Taylor Swift, Football, Sports
The Kansas City Swifties
How swiftly will the team seize the opportunity?
First to go was the racist moniker “Washington Redskins.” The Cleveland Indians were renamed the Guardians. Several college teams changed their names, including the St. John’s University Redmen (now the Red Storm), Dartmouth College Indians (now the Big Green), and the Eastern Washington University Savages are now the Eagles. Is it time to rename the Kansas City Chiefs? Isn’t that name at least as offensive as the Indians?
Let us not waste time talking about tradition, wokism, and preserving history. Racism is racism. The good people of Kansas City will not quit watching football if their team changes its name. But what to rename the team? The name “Commanders,” as the Washington football team is now called, is stupid. The team often does not seem in command of even the basics of football. And what are the Guardians guarding? I would suggest guarding against another fire starting in the Cuyahoga River, which happened in 1969, but that has nothing to do with baseball. The name Guardians is stupid.
My recommendation for Kansas City is “Swifties.” The renaming could be accompanied by a concert at Arrowhead Stadium where the team plays. (The stadium would also need to be renamed.) The concert would…
