I think the odds are low of a name change, but given the current state of affairs it's a non-zero possibility. And if we don't have input, the name will end up being some trite adjective in front of the word Hawks, which has happened with pretty much every other sports name change in America. Green Hawks, Fighting Hawks, Screeching Hawks, whatever. We don't want that.
I suspect that some members of Chiefs management read this site occasionally to get our takes on who should be starting at left guard or how they should handle a particular contract, so this is our chance to have input into the process. (Oh, and hi, Clark. Nice work last year, my friend. PM me about getting together for dinner next time you're in Denver.)
So we'll have a renaming tournament. In this thread, you may propose up to three names, and I'll structure everyone's suggestions into heats. Using the Chiefsplanet brain trust, we'll give Clark and his team valuable input into what the Chiefs should become if we eventually delete our homage to indigenous plains cultures. [Reply]
We got rid of the half naked man painted red riding on horseback. That is definitely racist.
The chop, no one is thinking wish we had real tomahawks and we could throw 80K into the opposing team and kill them. How is the chop worse than the shit in video games? It’s just pretend fun. [Reply]
I kind of hope they change it, especially if they change it something that sounds woke AF. The ensuing fallout would be entertaining to watch and read about. [Reply]
In all honesty, this shit has to stop. What's to stop people from tearing down Lamar's statue because he could have said something stupid back in the 50's/60's? In no way, shape, or form is Chiefs derogative of Native Americans. I have two different tribes in my blood line (Osage and Cherokee), do I have a say? Why should 1% of legitimate Native Americans have more say than the 99% who are OK with it? [Reply]