Use of the Arabic numeral[edit]
The NFL announced on June 4, 2014, that the game would be marketed with the Arabic numeral “50” instead of the Roman numeral “L.” Roman numerals have been used by the league since Super Bowl V in 1971.[27][28] The use of Roman numerals will resume with Super Bowl LI, which will take place at NRG Stadium in Houston in February 2017.[2][3][27][28] According to Jaime Weston, the league’s vice president of brand and creative, one primary reason for the change was difficulty designing a suitable logo for the game. Despite the league standardizing the Super Bowl logos beginning with Super Bowl XLV so that all would follow the same template, the graphic designers determined that using the template with only the letter “L” would not have been aesthetically pleasing enough.[2] The logo will also differ in that the Arabic numeral “50” will be in large gold numerals behind the logo, with 5 and 0 each on opposite sides of the Vince Lombardi Trophy, instead of underneath and in silver as in the standard logo.[2] The regional logo includes “Levi’s Stadium” and features San Francisco landmarks.[27]
Alright.
But I suspect they were afraid millennials would call it “Super Bowl ‘Like’”.
I am a long suffering (before we stopped suffering) Patriots fan.
In before the "Super Bowl LIE" posts after the Pats win again this year.
The failure to use Arabic numbers instead of Roman numerals, is a clear sign of the NFL’s Islamaphobia. From now on, ONLY Arabic numbers will be used in any official NFL capacity. In for a PC dime, in for a PC dollar.
The failure to use Arabic numbers instead of Roman numerals, is a clear sign of the NFL’s Islamaphobia. From now on, ONLY Arabic numbers will be used in any official NFL capacity. In for a PC dime, in for a PC dollar.