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Locutusofborg

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11. Search engines are our friends!

Sun Jul 21, 2019, 05:41 PM

Jul 2019

“The colloquial use of the word "squad" arose from East Coast hip hop culture and describes "a self-chosen group of people that you want to identify with" associated with youth social cliques. Its use by Ocasio-Cortez signaled familiarity with millennial slang. Ocasio-Cortez's home borough of The Bronx was the origin of a hip hop group called Terror Squad, formed in 1998; musical acts with "Squad" in their name and lyrics started from the 1990s to the present day. The average age of the Squad was 38.3 years as of mid-2019, compared to the overall House age of 57.6 years. The term "squad" moved from subcultural to mainstream usage through its use in 2015 by pop singer Taylor Swift. As it became adopted by "older and whiter" audiences, usage of the related hashtag "#SquadGoals" on Instagram began to decline.”—Wikipedia

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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

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Sometimes a name is just a name... brooklynite Jul 2019 #19