The Kansas City Chiefs have already announced that their home games won't operate at full capacity in 2020. And now they'll be making more changes to their home-game experience this season. On Thursday, Kansas City announced significant alterations to fan participation at home games.
Of course, with the name of the team being the Chiefs, they are associated with the Indian culture. Provided that, Kansas City has been having ongoing conversations on what they can do to eliminate any offensive aspects of their fan experience.
While the team has discouraged fans from wearing Indian headdresses in previous seasons, they are now prohibiting fans from wearing them into Arrowhead Stadium. At the same time, face painting will be monitored upon entry into the stadium. If a fan paints their face to emulate an Indian, they will be asked to remove it.
Article Continues BelowAs for celebrations and pre-game events, Kansas City is going to undergo a thorough process concerning the Arrowhead Chop. In addition to that, the Chiefs are considering changes to the beating of the drum before their home contests. Instead, the team wants to find a way to unite the crowd with something that shifts the focus away from the drum.
Lastly, Kansas City is going to make further efforts to involve historic members of the Indian community that reside in the team's region. The franchise also wants to install an education system to teach the Indian culture in a correct manner.
Earlier this offseason, it was discovered the Washington Football Team was changing their previous name due to it being offensive to Indians. Now, the Chiefs are adjusting the way they'll conduct their home games moving forward.