In 1960 the winter games were held in Squaw Valley California.

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  1. MarAzul

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    First time I've heard of it. Geographical features named Squaw were named to celebrate Indian women. Now, I'd rename Squaw Tit, but not most of them.
     
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    In 1860 is was okay to own slaves.
     
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    Computers hadn't been invented, either.
     
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    Yep and in just 5 years Lincoln spent 10 times the capital value of all 3.5 million of the them in the war that freed them. Nearly one American for every three slaves freed, lost their live in that war.

    Wonder if anyone thought of just buying them? Twice or three times the street value seem like a good deal.

    But I don't think any slaves were called Squaws. I don't think the word had any bad meaning then, nor in 1960. I fished with some Yakima guys at Celilo falls, Willard Cloud and the Zak brothers
    had some prime fishing spots to dip net salmon. Squaw was normal working word with that bunch, I don't know what happen since. Probably headed south like gay.
     
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    Christ. People are offended by it. Get over it.
     
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    Really! Squaw valley is still there. So are the Olympic medals issued. Perhaps the offended need to get over it.
     
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    I guess they'll have to. You on the other hand have no reason to be bitching about this, but you are.
     
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    Naw, I am chuckling about it. But you Hoo, seem to be offended. Your packing a load son.
     
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    could you imagine how much easier it was to make the olympic teams back then?
     
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    Only because people were too racist to make picking cotton an Olympic event.
     
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    Why would it be easier?
     
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    Picking cotton on a ski slope sounds really difficult. A training facility would be a bitch to find.
     
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    Name one.
     
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    It's censorship of Free Speech in order to appease a special interest group, so he has a fabulous reason to bitch about it.
     
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    what a really weird and random thread
     
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    White people be trippin'.
     
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    http://www.indians.org/articles/squaw.html

    http://www.main.nc.us/wncceib/squaw.htm

    http://www.nativecircle.com/offensivewords.htm

    http://www.native-languages.org/iaq5.htm
     
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    I'm not going to debate with you what the word meant or how it was used in the past. The fact is that today it is considered offensive. People are offended by it. What's so hard to understand?
     
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