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To: simpson96

Canadian Encyclopedia online said:

The word Eskimo is an offensive term that has been used historically to describe the Inuit throughout their homeland, Inuit Nunangat, in the arctic regions of Alaska, Greenland and Canada, as well as the Yupik of Alaska and northeastern Russia, and the Inupiat of Alaska.


10 posted on 10/01/2022 12:15:32 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: frank ballenger
The word Eskimo is an offensive term that has been used historically to describe the Inuit throughout their homeland, Inuit Nunangat, in the arctic regions of Alaska, Greenland and Canada, as well as the Yupik of Alaska and northeastern Russia, and the Inupiat of Alaska.

In fact, the CFL Edmonton franchise changed their team name from the "Eskimoes" to the "Elks".

14 posted on 10/01/2022 12:25:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: frank ballenger; AnthonySoprano

Hey— “Eskimo” is a complement compared to what Kamala- Cameltoe Stoner is called... aside from President of Vice.

What we call indigenous peoples is very important to the political scam artist who develop casinos. The Native Americans have their own names for each other—sacred ones- and could give a rip what the demonrat machine calls them, for whatever cash they toss at them.

There is a fantastic Sopranos episode about a fake indian and a casino the outfit was moving on— with a made guy character from the NY families as the protagonist against this ripoff clown with the “crying indian” poster of him. He’s btw i think italian from brookly with the right “looK’ a hilarious episode.


18 posted on 10/01/2022 12:31:16 PM PDT by John S Mosby ( Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: frank ballenger

And this is the second time in a couple of weeks at most that “Eskimos” have been referred to in negative terms. First Biden and now Maher. Are they the new ethnic scapegoat?


29 posted on 10/01/2022 1:07:09 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: frank ballenger

Offensive my ass.

So sick of this garbage.

How in the hell is it “offensive”?

Because it’s not perfectly accurate?

Suck it up. No one created the word to make fun of them. Good God.

(Sorry about cusses. I’m just so sick of it all.)


32 posted on 10/01/2022 1:41:21 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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