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what does the word "squaw" mean? i guess referring to native american
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| calculmore |
| is it a slang for whore or what? |
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| Orbax |
| its north american indian. Just a woman. its offensive in the way being a woman is offensive. they found the gender to be inferior. |
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| Boomer187 |
| i thought it was slang for a squirrel |
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| LinX |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
i thought it was slang for a squirrel |
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat lol |
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| N|te-L|fe |
| its an Indian woman, just how they used to call them |
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| Spartan |
are you guys sure about that?
i heard that Squaw literally meant , and that indians found it offensive |
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| Orbax |
| you can look it up on all of the dictionary sites too :) |
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| Zild |
| My US history prof told me it just meant an american indian woman and that was considered derogatory in the same way that being a woman is derogatory in all strongly patriarchal societies. |
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