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Olympic site changing name, removing slur that’s ‘as jarring as the C-word’ – NEWS.com.au
Olympic site changing name, removing slur that’s ‘as jarring as the C-word’
The Squaw Valley Ski Resort, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, is being renamed.“While we love our local history and the memories we all associate with this place as it has been named for so long, we are confronted with the overwhelming evidence that the term ‘squaw’ is offensive,” Ron Cohen, president and COO of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, said in an open letter. “We have to accept that, as much as we cherish the memories we associate with our resort name, that love does not justify continuing…
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