No, they came up with it themselves - specifically AOC. (Reply #2)

In the discussion thread: The Squad... is this some subliminal code for the squaws? [View all]

Sun Jul 21, 2019, 05:20 PM

2. No, they came up with it themselves - specifically AOC.

AYANNA PRESSLEY: Yes, because we were the four being interviewed as firsts. And at the end of that interview, we took the photo and I'm not sure who said it, but just --

ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: It was me.

AYANNA PRESSLEY: But just within the context of social media culture, said, "Oh let's just do a #SquadGoals or something."

RASHIDA TLAIB: It was "Squad Goals."

AYANNA PRESSLEY: It was "Squad Goals." And then it morphed into this thing. But I said, I've been saying in the days leading up to this moment, that the reality is that anyone, to your point about it's not just about dismantling, but what we're intentional about building and fostering. Anyone who is committed to the work of building a more equitable and just world is a part of the squad.

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19 replies	Author	Time	Post
The Squad... is this some subliminal code for the squaws? [View all]	Xipe Totec	Jul 2019	OP
Then you can easily lump Pocahontas to the group	Xipe Totec	Jul 2019	#1
No, they came up with it themselves - specifically AOC.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jul 2019	#2
The women named themselves, so no	EleanorR	Jul 2019	#3
They might consider renaming	Xipe Totec	Jul 2019	#4
No	The River	Jul 2019	#5
If it was obvious to me it's obvious to many	Xipe Totec	Jul 2019	#6
I doubt that. There's no relation between the two words.	Demit	Jul 2019	#14
I don't see any connection either	SCantiGOP	Jul 2019	#15
Its a current term of endearment for close friends.	aikoaiko	Jul 2019	#7
I don't care if they call themselves the Young Crones.	no_hypocrisy	Jul 2019	#8
It's tactics not naming they've got to work on	tirebiter	Jul 2019	#9
It's a millennial thing. Kids in groups of friends call themselves 'squad'	Roland99	Jul 2019	#10
Search engines are our friends!	Locutusofborg	Jul 2019	#11
Does everything carry a sub-text?	guillaumeb	Jul 2019	#12
You can ask the question without using a racist slur.	WhiskeyGrinder	Jul 2019	#13
Sometimes a mushroom is just a mushroom.	Midnight Writer	Jul 2019	#16
Squad is a common term used by young people, especially women, for their social group	Fiendish Thingy	Jul 2019	#17
SquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquad	Fiendish Thingy	Jul 2019	#18
Sometimes a name is just a name...	brooklynite	Jul 2019	#19

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