News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee:
U.S.—The popular internet comment response “This ain’t it, chief,” has been rightfully seen by many as problematic for years as it appropriates Native American culture in a derisive way, using the word “chief,” which everybody knows is an offensive term. Native Americans have spent countless hours weeping since it was first coined.
New Internet guidelines state that people must now say, “This ain’t it, noble indigenous tribal leader.” Leading social media platforms have already begun to implement an algorithm that automatically corrects the text any time a user types in the dated phrase. Experts say this will solve racism.
The decision was arrived at after a recent Twitter user responded to a problematic tweet by saying, “this ain’t it, chief” which led to another user responding, “This ain’t it, CHIEF?! THIS ain’t it, ch– ch–” causing the software to meltdown, resulting in a momentary Twitter outage.
Go here to read the rest. Our contemporary culture reminds me of this story Lincoln used to tell:
Some pioneers came on an Indian chief wandering about on the prairie. They asked him, “Are you lost chief?” He thought for a moment and responded: “Chief not lost. Tribe lost!”
Thanks “Chief”. Good advice.
I heard a fellow on the radio a couple of days ago suggesting that the Washington Redskins retain the name but change the logo. He helpfully suggested changing the logo to a red potato.