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Thread #130853   Message #2946831
Posted By: Ed T
17-Jul-10 - 03:15 PM
Thread Name: BS: offensive words
Subject: RE: BS: offensive words
I recall the term "indian giver" the was once used in some school texts? I also remember the word "Jap" being taken out of WW2 stories in some school books. Then there is the word Squaw, which many native Americans and Canadians want removed from place names (like in Squaw Mountain).