No More Chiefs in Duluth - 06/26/20
The town of Duluth Minnesota decided to remove the term “Chief” from town titles.
They will rename titles such as “Chief Administrative Officer” so that it won’t be offensive to Native Americans.
The police and fire chiefs are also apparently open to taking on new titles.
Mayor Emily Larson explained that the word chief “is language that is offensive to people who are indigenous and actually offensive to a lot of people, especially when there is other language available.”
Chief is actually an Old French word meaning principal, first, leader, or most important.
It is also related to chef, so that should also probably be deleted from the lexicon.
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They will rename titles such as “Chief Administrative Officer” so that it won’t be offensive to Native Americans.
The police and fire chiefs are also apparently open to taking on new titles.
Mayor Emily Larson explained that the word chief “is language that is offensive to people who are indigenous and actually offensive to a lot of people, especially when there is other language available.”
Chief is actually an Old French word meaning principal, first, leader, or most important.
It is also related to chef, so that should also probably be deleted from the lexicon.
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