Soon enough you'll get a hate crime charge for ''blackface'' if you got punched in the face by diverse doctors / engineers and walk in public with a black eye.
Speaking as a local who knows a lot of the culture: Unlikely. It has been faced with pretty extreme backlash among fans when they try to get rid of it, and it has the blessing of many of the local Indian tribes who are in many cases Chiefs fans themselves. Mahomes has also taken part in it and he has a lot of sway in that regard as one of the most popular players in the NFL.
That ceased being a requirement decades ago. The only requirement is "white guy, black paint."
They want the bar low to keep the hate crime numbers high.
Soon enough you'll get a hate crime charge for ''blackface'' if you got punched in the face by diverse doctors / engineers and walk in public with a black eye.
Speaking as a local who knows a lot of the culture: Unlikely. It has been faced with pretty extreme backlash among fans when they try to get rid of it, and it has the blessing of many of the local Indian tribes who are in many cases Chiefs fans themselves. Mahomes has also taken part in it and he has a lot of sway in that regard as one of the most popular players in the NFL.
The Redskins and Indians forced renames also brought backlash from fans. The leagues didn't care.
The Redskins and Indians weren't that popular. Once Kelce and Swift break up or Mahomes leaves it'll be a different story.