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City Removing ‘Chief’ From Govt Job Titles To Be Culturally Sensitive, Going ‘Gender Neutral’

Amanda Prestigiacomo
City Removing ‘Chief’ From Govt Job Titles To Be Culturally Sensitive, Going ‘Gender Neutral’
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The city of Duluth, Minnesota, is getting a politically correct tune-up: removing the word “chief” from government job titles out of cultural sensitivity to Native Americans and removing masculine terms to opt for more “gender neutral” language.

“You know, names and language and what we use to call things really matters,” said Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, according to a report from Twin Cities posted Thursday.

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