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Public Schools Drop ‘Chief’ From Job Titles as to Not Offend Native Americans
Posted On 26 May 2022
Public schools in San Francisco are dropping the word “chief” from job titles because of the word’s connotation with Native Americans, school officials said.
No longer will division chiefs be referred to as “chiefs” in the San Francisco Unified School District after a Wednesday decision to retire the term, spokesperson Gentle Blythe told the San Francisco Chronicle. The decision will apply to all of the school district’s 10,000 employees.
“While there are many opinions on the matter, our leadership team agreed that, given that Native American members of our community have expressed concerns over the use of the title, we are no longer going to use it,” Blythe said.
The school district will need to come up with a new word to replace job titles like “chief technology officer” or “chief of staff.” There are at least thirteen positions in the district that will be renamed. Blythe emphasized to the Chronicle that new job titles will not reflect a demotion for anyone.
“By changing how we refer to our division heads we are in no way diminishing the indispensable contributions of our district central service leaders,” Blythe said.
The word “chief” does not have Native American roots. It is an English word borrowed from an Old French word (chef) meaning “leader,” derived from the Latin “capus,” which means captain or chieftain. In its noun form, chief means the leader or head of a group of people.
But regardless of what words mean or where they come from, some left-wing indigenous rights groups have protested the use of “chief” for job titles or sports team names, claiming it is racist or otherwise a form of cultural appropriation.
This would not be the first time SFUSD has bent over backward to appease the easily offended. Last year, the school district produced a plan to rename schools that had been named after historical figures associated with “slavery, genocide, colonization, exploitation and oppression,” including George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. School officials even sought to drop the acronym “VAPA” — which stands for Visual and Performing Arts — because “acronyms are a symptom of white supremacy culture.”
Parent outraged over the San Francisco school board’s culture war and lingering frustrations from how the schools handled the COVID-19 pandemic led to the recall of three school board members in February. Even so, Wednesday’s announcement shows that SFUSD administrators are still fighting a war on words.
In search of a new title for “chiefs,” the district might consider “whiteface” — a word for the highest-ranking clowns in the circus.
Original Article: San Francisco public schools drop ‘chief’ from job titles so as not to offend Native Americans – TheBlaze
Just when you think the “stupid” bar has bottomed out. The Marxist traitor leftists come up with something stupider.
The names “Chief” and “Chieftain” didn’t come into use in the English language from Native Americans. It came from the Irish and Scottish use of the words as Leaders of the Clans, and is still used today in Ireland and Scotland. The title has nothing to do with Native Americans and is purely coincidence.
Absolutely pathetic, and it would appear that america is accelerating towards the gurgler ! How come the Lone Ranger was allowed to call his indian sidekick “Stupid” for so may years ?
This is as stupid as the contrived controversy over the word “niggardly” being deemed racist. Is there anything lefties don’t ruin/screw up?
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This is as stupid as the contrived controversy about the word “niggardly” being deemed racist. Is there anything lefties don’t ruin/screw up
How about Wussy in Charge for San Francisco positions. There has never been a more cowardly flock of chickens.
Holy “Sitting Bull” The word Chief is one of Respect,Dignity,
Wisdom, and Leader.
The San Francisco School Board is at it again.They suggested to substitute Chief to “Whiteface” which they described as “the highest ranking Clown.
CLOWNS in various venues do / say things to be Laughed at, naturally they have no idea that they are the ones being Laughed at.
Another note: one can’t say
Blackface but Whiteface is fine…I’m offended!!now.
I think the one word that should be banned is ” Reservation”
That word has done more harm to to the Native Americans then any other, for their home / land was taken away from them and were forced to live within the boundaries of the Reservations.
All of the Californians should move out and give the Native
Americans their land back!
The word “chief” is an English word which the native Americans never had in their language. Why should they care whether a job title in the English language contains the English word “chief?” Liberal morons need to get their collective heads out of the sand and stop making issues of non-issues.
I am native and never once have I taken offense to the use of the word chiefs used in title, football team or whatever. I take pride in the fact they recognize we are warriors and proud
The folks that rule and make all decisions in California are the most hateful. Keeping hate and racism alive is all the liberals care about! Definitely not the American people, they can go to hell. If you sneeze your ‘ racist’!
Maxine Waters and Whoppi Goldberg are examples, W. Goldberg used to be funny, now she’s pushing hate and racism and is no longer someone who makes people laugh. Maxine is just hateful and ugly.
“Chief “ is used as a rank, like “Chief Warrant Officer” in the Army. Are they going to change that also? LOL
So sick and tired of all these people that get offended by things in daily life, get a grip, grow up, there are many more important things that need to be fixed. Like getting rid of asinine leaders of the liberal party!
Are they going to change out “chief” in “Commander in Chief”?
Maybe they could just get rid of him for the good of the American people!
Best idea I have heard this month. Sounds like a plan.
Best idea I have heard this month. Sounds like a great plan.
Sounds like a plan.
One more “Chief “ tho this one I’d like the person holding the title to be eliminated!
“”COMMANDER IN CHIEF””
It is unimaginable what problems this will solve. We can now accept the fact that we have absolutely no problems at all. Brilliant, just, brilliant.
Literally any word can be deemed to be offensive by someone. This is just another way to stifle communication and discredit the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is how we are made to accept censorship.