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Originally Posted by WilsonFourTwo
^^ Eskimo is offensive? Didn't know that! Well, consider this Hoser Eh-Hole informed.....!
That said, I don't think Eskimo officially makes the cut until it hits this list:
http://gyral.blackshell.com/names.html |
I think the reason it is offensive is because it is a blanket term that refers to all aboriginal people of the arctic regardless of their ethnicity (Inuit, Innu, etc...). It would be like ignoring the various nationalities in Africa and calling them all the same thing because of a similar physical characteristic. I also think the terms means "eaters of raw meat" or something like that, which isn't all that flattering.