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The function of a sensitivity reader. A sensitivity reader would, for example, remind a writer that "Eskimo" isn't actually a tribe, and suggest a much improved
by Kye 4y ago
The function of a sensitivity reader. A sensitivity reader would, for example, remind a writer that "Eskimo" isn't actually a tribe, and suggest a much improved story by representing an actual northern tribe like Inuit or Yupik. They're there to help writers see past stereotypes, and that makes for better writing.
- bloak 4y agoI don't disagree with your main point but your example is perhaps not so good. There are people who describe themselves as "Eskimo" and "Eskimo" is a reasonable name for the category that includes Inuit and Yupik. Of course there are also different kinds of Inuit and different kinds of Yupik. There's a tree diagram here (referring to languages rather than directly to people and this particular diagram uses the term "Eskimoan" rather than "Eskimo"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskaleut_languages#Internal_classification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskaleut_languages#Internal_cl...
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- baud147258 4y agoso Eskimo is an offensive word and has to replaced by one that's appropriate. So I don't see the difference with the description offered in the article