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Cooler. Some folks refer to this as an Eskimo, a non PC term for the Inuit.

by jchallis 6y ago

rhn_mk1 6y ago
What makes "Eskimo" not politically correct?
- thg 6y ago
  It's a rather demeaning term and means "meat devourer" or "meat muncher" (loosely translated).
  - capableweb 6y ago
    That doesn't seem to be accurate. First, Eskimos and Inuits are not necessarily referring to the same people, and Eskimo seems to come from Algonquian and means "snowshoe-netter" or "to net snowshoes", at least as far as I gather from some quick searching.
    - asutekku 6y ago
      If you would’ve read the whole NPR article, you would’ve realized that the “snowshoe-netter” is relatively new theory and does not suddenly remove the racist connotations the word itself used to have.
  - bookofjoe 6y ago
    >Edmonton to drop 'Eskimos' name https://www.tsn.ca/edmonton-cfl-franchise-to-drop-eskimos-name-1.1496402 https://www.tsn.ca/edmonton-cfl-franchise-to-drop-eskimos-na...
  - javagram 6y ago
    FWIW, https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/24/475129558/why-you-probably-shouldnt-say-eskimo https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/24/4751295... > But now there's a new theory. According to the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, linguists believe the word Eskimo actually came from the French word esquimaux, meaning one who nets snowshoes. [. . .] But the correction to the etymological record came too late to rehabilitate the word Eskimo. [. . .] Many Native Alaskans still refer to themselves as Eskimos, in part because the word Inuit isn't part of the Yupik languages of Alaska and Siberia. So it’s considered non-PC because for a while an incorrect etymology of “meat muncher” was used
- bookofjoe 6y ago
  >Reports: Edmonton CFL club will drop 'Eskimos' name https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/29482242/edmonton-cfl-club-drop-eskimos-name https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/29482242/edmonton-cfl-c...
  - capableweb 6y ago
    Not sure if I'm missing something, but the article never outlines what actually makes "Eskimo" offensive, just that sponsors think it is.
- DanBC 6y ago
  https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/resources/inuit_or_eskimo.php https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/resources/inuit_or_eskimo.php > Although the name "Eskimo" was commonly used in Alaska to refer to Inuit and Yupik people of the world, this usage is now considered unacceptable by many or even most Alaska Natives, largely since it is a colonial name imposed by non-Indigenous people. Alaska Natives increasingly prefer to be known by the names they use in their own languages, such as Inupiaq or Yupik. "Inuit" is now the current term in Alaska and across the Arctic, and "Eskimo" is fading from use. The Inuit Circumpolar Council prefers the term "Inuit" but some other organizations use "Eskimo".
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Cooler. Some folks refer to this as an Eskimo, a non PC term for the Inuit.

rhn_mk1 6y ago

What makes "Eskimo" not politically correct?

thg 6y ago
It's a rather demeaning term and means "meat devourer" or "meat muncher" (loosely translated).
- capableweb 6y ago
  That doesn't seem to be accurate. First, Eskimos and Inuits are not necessarily referring to the same people, and Eskimo seems to come from Algonquian and means "snowshoe-netter" or "to net snowshoes", at least as far as I gather from some quick searching.
  - asutekku 6y ago
    If you would’ve read the whole NPR article, you would’ve realized that the “snowshoe-netter” is relatively new theory and does not suddenly remove the racist connotations the word itself used to have.
- bookofjoe 6y ago
  >Edmonton to drop 'Eskimos' name https://www.tsn.ca/edmonton-cfl-franchise-to-drop-eskimos-name-1.1496402 https://www.tsn.ca/edmonton-cfl-franchise-to-drop-eskimos-na...
- javagram 6y ago
  FWIW, https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/24/475129558/why-you-probably-shouldnt-say-eskimo https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/24/4751295... > But now there's a new theory. According to the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, linguists believe the word Eskimo actually came from the French word esquimaux, meaning one who nets snowshoes. [. . .] But the correction to the etymological record came too late to rehabilitate the word Eskimo. [. . .] Many Native Alaskans still refer to themselves as Eskimos, in part because the word Inuit isn't part of the Yupik languages of Alaska and Siberia. So it’s considered non-PC because for a while an incorrect etymology of “meat muncher” was used
bookofjoe 6y ago
>Reports: Edmonton CFL club will drop 'Eskimos' name https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/29482242/edmonton-cfl-club-drop-eskimos-name https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/29482242/edmonton-cfl-c...
- capableweb 6y ago
  Not sure if I'm missing something, but the article never outlines what actually makes "Eskimo" offensive, just that sponsors think it is.
DanBC 6y ago
https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/resources/inuit_or_eskimo.php https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/resources/inuit_or_eskimo.php > Although the name "Eskimo" was commonly used in Alaska to refer to Inuit and Yupik people of the world, this usage is now considered unacceptable by many or even most Alaska Natives, largely since it is a colonial name imposed by non-Indigenous people. Alaska Natives increasingly prefer to be known by the names they use in their own languages, such as Inupiaq or Yupik. "Inuit" is now the current term in Alaska and across the Arctic, and "Eskimo" is fading from use. The Inuit Circumpolar Council prefers the term "Inuit" but some other organizations use "Eskimo".

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