Tahoe ski resort considers changing its racist, sexist name

Ya think? Geez Tahoe, this has been a point on contention for a very long time. Yes, Change the Name! Also, check out the AIM site that they refer to below.

One of the largest and most popular ski resorts in the United States, and host of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, Tahoe’s Squaw Valley is considering changing its name. The term squaw is considered an ethnic and racist slur. The American Indian Movement notes that in the Algonquin languages the word means vagina, and is a synonym for “prostitute, harlot, hussy, and floozy.” Read further in the SF Gate.

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