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Newspeak Alert: The Word “Eskimo” Is Now Racist
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| 04/26/2016
| Dave Blount
Posted on 04/26/2016 8:13:16 AM PDT by massmike
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To: massmike
Control language and you control thought. That is why progressives have been erasing our language one word at a time, boxing us into an ever smaller corner of what they decide should be permissible. The most insidious one was when 'progressives' and their butt boys in the press decided to use the term 'extreme' for real terrorists AND for anyone who disagrees with them.
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posted on
04/26/2016 10:00:57 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(If GOPe rules are rigged to steal votes from citizens it's time to walk away...)
To: massmike
First it was the designation 'Oriental' that had to go. The designation 'Asian' replaced it. Why? They mean the same thing...mostly. Which to me means close enough.
Now it's 'Eskimo'. I say use the word 'Inuit' and call it a day.
I'm Bohemian by geneology. I don't get my knickers in a twist because someone calls me a Czeck or a Pollack. Close enough for me.
To: Dilbert San Diego
You are supposed to say gay or lesbian but not homosexual.Oh...but now, the word 'queer' is ok? That's what they call themselves. So does this mean that the word 'n!gg3r' will eventually de rigueur?
To: Mastador1
If only I knew how politically incorrect I was as a child enjoying Felix the Cat cartoons featuring Vavoom! "Righteo!"
To: massmike
Is underlining "Eskimo" in Moby Dick now racist too?
Eskimo! Heather Duke underlined a lot of things in this copy of Moby Dick, but I believe the word Eskimo underlined all by itself, is the key to understanding Heather's pain. On the surface, Heather Duke was the vivacious young lady we all knew her to be, but her soul was in Antarctica! Freezing with the knowledge of the way fellow teenagers can be cruel, the way that parents can be unresponsive. And as she writes so eloquently in her suicide note, the way that life can suck! We'll all miss Sherwood's little Eskimo. Let's just hope she's rubbing noses with Jesus!
To: ClearCase_guy
Political correctness? Im not too Inuit. Get it? Get it? HA! HA! HA!Yes, you're clearly hilarious. Are you available for weddings, bar mitzvahs, ogre gatherings, etc.?
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posted on
04/26/2016 10:40:02 AM PDT
by
driftless2
(For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
To: Dilbert San Diego
The term homosexual is supposedly verboten now too. You are supposed to say gay or lesbian but not homosexual.But the usual suspects still use the term "homophobic." When are they going to stop being haters and discard that hateful term? (smirk)
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posted on
04/26/2016 10:42:18 AM PDT
by
driftless2
(For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
To: MortMan
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:13:09 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: SgtHooper
You’ve seen my picture!!! LOL
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posted on
04/26/2016 2:06:09 PM PDT
by
MortMan
(Let's call the push for amnesty what it is: Pedrophilia.)
To: massmike
Hey, it beats Ice Monkeys!
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posted on
04/26/2016 2:13:54 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
To: massmike
Have any actual Eskimos complained or is this another ivory tower Liberal assault on the English language?
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posted on
04/26/2016 2:45:51 PM PDT
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BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: massmike
According to the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, linguists believe the word Eskimo actually came from the French word esquimaux, meaning one who nets snowshoes.
It wasn't originally French. It came from the Canadian Indians (or native Canadians or whatever).
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04/26/2016 2:57:37 PM PDT
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