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The word “chief” will no longer be used in reference to job titles in the SF school dist.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:03 am
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:03 am
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The word “chief” will no longer be used in reference to job titles in the San Francisco Unified School District in an effort, school officials said, to avoid the word’s connotation with Native Americans. A replacement term has not been determined.
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Looks like San Francisco needs another round of school board recalls.
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Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:04 am to rickgrimes
I think I see the sun peeking out from behind the clouds of racism now.
This post was edited on 5/26/22 at 11:05 am
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:04 am to rickgrimes
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A replacement term has not been determined.
In San Francisco I'm sure it will be head...
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:04 am to rickgrimes
This ain’t it chief
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:07 am to rickgrimes
Poor natives are being written out of society.
Team mascots, now just regular words.
Team mascots, now just regular words.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:07 am to rickgrimes
This is hilarious. I have a buddy that is about to bring a product to market with Chief in their branding. His marketing/brand consultant did a study to make sure it wasn't offensive to people. It was not.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:19 am to Abstract Queso Dip
Lol it’s an English word used for years and was assigned to Natuve American leaders like it is for so many other titles. My goodness.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:24 am to rickgrimes
Isn't Chief a term the white man applied to native americans?
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:25 am to rickgrimes
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A replacement term has not been determined.
They'll probably go with Fuhrer.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:25 am to rickgrimes
SF should focus on cleaning the human shite off of their sidewalks first.
When NOLA is cleaner than your city that's when you know you have a problem.
When NOLA is cleaner than your city that's when you know you have a problem.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:26 am to rickgrimes
Whatever happened to considering intent. The word Chief in this context was never used to degrade or reduce anyone. I don’t fricking get it. Why is time even being spent on this? We’ve officially run out of real problems, apparently.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:28 am to rickgrimes
Damn those racist, Old English words from 1300 AD.
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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").
chief (n.)
c. 1300, "head, leader, captain; the principal or most important part of anything;" from Old French chief "leader, ruler, head" of something, "capital city" (10c., Modern French chef), from Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput "head," also "leader, chief person; summit; capital city" (from PIE root *kaput- "head"). Meaning "head of a clan" is from 1570s; later extended to headmen of Native American tribes (by 1713; William Penn, 1680s, called them kings). Commander-in-chief is attested from 1660s.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:29 am to rickgrimes
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:35 am to Zappas Stache
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Isn't Chief a term the white man applied to native americans?
Where do you think the word came from? Do you think there were no tribal chiefs in Europe or Asia?
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:38 am to rickgrimes
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Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:40 am to swolverine
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To be replaced with Master.
Navy is really rayciss, they have the rank of Master Chief!
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:42 am to rickgrimes
quote:who gives a shite? like when they burn their own cities. Why should I care?
SF school dist
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:47 am to rickgrimes
Give me a frick'n break. What a bunch of sensitive pusses.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:53 am to fr33manator
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Do you think there were no tribal chiefs in Europe or Asia?
That is my point, I actually agree with you this time....
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:54 am to Zappas Stache
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Isn't Chief a term the white man applied to native americans?
Yep, and it predates Europen colonization of the Americas.
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Definition: Chief (n.)
c. 1300, "head, leader, captain; the principal or most important part of anything;" from Old French chief "leader, ruler, head" of something, "capital city" (10c., Modern French chef), from Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput "head," also "leader, chief person; summit; capital city" (from PIE root *kaput- "head"). Meaning "head of a clan" is from 1570s; later extended to American Indian tribes. Commander-in-chief attested from 1660s. [1]
https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/why-are-indigenous-leaders-called-chiefs
Not the first time this was proposed and also not usually embraced by Native Americans.
In the same article.
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In October 2017 a school district board in Ontario passed a motion to remove “chief” from all job titles out of respect for Indigenous communities. The action was, according to a school district spokesperson, a proactive step towards reconciliation. There was a mixed reaction to the move but the most common response, from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, was confusion
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Chief Dr. Robert Joseph
What I found interesting is that the articles I read on the topic overlooked an obvious aspect that should have arisen as part of the discussion. Namely that “chief” is a European title. As explained in the definition above, the term was applied to American Indians. It is not an Indigenous word. How would the numerous specific cultures spread out across the vast landscape of what is now known as North America share a common term for their leader?
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