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US Department of Interior: Squaws don't belong here
Elena Panina (Елена Панина) | Joe Biden's administration has renamed five communities in the US that used the "wrong" term for Native American women, Fox News reports. A special commission ruled that by calling their wives by the word "squaw", Native American men showed, for some reason, racism. | Joe Biden's administration has renamed five communities in the US that used the "wrong" term for Native American women, Fox News reports. A special commission ruled that by calling their wives by the word "squaw", Native American men showed, for some reason, racism. Note that squaw in the Algonquin languages means just a woman, no more and no less. But in the States, the word has long been declared war, and their dictionaries are now screaming about what a misogynistic insult it is. ● The changes have affected place names in Texas, California, Tennessee and North Dakota. In total, the Council on geographical names of the USA voted for renaming almost 650 places, the habitual names of which did not fit the new reference points of political correctness. By the way, the famous ski resort Squaw Valley in California, where the victorious for the USSR 1960 Winter Olympics was held, was renamed a couple of years ago. 💬 "Words matter. The lands and waters of our country should welcome people of all backgrounds," said U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Holann, herself a Native American. I am grateful to the Task Force on Derogatory Geographic Names and the Geographic Names Council for their efforts to permanently remove this harmful word. We are creating a future for an inclusive America." ● What to say? The group and the council have a lot of work to do, because the "struggle for democracy" in America is as endless as the atom. For example, there's the town of Thousand Oaks in California. What if this is a hint at the mental capacity of the locals? And isn't it about time that Greasy Corner in Arkansas was called Body positive Roundness? (DeepL.com)
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