Posted on 09/25/2023 10:24:53 PM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1
With all signs indicating a possible relationship between platinum recording artist and songwriter Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, there are Native Americans who are urging for Swift to use her involvement to end the use of the tomahawk chop by the team's fans.
Swift attended Sunday's game between the Chiefs and the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium as a guest of Kelce, as the pop star was seated in Kelce's family suite alongside his mother, Donna. After the game, a group of Native Americans, led by Rhonda LeValdo of Not In Our Honor, voiced hope that Swift's presence may contribute to their efforts to discourage Chiefs fans from performing the gesture at games.
LeValdo has advocated for discontinuing the Tomahawk Chop celebration and, potentially, reconsidering the Chiefs' team name. "We remain hopeful that an outside influence like Ms. Swift could be an ally for us in moving the conversation forward on why the chop is a racist act," she told TMZ Sports.
"To us, that hand gesture is synchronized racism. We implore Ms. Swift to take the time to understand our perspective and the scientific and psychological research into the harm to youth and communities caused by such behavior."
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Poorly written headline as usual. The folks complaining. Are not chiefs fans. They want her to help convince chief’s fans from doing it.
She’s a flat chested angry little girl whose corporate sponsors are anti-American.
Our local high school sent out a questionnaire concerning our opinion of a preventative mascot change of the Thunderbird to ward off a possible lawsuit. Ya can’t make this shit up.
“...why the chop is a racist act.”
Is this the BB, in disguise?
apparently the NFL is starving for ratings, insert pop star and nfl boyfriend here and make that the subject of never ending stories.
All the native Americans had before iron tools came here were stone axes and hammers, as did all of the world’s Stone Age peoples before metalworking was invented.
“Stone Ax Chop” just doesn’t sound right.
He’s a multimillionaire but she’s inching closer to BILLIONAIRE status, just more Lives of the Rich and Famous
that I don’t care about
Yes! You’re right. I had completely forgotten about that. She was pretty obscure until then.
I’m looking forward to Swift entering her fat Elvis phase. That will be a hoot.
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