Consider for a moment that the emotions of offense, shame and sadness are self-imposed. Consider that the name it was given is neither good nor bad - it just is. One can feel whatever emotion one chooses to apply to it. It really is a beautiful moment in time regardless of the name man gives it.
$136064217Nov 12, 2015
Get over yourself:
Inuit or Eskimo: Which name to use?
by Lawrence Kaplan
Although the name "Eskimo" is commonly used in Alaska to refer to all Inuit and Yupik people of the world, this name is considered derogatory in many other places because it was given by non-Inuit people and was said to mean "eater of raw meat."
Linguists now believe that "Eskimo" is derived from an Ojibwa word meaning "to net snowshoes." However, the people of Canada and Greenland prefer other names. "Inuit," meaning "people," is used in most of Canada, and the language is called "Inuktitut" in eastern Canada although other local designations are used also. The Inuit people of Greenland refer to themselves as "Greenlanders" or "Kalaallit" in their language, which they call "Greenlandic" or "Kalaallisut."
Most Alaskans continue to accept the name "Eskimo," particularly because "Inuit" refers only to the Inupiat of northern Alaska, the Inuit of Canada, and the Kalaallit of Greenland, and it is not a word in the Yupik languages of Alaska and Siberia.
Semore TruthDec 25, 2015
Spoken like a true gay racist.
Greg RauscherFeb 17, 2016
Are you for real?? Racist?? I worked among Inuit that would still feel proud of this name...obviously you are a gay, left wing liberal.
Brady101May 9, 2016
Your ate up with the terminal dumbass syndrome....how ignorant can one get...
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Consider for a moment that the emotions of offense, shame and sadness are self-imposed. Consider that the name it was given is neither good nor bad - it just is. One can feel whatever emotion one chooses to apply to it. It really is a beautiful moment in time regardless of the name man gives it.
Get over yourself:
Inuit or Eskimo: Which name to use?
by Lawrence Kaplan
Although
the name "Eskimo" is commonly used in Alaska to refer to all Inuit and
Yupik people of the world, this name is considered derogatory in many
other places because it was given by non-Inuit people and was said to
mean "eater of raw meat."
Linguists now believe that "Eskimo" is
derived from an Ojibwa word meaning "to net snowshoes." However, the
people of Canada and Greenland prefer other names. "Inuit," meaning
"people," is used in most of Canada, and the language is called
"Inuktitut" in eastern Canada although other local designations are used
also. The Inuit people of Greenland refer to themselves as
"Greenlanders" or "Kalaallit" in their language, which they call
"Greenlandic" or "Kalaallisut."
Most Alaskans continue to accept
the name "Eskimo," particularly because "Inuit" refers only to the
Inupiat of northern Alaska, the Inuit of Canada, and the Kalaallit of
Greenland, and it is not a word in the Yupik languages of Alaska and
Siberia.
Spoken like a true gay racist.
Are you for real?? Racist?? I worked among Inuit that would still feel proud of this name...obviously you are a gay, left wing liberal.
Your ate up with the terminal dumbass syndrome....how ignorant can one get...