a new coat and takes her for a walk in the woods during buck season.
It's dear fur and when she puts the hood up it has antlers. We all know the undertone to that little joke. It's ****ing hilarious, but for some reason it can't be shown on TV anymore. Quit being so easily offended, get a life. The answer is NO! |
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