MYTH: Its non-PC to call someone an Eskimo. The PC term is Inuit. FACT: The term Eskimo covers a range of distinct groups and is not necessarily insulting. Eskimo describes those who live in the high Arctic regions of Canada, Alaska & Greenland. Bestowed by Cree and Algonquin Indians, the name has several possible meanings, including: one who speaks another language, one who is from another country or one who eats raw meat. The Canadians think its rude to call someone an Eskimo instead of Inuit, but the Alaskan Eskimos are perfectly happy about it. In fact many prefer Eskimo because they are emphatically NOT Inuit, a people who live mainly in Northern Canada and parts of Greenland. I hope youre paying attention to all this. Therell be questions later. To call the Kalaallit in Greenland, the Inuvialuit in Canada and the Inupiat, Yupiger, Yuplit and Alutiit in Alaska Inuit is like calling all black people Nigerians or all white people German. The Yupik of SW Alaska and Siberia dont even know what know WTF the word Inuit means. As it happens (as Jimmy Savile would say), Inuit means the people; Yupik goes one better: - it means REAL person! That bell is for me - NOT for you.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:37:39 +0000
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