The word “chief” now constitutes thoughtcrime. It has been struck from the Newspeak Dictionary by an Expert, Dr. Dori Tunstall of the California Institute of the Arts:

Tunstall is also head of her advocacy organization, Dori Tunstall Inc., which is “dedicated to decolonizing and diversifying institutional processes.” She refuses to use the term “chief executive officer,” instead opting for “Lead Executive Officer” on her Instagram biography, where she invites others to “ask why we don’t say chief.”

Don’t ask. It will just start her sputtering about how the word somehow insults Amerindians.

However, according to Liberty University linguistics professor Dr. Jaeshil Kim: “The word chief comes from the Old French chef, meaning ‘leader’ or ‘head,’” and “[t]he term was applied to Native American leaders by European settlers, aligning with their existing use of the word for leaders in other societies.”

She concluded that the term “Chief Executive Officer” signifies “its original meaning of leadership and authority without direct reference to Native American cultures.”

Well then, the word offends transgender kindergartners. Or maybe it causes climate change. The important thing is that you are not allowed to say “chief.” The very arbitrariness of liberal language restrictions is the whole point — namely, to show who is boss.

The Kansas City Chiefs got what they deserved yesterday for being thought criminals.

On a tip from ABC of the ANC.