Aboriginal Rights

» CHWoman - I love it!

This is a turn-about on the issue here in the US of the prevalence of the word "squaw" in geographical names. Non-Indians used this term for Native women, referring to a part of the female anatomy. Some states are making an effort to rename these places while others claim historical continuity, blah, blah, blah.

-- posted by CHWoman

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» woorama - I love it!

In response to I love it! posted by CHWoman:

yeah, i've been reading about that. there is a similar term here with the term "gin" for indigenous women. people say you can't change history, and that place names like "black gin creek" are harmless. i agree, as long as i can also call it "white slut creek" (sic) in an innocent way.

thanks for the message.

-- posted by woorama

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» woorama - I love it!

In response to I love it! posted by CHWoman:

i should mention that this article is intended as a bit of a tongue in cheek piece. in the body of it i never actually say the place names were intended as a joke - although i do infer that in the title, subtitle and description paragraph. this was purely for page views - the keywords i used are the most often searched on the web in this topic, and the hits i get on this article alone pretty much pay for the rest of the content!

i've always felt a bit awkward about this, because many places were named after the defecation of ancestral beings, which is no joke. recently this article was quoted in the sydney morning herald, and although i cautioned the writer about this sacred aspect of the place names, that part wasn't included. so i felt like a bit of a fool when i read my name in there.

apologies to any of my countrymen who may be offended by the article.

every now and then i have to write an article that panders to the tastes of those who surf the web. this article, and the article on "aboriginal jokes" are at least twenty times more popular than any other articles at any time.

my hope is that people come looking for something, but find themselves thinking along different lines before they leave, and maybe feel like finding out more.

-- posted by woorama

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» CHWoman - Blue Corn Comics

Hi Tyson, I haven't posted in a while. Here's a site you and your readers may find interesting if you aren't already familiar with it.

http://www.bluecorncomics.com/

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» woorama - Blue Corn Comics

In response to Blue Corn Comics posted by CHWoman:

yeah, those fellas are cool.

we need to be challenging aboriginal stereotypes within popular culture itself - not just in academia.

-- posted by woorama

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