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[Turtlesoup]

Sacajawea, just like it sounds.

Impressive spelling abilities there...

 

[Couchpotato]

She is a writer if I remember right so she was not selected because she is black alone. What have you done? She is a world renowned author.

Yes. She most well known for her autobiographies that chronicle her life focusing mostly on her childhood to early adulthood. But she also has a ton of movies, TV shows, plays etc as well. Pretty prolific writer and speaker for about 50 years.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

No one had mentioned color before he posted that.
It isnt that complicated.

LOL ya like you cant tell why they were opposed to her selection.

 

[Godboy]

It's a series of 50.

American Women quarters - Wikipedia

My one observation is it looks like one woman from every race so far.......so my concerns about it being a woke trope is looking more and more warranted.

Its annoying when you know there is an agenda, as opposed to just picking the right person.

 

[Concerned American]

Impressive spelling abilities there...

I live in the NW, see it often. Native American names much of the time are pretty simple because when English speakers spelled them, they did it phonetically as many of the sound combinations are not common in English--Tuolumne, Multnomah, Snohomish, etc.

 

[g5000]

Part of a series on American women. How'd they pick her as the first is astonishing and so very woke.

Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea are already taken.

 

[TNHarley]

LOL ya like you cant tell why they were opposed to her selection.

No, I couldnt. Of course, im not a mind reader. You must be. Wow Thats impressive.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

No, I couldnt. Of course, im not a mind reader. You must be. Wow Thats impressive.

You are either a liar or stupid. I believe I know which one since you are trying to cover for all the other racist in this thread.

 

[Concerned American]

Its annoying when you know there is an agenda, as opposed to just picking the right person.

The right person is different for different people. I figure meh. It used to be that we honored our most popular dead presidents. Now it seems to be whatever will sell more coins. I thought it was comical when "W" legislated the presidential series of golden coins. I guess it was the only way he could cement his position in history. The good thing about it was he chose a useless coin with no inherent value and best of all, he has to be dead before he'll be on one.

 

[TNHarley]

You are either a liar or stupid. I believe I know which one since you are trying to cover for all the other racist in this thread.

I didnt cover for anybody you fucking retard. He was literally the first one to bring up color.
Damn boomers and their illiteracy

 

[martybegan]

Its annoying when you know there is an agenda, as opposed to just picking the right person.

And I forgot Sally Ride was LGBT, so it's even more evident this is a lefty trope so far.

 

[Concerned American]

And I forgot Sally Ride was LGBT, so it's even more evident this is a lefty trope so far.

So she was straight until she filled out her first gov't document eh? Ride, Sally. Being a good citizen, she thought it was a command. LOL

 

[evenflow1969]

She's that awful woman whose book about a particularly disgusting kind of rape is required reading in Woke high schools. I'd have been traumatized for life if I'd had to read that ----

I will never read anything by her. She's a whites-hating racist. And the left reveres her!

Lol, not familiar with her. It will not effect my life one iota. What's it like to be triggered by such little things?

 

[martybegan]

So she was straight until she filled out her first gov't document eh? Ride, Sally. Being a good citizen, she thought it was a command. LOL

She was actually a very private person, married a fellow male astronaut for 5 years, but had like a 27 year hidden relationship with another woman. Most of the LGBT stuff on her is post-mortem.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

So is Black Lady Liberty on the $100 dollar gold coin. New $100 Coin Features First-Ever African-American Lady Liberty

Burn, Baby, Burn!

That torcher was modeled after the wife of an African chief who sold captives from other tribes into slavery.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

You realize you were the first person to bring up her color right?
Dont project your racism on others.

Really??????

 

[Superbadbrutha]

You don't know much do you..she is not the first woman put on a coin. She like they were underserving---susan B anthony, the Indian guide who I can't spell her name--aren't seen much these days for a reason. Woke will make you Broke and needs to end for a number of reasons.

That has to be one of the dumbest post, you have ever posted. Stuck on Stupid.

 

[JohnDB]

I'm totally lost...

I've never heard of this person...
Never read her poetry...
I thought that this was going to be about INFLUENTIAL people.

How is a great unknown influential?

Why not have Bubba's wife Mildred on the coin? She was truly a saint for putting up with him.
How about Alexander Hamilton's mistress? She kept him from becoming President...
She actually has a lot more press that this unknown poet does.

 

[TNHarley]

Really??????

Yes. You were the first one to bring up race. Certainly not the last, but you were the first. Is what it is, homie

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

If I find one in my pocket I'll throw that shit down the storm drain.

I was thinking about taking a cold chisel and giving it a good whack with a hammer right on the neck leaving a deep impression.