Kill me if I’m ever so compelled to jot down right into a publication — as an alternative of simply leaking that sludge onto social media — to tsk-tsk the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs for consuming throughout a fucking Tremendous Bowl parade. As somebody who’s edited uncut letters to the editor earlier than, nobody is extra self-righteous than the letter author. (Perhaps a newspaper columnist, however the op-ed part isn’t for weak takes.)

That’s why after I noticed that Fox Information’s story about “Chiefs’ followers blasting their very own crew” was only a hyperlink to the Kansas Metropolis Star’s Thursday letters to the editor web page, I needed to roll my eyes. Even now, I’m unsure how I’m typing this with my irises pointed on the sky.

Consider the youngsters

Each contributors cited the damaging affect the gamers’ habits might have on KC-area youth. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are position fashions and will behave accordingly, blah, blah, blah. So, what, pray inform, would you have got them do? Sneak beneath deck and shotgun beers like some skeevy coke heads?

You recognize what that show instructed youngsters? It instructed them that in the event you work extraordinarily onerous to perform one thing, and also you really do it, you must get to have a good time. That’s the entire level of commencement events.

I’m not saying blackout to the purpose that you just want a wheelchair to get house, or your abdomen pumped. Nevertheless, in the event you’re going to do this, wouldn’t one of the best ways to go about or not it’s with as a lot supervision as attainable? (I’ll say this on blacking out: It’s much more enjoyable to recollect having a superb time on the social gathering than your mates telling you ways a lot enjoyable you had.)

When you win a Tremendous Bowl, irrespective of if it’s your second or seventh, you must be capable to chug a Coors Gentle on high of a bus whereas the adoring plenty take part. Saying they need to maintain it below wraps implies that the habits isn’t acceptable — and I couldn’t disagree extra.

The third letter ought to’ve acquired the eye

I’ll give Fox Information kudos for acknowledging the third letter among the many group (gotta be a bizarre day for the site visitors analyst on the KC Star seeing “Letters to the editor” because the most-read story). The letter author took challenge with crew announcer Mitch Holthus encouraging followers to complete off the parade with the “Arrowhead Chop,” aka the offensive chant that demeans Native People.

Different fan bases who nonetheless apply an analogous mantra regardless of public calls from the offended events to maneuver on are the Atlanta Braves and the Florida State Seminoles, so you already know you’re in good firm. I’d argue that instructing kids to proceed racist traditions solely as a result of they’re traditions is worse habits than “swilling beer.”