Posted on 06/18/2020 8:08:11 AM PDT by 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.”
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And what do we call Chief Seattle in the history books now? Registered Leader Seattle?
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There’s a statue of Chief Seattle in Seattle. Why? When will they tear it down?
He owned slaves after all.
Oh The Horror!!
Its Minnesota what would expect. The people republic of northeastern Minnesota
Isn’t an American word.
Chief
c. 1300, “highest in rank or power; most important or prominent; supreme, best, placed above the rest,” from Old French chief “chief, principal, first” (10c., Modern French chef), from Vulgar Latin *capum (also source of Spanish and Portuguese cabo, Italian capo, Provençal cap), from Latin caput “head,” also “leader, guide, chief person; summit; capital city” (from PIE root *kaput- “head”).
c 1300 ... from Old French chief "chief, principal, first" (10c)
Yet another reason to avoid the old French.
This PC country is dead.
9Soros
Try “Federal Political District #” instead of State names ... /s
If any restaurants still exist, will chefs be verboten?
This isn't The Babylon Bee??!?!!
MPR? It does sound like satire news; hard to tell in these times.
bahahahahahaha
What a bunch of morons. The word “chief” has been part of the English language since before Columbus arrived.
Here is the etymology:
chief (adj.)
c. 1300, “highest in rank or power; most important or prominent; supreme, best, placed above the rest,” from Old French chief “chief, principal, first” (10c., Modern French chef), from Vulgar Latin *capum (also source of Spanish and Portuguese cabo, Italian capo, Provençal cap), from Latin caput “head,” also “leader, guide, chief person; summit; capital city” (from PIE root *kaput- “head”).
Incredibly ignorant, but watch they will get more stupid, it’s terminal with these people.
The term chief is French and goes back somewhere around the year 1000 AD. It’s where the word chef comes from
Indian leaders in America were first called kings until 1700’s.
...okay - so what happens to the ranks of Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, and Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force...?
The CPO rank in the Navy goes back to the mid-1800s, I
believe.... the Air Force established he ranks of Senior
Master Sergeant and Chief Master Sergeant in the late
1950s if I also recall correctly.... more political
correctness crap....!!! tell ‘em to stick it all someplace
where the sun don’t shine....!!!
Wokeholes complaining on behalf of Native Americans.
You know, whitesplaining.
Yes, I'll miss her.
Replace “Chief” with “Master”.
Buffalo Gals?
Hmmm if we get all multicultural, we have to deal with
El Jefe
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