Matthew Spira
1 min readNov 12, 2019

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I’m fully on-board with terms such as “squaw” or “chief” being off limits as offensive when used by non-natives because of the specificity of the references, but the term “tribe” does not just refer to Native American tribes. If someone chooses to get offended when I refer to the military and veterans as my tribe, to indicate that is my team, oh well.

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Matthew Spira
Matthew Spira

Written by Matthew Spira

Middle-aged dude. Combat veteran & single father. Eclectic career. Poet.

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