“The NFL simultaneously condones Kansas City’s team and their names and monikers and their derogatory traditions.”
The Chiefs wear the arrowhead logo on their helmet and use a large drum to kick of their home games, as fans routinely engage in what’s known as the “tomahawk chop” chant, all of which critics say draw on offensive and racist stereotypes.in four years and Kansas City fans can be heard throughout Phoenix singing the “tomahawk chop” chant.
“However, the NFL simultaneously condones Kansas City’s team and their names and monikers and their derogatory traditions.” “We can’t say anything now because you’re gonna offend one or two percent of the people in the United States,” he said. Chiefs fans are all but assured to perform the “tomahawk chop” cheer loudly in the minutes before kickoff, as they did prior to the game in their previous two Super Bowl appearances.Former KC Chiefs placekicker Jan Stenerud leading the “tomahawk chop” before the Chiefs faced off against NFL the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 16, 2017.
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