British council slams 'woke nonsense' bid to replace chairman with gender neutral 'presiding person'

A council has voted to keep using the term 'chairman' after plans to replace the title with a 'gender neutral' alternative were branded 'woke nonsense' by local councillors - including several women.  

The Conservative-run South Kesteven District Council, in South Lincolnshire, had introduced a proposal to change its constitution that would have seen 'chairman' replaced with 'presiding person.'

But critics said the move amounted to 'policing language', arguing that the current title projected authority, according to the Local Democracy reporting service.

Labour and Independent members, meanwhile, said changing the name would 'promote equality' by ensuring the default title was no longer masculine.

Conservative councillor Helen Crawford, blasted the plans, saying: 'I don't like 'presiding person'. It sounds like I should be a judge with a handkerchief on my head.'

Tory councillor Ben Green branded them 'woke nonsense', adding: 'We should spend half as long talking about the future as we do policing language.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11049579/Council-slams-woke-nonsense-bid-replace-chairman-gender-neutral-presiding-person.html

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