To: ifinnegan; Steve_Seattle
Who thinks it’s derogatory? The Inuit never called themselves "Eskimos."
Rather, the epithet "Eskimo" was invented by neighboring Indian tribes - probably as a pejorative.
It means "eater of raw meat."
Regards,
25 posted on
10/12/2020 8:24:46 AM PDT by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: alexander_busek
Only Canada started using inuit. All the other polar peaople are just fine with Eskimo. It wasn’t a perjorative.
33 posted on
10/12/2020 8:28:09 AM PDT by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: alexander_busek
No one knows that.
And what does it have to do with ice cream?
41 posted on
10/12/2020 8:32:01 AM PDT by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: alexander_busek
The Inuit never called themselves "Eskimos." The Inuit? I knew it!
To: alexander_busek
There’s nothing derogatory about “eaters of raw meat.” Just ask the Japanese — or me. I love to eat raw fish.
To: alexander_busek
Actually, I thought the word “eskimo” was derived from a word meaning’ those who tie or make snowshoes’.
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