Lily Gladstone Blasts Chiefs, 49ers Mascots As Hurtful

Lily Gladstone‘s not pleased with the Tremendous Bowl champs’ identify … and he or she says the NFL runner-ups’ mascot ain’t a lot better.

The actress and activist spoke throughout a Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Competition panel final weekend, earlier than the Chiefs defeated the 49ers … and ripped Chiefs followers’ use of the tomahawk chop — a hand gesture and chant utilized by followers of groups with Native American mascots.

LG stated the gesture is a reminder of what Hollywood has accomplished to Native People … stating the mantra was utilized in previous Westerns earlier than indigenous actors got the chance to play main roles within the film.

Gladstone stated she will get upset when folks say the mantra is supposed as an indication of “honor” … calling it the “commodification” of her folks as properly.

These arguments are fairly frequent amongst activists and teams … however, Lily additionally talked about the San Francisco 49ers as one other instance of an offensive mascot.

Lily identified settlers — known as 49ers — who went West searching for gold harkened “an incredibly brutal time for California Indians” … so an NFL staff utilizing that moniker’s not completely innocent both.

BTW … protests against the Chiefs’ name happen every now and then — with one kicking off earlier than their Tremendous Bowl LVII victory final 12 months over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Different professional sports activities franchises — just like the Cleveland Guardians in MLB and Washington Commanders — have already changed their names within the face of criticism … although their unique names have been fairly clear crimson flags for activists.