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On Nov 10, 2015 srnave wrote:
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.
On Nov 12, 2015 $136064217 wrote:
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.
On Dec 25, 2015 Semore Truth wrote:
Spoken like a true gay racist.
On Feb 17, 2016 Greg Rauscher wrote:
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.
On May 9, 2016 Brady101 wrote:
Your ate up with the terminal dumbass syndrome....how ignorant can one get...
On Dec 9, 2015 ANOTHER DUDE from asia! wrote:
GET EM BOYZZZ!!!!