{"id":290713,"date":"2024-02-17T19:29:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T00:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/lily-gladstone-blasts-chiefs-49ers-mascots-as-hurtful"},"modified":"2024-02-17T19:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T00:29:53","slug":"lily-gladstone-blasts-chiefs-49ers-mascots-as-hurtful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/lily-gladstone-blasts-chiefs-49ers-mascots-as-hurtful","title":{"rendered":"Lily Gladstone Blasts Chiefs, 49ers Mascots As Hurtful"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lily Gladstone<\/strong>‘s not happy with the Super Bowl champs’ name … and she says the NFL runner-ups’ mascot ain’t much better.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The actress and activist spoke during a Santa Barbara International Film Festival panel last weekend, before the Chiefs defeated the 49ers … and ripped Chiefs fans’ use of the tomahawk chop — a hand gesture and chant used by fans of teams with Native American mascots.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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LG said the gesture is a reminder of what Hollywood has done to Native Americans … pointing out the chant was used in old Westerns before indigenous actors were given the opportunity to play major roles in the movie.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gladstone said she gets upset when people say the chant is meant as a sign of “honor” … calling it the “commodification” of her people as well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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These arguments are pretty common among activists and groups … but, Lily also mentioned the San Francisco 49ers as another example of an offensive mascot.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Lily pointed out settlers — called 49ers — who went West looking for gold harkened “an incredibly brutal time for California Indians” … so an NFL team using that moniker’s not totally blameless either.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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BTW … protests against the Chiefs’ name<\/strong><\/a> take place from time to time — with one kicking off before their Super Bowl LVII victory last year over the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Other pro sports franchises — like the Cleveland Guardians in MLB and Washington Commanders — have already changed their names<\/strong><\/a> in the face of criticism … though their original names were pretty clear red flags for activists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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