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"Jim Carter" wrote:
"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message ... I have yet to meet a Canadian or Greenland Eskimo who actually got upset about the term Eskimo. What they get upset about is the attitude of *people*, not the terminology. Every single one of them that I've met were well aware of the proper use of the the term, and had no problem with it. You realize of course that it is rarely ever needed in Canada or Greenland, simply because all of the Eskimos there are indeed Inuit. Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) Well Floyd, I guess there are some people in the USA who don't get upset over the term "******" but most do. There is *no* comparison between the two words. Anybody who *doesn't* get upset about the word "******" is an asshole, just for starters and it probably gets worse after that. That word has absolutely *no* credible use in the English language. There are some people in the USA who don't get upset over the term "Eskimo" but most of the Inuit in Canada do get upset over this usage of a term from the past. That isn't true. And as I've noted, there is *no* word in the English language to replace it. Just how many Eskimos have you ever discussed this topic with? You want to insult someone... just try telling a few Yupik people that they really should call themselves Inuit... -- Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) |
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