Oscar Nominated Actress Decries 'That Damn Tomahawk Chop'

Once again Hollywood stars share insight and target blame over a politically incorrect moniker which garnered glory and then sustained tragedy this week.

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The “Killers of the Flower Moon” star, who is the first-ever Native American to be nominated in the Best Actress category at the Oscars, explained on Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast that both the Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers should be held “accountable” for their team names, but Gladstone especially has an issue with the Chiefs’ controversial Tomahawk chop.

“Honestly, you could hold both teams accountable,” Gladstone, 37, said in the episode released Thursday.

“The 49ers are based on the California Gold Rush, which was an incredibly brutal time for California Indians. And then the Chiefs. There are many ways that you could interpret the name ‘chief.’ It’s not the name that bothers me. It’s hearing that damn Tomahawk chop.”

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Lily Gladstone slams the Kansas City Chiefs' 'damn Tomahawk chop'

"Killers of the Flower Moon" star Lily Gladstone slammed the Kansas City Chiefs' Tomahawk chop for being a misrepresentation of Native Americans.