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Taylor Swift has attended only one game for the Chiefs, but she’s already being called on to protest the team’s rallying cry.
While Taylor was seen cheering on the Chiefs and Kelce, she made sure to avoid doing the Chiefs’ controversial Tomahawk chop.
📹| @taylorswift13 doing a little dance during the game 💃 pic.twitter.com/6G860YXnRN
— Taylor Swift Updates 🩶 (@swifferupdates) September 25, 2023
A day after her appearance at Arrowhead, a native American activist group called on Swift to protest the Tomahawk chop in order to have stadium officials
Via TMZ
This org is called Not In Our Honor, and it’s headed up by Rhonda LeValdo, who was out there among other Native American activists and advocates with signage reflecting their demands … namely, lose the chop and maybe even the team name.
She tells TMZ … she and her group are making a direct plea to Taylor, now that she’s got a seat at the proverbial table, saying … “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.”
LeValdo adds, “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.”
Back in 2021, Chiefs president Mark Donovan spoke about the controversy surrounding the tomahawk chop.
“You are going to have opinions on all sides on what we should and shouldn’t do,” he added. “We’re going to continue to have those discussions. We’re going to continue to make changes going forward, and hopefully changes that do what we hope, which is respect and honor Native American heritage while celebrating the fan experience.”
It’s going to be interesting how much pressure activists will put on Swift to say something about the tomahawk chop if she continues attending games.