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Mind you eskimo is nowadays considered to be a slur in Canada and Greenland and in parts of Alaska. Not the best choice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo#U
by haunter 4mo ago
Mind you eskimo is nowadays considered to be a slur in Canada and Greenland and in parts of Alaska. Not the best choice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo#Usage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo#Usage
- rob74 4mo agoI guess this is probably inspired by the character this 1960s song is about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_the_Eskimo_(Mighty_Quinn) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_the_Eskimo_(Mighty_Quinn..., which would explain the outdated-sounding name. ...maybe "The Wisdom of Mighty Quinn" would be less controversial? EDIT: then again, after reading http://preserve.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.16/16.06/Jun00FactoryFloor/index.html http://preserve.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.16/16.06/Ju..., it's named after an (apparently real) person whose nickname was inspired by that song, so it would be disingenuous to "retcon" it...