Duvernay-Tardif and the Super Bowl
Three sports items in a row, that may be a blog record. A year ago our Laurent Duvernay‑Tardif won the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs. This year, he’s working here in his other life as a medic while his team plays the big game on Sunday, and even his parents’ bakery and his favourite pizza are in the news.
As a footnote, isn’t the name Chiefs and their arrowhead motif rather dubious branding in these times?
MarcG 12:19 on 2021-02-07 Permalink
There’s more than the name and logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4P6z_DTHf8
Kate 12:27 on 2021-02-07 Permalink
Oof.
EmilyG 13:36 on 2021-02-07 Permalink
There’s been a lot of discussion recently around sports teams with problematic names.
dhomas 18:54 on 2021-02-07 Permalink
If you read up on the history of the franchise, “the team’s naming was not a direct reference to Native Americans but only to Bartle’s (the Kansas City mayor who convinced the team to move from Texas) nickname “Chief.””
Except, if you read a little bit into how he got that nickname, you’ll find that it was in appropriating Native American history and culture for his Boy Scout troop earlier in life.
It’s probably time for that name to be retired.