Why do Kansas City Chiefs get a pass on the whole pc name gate thing?

A Statement From The Kansas City Chiefs
Aug 20, 2020 at 03:00 PM
https://www.chiefs.com/news/a-statement-from-the-kansas-city-chiefs
In 2014, we began a dialogue with a group of local leaders from diverse American Indian backgrounds and experiences. As an organization, our goal was to gain a better understanding of the issues facing American Indian communities in our region and explore opportunities to both raise awareness of American Indian cultures and celebrate the rich traditions of tribes with a historic connection to the Kansas City area.

These meaningful conversations with the American Indian Community Working Group helped us educate ourselves and our fans, and our partnership with these leaders has helped guide our American Indian Heritage Month Games, as well as the ceremonial Blessing of the Drum and the Four Directions of Arrowhead Stadium. Our discussions also led us to discourage fans from wearing ceremonial headdresses and American Indian-themed face paint in our stadium. We are grateful to the members of the working group for their counsel and collaboration, and we look forward to continuing our partnership.

In addition to that ongoing collaboration, we recently expanded our efforts through consultation with a national organization that works closely on issues affecting American Indian people and tribes. Based on those conversations, as well as the work we've done alongside the local working group over the past six years, we will be adopting the following measures/policies going forward:

While we have discouraged fans from wearing headdresses for several years, effective immediately, fans will be prohibited from wearing headdresses into the stadium.
Face painting is still allowed for all fans, but any face paint that is styled in a way that references or appropriates American Indian cultures and traditions will be prohibited.
Fans will be asked to remove any American Indian-themed face paint prior to passing security screening outside the stadium.
We are engaged in a thorough review process of the Arrowhead Chop and plan to have additional discussions in the future.
We are exploring all options for a modified engagement moment from the Drum Deck that maintains a unifying effect between our fans and our players but better represents the spiritual significance of the drum in American Indian cultures.
This includes discussions around how to shift the focus of the drum to something that symbolizes the heartbeat of the stadium.
As allowed by NFL guidelines and the City of Kansas City Health Department for the coronavirus-impacted 2020 season, we will continue with many of the traditions that we have introduced over the past six years, including the Blessing of the Four Directions, the Blessing of the Drum, as well as inviting members of tribes with a historic connection to our region to participate in our American Indian Heritage Month Game.
Finally, we are exploring the creation of a more formalized education program with input from both our local and national partners.
We are grateful for the meaningful conversations we have had with all of these American Indian leaders. It is important that we continue the dialogue on these significant topics, and we look forward to continuing to work together in the future.

Ridiculous.

Maybe they can make a new logo using this guy, he was of course, Chief.

or this Chief

Can anybody explain to me what is racist about the word Indians?

Even though the origin of calling Native Americans "Indians" is based on a falsehood, I don't think the word itself is racist. Even a major NA news outlet is called "Indian Country Today". The problem is misrepresenting their culture, and Chief Wahoo wasn't the most flattering caricature around. From the previous article, it looks as if the Chiefs have addressed the issue in a manner acceptable to Native Americans.

I want The Tribe. Nobody besides owner wants to be The Guardians. Would that lame name be your first choice right out of the ground-floor gate? Spin it. Sell it. Pretend you struggled. Suggest it was popular as you pretend to embrace a groundswell of support for it.

Me neither.

Tribe

The Tribe doesn’t disassociate the team from the racist logo.

At this point it is done.
So what anyone feels no longer matters. The owner did what he felt was right.

I live in Atlanta. The Braves have worked closely for years with the SE Cherokee Nation.

They use to have this guy who was dressed up as a "Indian." Chief Knock-a-Homa he would run in from the bullpen to the mound before each game. He was actually an Italian. That ended and rightfully so.

It is easy for white people to complain. They have not had the brutal history of Native Americans.

Didn't disassociating from the racist logo do that?

No.

"Indian" as by if a white person is stating it to a native american is racist because it's the name the white person gave to the indigenous population.

Indians calling themselves "Indians" is that population reclaiming something that they were called and choosing to appropriate it for themselves.

THis is much of the same thing with white people and the N***** word.