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Old 02-13-2013, 03:10 PM   #107
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction View Post
I'm actually surprised that there are people who grew up in Canada and didn't know that Eskimo is considered a slur by some Inuits and Innus. I thought this was pretty much established.

I have heard that some people think "canuck" is an insult, usually non-Canadians though.
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My wife grew up in Canada and is Inuit, Inupiaq to be exact. She didn't know it was a slur. Many of her family self describe with the word.





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