Olympic skiing venue Squaw Valley Resort changes its 'racist, sexist name'

BWAAHAHAHAHA

Someone should object to “Grand Tetons”, too. That’s sexist.

The word "squaw" was introduced by Lewis and Clark in 1805 and used by early fur traders and trappers, according to the University of Idaho. In today's social context, Native Americans understand the term to be a slur.

"With the momentum of recognition and accountability we are seeing around the country, we have reached the conclusion that now is the right time to acknowledge a change needs to happen," said Ron Cohen, president and COO of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. "While we love our local history and the memories, we all associate with this place as it has been named for so long, we are confronted with the overwhelming evidence that the term 'squaw' is considered offensive."

St least the third thread on this topic, mein Fuhrer.

At.

Next they'll make the New York State parks department change the name of Drunk Irish Whore Mountain and the Shiksa Lodge.

[quote]Someone should object to “Grand Tetons”, too. That’s sexist.

2. Please tell us how? Seriously, I don't know.

R4 is the hall monitor. Let's rough him up.

R3 - 'in today's social context' - say what? Who the fuck is using the word squaw? And it was not a slur - it was a NATIVE AMERICAN word for a Native American woman.

When was the last time any of you even saw the word squaw let alone have it be derogatory?

No - it's just someone when on an online spree saying it was derogatory - added shit to Wikipedia and other places and now, thanks to someone having a bug up their ass, it's considered offensive.

Whatever. Like everyone's going around calling people squaws. Another bullshit movement.

[quote] When was the last time any of you even saw the word squaw let alone have it be derogatory?

I watched Giant last weekend!

R9. The Washoe Tribe was part of the decision-making process on the new name.

The word "squaw" obviously offended the tribe, who considers it a slur, even if it doesn't offend you.

The new name "Palisades Tahoe" is fine and appears to please all parties involved.

[quote] it was a NATIVE AMERICAN word for a Native American woman.

First Nations!

The English word squaw is an ethnic and sexual slur, historically used for Indigenous North American women. Contemporary use of the term, especially by non-Natives, is considered offensive, derogatory, misogynist, and racist.

The term squaw is considered universally offensive by Indigenous groups in America and the First Nations due to its use for hundreds of years in a derogatory context, and due to usage that demeans Native American women, ranging from condescending images (e.g., picture postcards depicting "Indian squaw and papoose") to racialized epithets.[9][10] Alma Garcia has written, "It treats non-white women as if they were second-class citizens or exotic objects."

While some have studied the smaller fragments of Algonquian words that might be related to the word, no matter the linguistic origins, many Native women feel that any "reclamation" efforts would only apply to the small percentage of Native women from the Algonquian-language groups, and not to the vast majority of Native women who feel degraded by the term.

The National Weather Service will be ordered to also stop reporting on rain squalls, just to be on the safe side.