Taylor Swift had an experience this week that far too many parents and loved ones have been facing for years now in this country. She learned of a mass shooting in the vicinity of those she cared about.
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—a question that has long dogged the Chiefs feels more relevant now than ever: Why are they still called that?Many feel the team’s name—a reference to Indigenous chiefs, people with powerful leadership roles within their communities and nations—is appropriative, and its associated imagery (the arrowhead logo, the “” war chants popular among fans) is racist, rendering Native Americans as stereotypical caricatures.
So, given other sports teams like the (now the Washington Commanders) and the (now the Cleveland Guardians) have responded to public pressures and changed their names, why haven’t the Chiefs?It’s a complex issue, but before diving into it, one must first understand the Chiefs’ history.
The team was named after Harold Roe Bartle, the mayor of Kansas City from 1955–1963, who was known among locals as “Chief.” Though he was not Indigenous himself, Bartle had taken an interest in the Native community, establishing boys and girls scouting program on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, and even that he was inducted into the Arapaho tribe while in the state.After Bartle’s in attracting the Dallas Texans, a team first established in 1960, to Kansas City in 1963, the team was rebranded the Chiefs in the mayor’s honor.
From then on, despite its name bearing no real connection to the Native American community, the team embraced allusions to Indigenous culture in its merch, mascots, and cheers.
(The Chiefs’ earliest logos, from the 1960s, were the worst offenders, depicting with red skin and a feathered headdress.)Tight end Travis Kelce with other members of the Kansas City Chiefs.As they’ve faced mounting scrutiny, the Chiefs have made an effort to evolve such practices in recent years.
“Over the course of the club’s
Taylor Swift had an experience this week that far too many parents and loved ones have been facing for years now in this country. She learned of a mass shooting in the vicinity of those she cared about.
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Drake won big on last night’s Super Bowl, claiming a million dollar prize after placing a bet on the Kansas City Chiefs to win.Super Bowl LVIII went down last night (February 11) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce helping the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22.Drake was not in attendance, but was nonetheless a highly interested observer, after placing a $1.15 million (£910,000) stake on the Chiefs, which allowed him to double his money.Drake celebrates winning his $1 Million Super Bowl bet pic.twitter.com/M2rhbuCkbu— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) February 12, 2024Posting on Instagram stories, Drizzy was celebrating, saying, “I won a million dollars”, and “can’t bet against the Swifties”.It appears that for once, the ‘Drake curse’ did not hit – the supposed trend of the rapper being a bad-luck charm for sports teams and stars when he poses with them or places a bet on them to succeed.Manchester City and Barcelona have both been on the wrong end of the Drake curse in recent years, although another million dollar bet, on Argentina to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup, also came good for the rapper.In other Drake news, he recently rekindled his ongoing feud with The Recording Academy, slamming them during the Grammys ceremony.Posting to his Instagram Stories, he shared a short snippet of his speech at the 2019 awards – for which he won in the category of Best Rap Song for his track ‘God’s Plan’.In the caption, he wrote: “All you incredible artists remember this show isn’t the facts, it’s just the opinion of a group of people [whose] name are kept a secret (literally you can Google it).“Congrats to anybody winning anything for hip hop but this show doesn’t dictate shit in
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor How big was the Taylor Swift effect on the Super Bowl? Her impact on viewership of CBS’s Super Bowl LVIII telecast will continue to be debated even after ratings for TV’s biggest event of the year come out. But it’s undeniable that Swift — who jetted from Tokyo to Las Vegas to cheer on beau Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s Super Bowl — has ratcheted up interest in the NFL and is responsible for recruiting a new cadre of fans to pro football.
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Never give Patrick Mahomes another chance.
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