City of Duluth moves to remove the word 'chief' from key job titles

MPR News ^ | June 17, 2020 | Dan Kraker

[euram]

The city of Duluth is moving to delete the word “chief” from the titles of two of its administrative leadership positions in an effort to remove language that some Native Americans and others find offensive.

On Monday, the City Council is scheduled to take up an amendment to the city charter to change the name of the city’s “chief administrative officer” to “city administrator.” The city’s “chief financial officer” would be renamed “finance director.”

[euram]

At first, I thought this was a story from The Onion.

[gattaca]

Or Babylon Bee

[From The Deer Stand]

I suppose the city’s health manager can no longer be called medicine man.

[LoveMyFreedom]

Insanity continues!

[BenLurkin]

How stupid can these Democrats be?

[Sir_Humphrey]

I have reservations about this. (ooops)

[Dilbert San Diego]

Political correctness is a very strong force in our culture.

And political correctness invades every aspect of society.

Soon all cities which have a police chief will have to rename those jobs , if indeed they still have Police departments.

[blueunicorn6]

The chief problem with Duluth is that their city council has too many dullards.

[plain talk]

Since these liberals (or cowardly RINOs) are SO concerned about not offending anyone — does that means they will stop insulting and discriminating against conservatives?

[TLI]

“How stupid can these Democrats be?”

I think we will see a whole new kind of stupid by November.

.

[TomGuy]

Appeasement insanity.

No end in sight.

[frank ballenger]

Instead of chief should they say Sassy Gal? Would work for dozens of liberal cities.

[Red Badger]

Replace it with ‘Fuehrer’..................

[FreeReign]

Too many chiefs [and not enough Indians]?

Opps, never mind, that's offensive too.

[redshawk]

Somebody better tell Mahomes he’s playing for racist

[frank ballenger]

So too many chiefs and not enough Indians? Oops.

I mean administrative leaders and Indigenous peoples? Unless from the Indian subcontinent, then Indian. Oh, I give up.

[DouglasKC]

Seriously? So removing ALL references to native Americans...essentially erasing them and their influence from history...is considered a good thing?

[ptsal]

Boss now in charge.

Does the city plan to level and equalize the pay scale?

[treetopsandroofs]

I flew into Duluth in 1974.

In the 1990’s, I realized that the Wings TV show airport looked just like it.

[KarlInOhio]

Chief came to English from Latin through Old French. If anything we should point the fingers at Native tribes for culturally appropriating the term and take it away from the man with the feathered headdress.