Comments on: Winter in canyon country https://pmags.com/winter-in-canyon-country Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:14:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/winter-in-canyon-country#comment-699284 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:14:26 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=28225#comment-699284 In reply to BILL KITTRELL.

People used “dago” and “swarthy” to describe my ancestors not long ago as acceptable language. And we changed.

]]> By: BILL KITTRELL https://pmags.com/winter-in-canyon-country#comment-699283 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:12:40 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=28225#comment-699283 Calling historically accepted terms racist is a bit over the top. Racism denotes some form of hatred. While re-education sounds a bit Orwellian there should be some effort especially within the NPS to let us know the deeper meaning of these terms and culture. I consider myself “re-educated”, thanks for sharing !

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