Is Eskimo An Offensive Term?

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anthony recently rapped oops over the knuckles for using this term. i think it was noodles who took me to task over similar usage.

i would sincerely appreciate non sarcastic responses!!

(in australia we have ice-creams called 'Eskimo Pies')

― Chris Radford (Chris Radford), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

― Chris Radford (Chris Radford), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

The "proper" term in Inuit. Since I will probably never meet an eskimo, I don't care.

― fletrejet, Monday, 28 July 2003 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Doesn't it mean "meat eater" in the language of a meighbouring tribe?

The fact that they call themselves Inuit has been common knowledge in the UK for (I'd guess) the last ten years.

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

yes, i think that they prefer to be called "inuit." if that's what they want to be called, then why not?

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Because it sounds far too much like common-or-garden lazy-gobbed teenage streetslang "innit", innit?

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

or Harry Enfield's character Stavros, even. Now he was definitely a meat eater!

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

i think that it was one of the ILX canadians who told me about how they prefer being called "inuit." since i don't live in alaska and otherwise i live quite far from the us-canada border, i probably wouldn't have know otherwise. whether or not other americans are as ignorant of the inuits' preference, i don't know.

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

This is at least the 4th time we've had this thread and it all ends the same.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

what with me reciting the lyrics to "don't eat the yellow snow"?

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Right now I'm imagining an Inuit gangsta rapper saying: "Yo! Whassup, my eskimoh?"

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

It involves Eskimo Pies, Momus and offended Canadians

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Inuit Nell doesn't have the same ring to it.

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

well, all the same watch out where the huskies go ...

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

only if you live in Edmonton. HA! We kicked your ass! HAhaHA.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 28 July 2003 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

They still rub noses instead of kissing though, right?

― C J (C J), Monday, 28 July 2003 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Careful, you don't want Nanook to rub it.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 28 July 2003 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Right now I'm imagining an Inuit gangsta rapper saying: "Yo! Whassup, my eskimoh?"

nuuk posse

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Monday, 28 July 2003 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"It's a strange and beautiful world."

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 28 July 2003 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

i now see what you meant ally. i'm outta here.

― Chris Radford (Chris Radford), Monday, 28 July 2003 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

fuck those wack-ass crackas from georgia ... the nuuk posse are the real icy hot stuntaz! (inuits are icy motherfuckers!!)

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 28 July 2003 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

AND we now have Henry Burris back. Ha-ha. Riderz rool, Esks drule.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 28 July 2003 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Inuit traditional singing is far out man; they sing into each other's mouths and create these weird shifting overtones. It's really quite bad-ass.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 28 July 2003 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

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