Do they have to be refered to as inuits or something now?
2007-01-18 00:39:35 · 36 answers · asked by ♥Tallulah♥ 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Yes - I was in Canada last year and they're Inuits now.
I didn't meet any, so no idea if they're offended by Eskimo.
2007-01-18 00:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by mcfifi 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Politically Correct Term For Eskimo
2016-10-17 00:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on the individual. You could call one person an Eskimo and they'd not be bothered. Another might take offence and say you should refer to them as an inuit.
Unless you can overcome that wonderful aspect of individuality in human nature (and to be honest, why would you?) then I'm afraid you're stuffed.
The other problem is that those who choose to be offended and report it as racist - are rarely those that it has anything to do with??! Samuel L Jackson says "N*gger" in a film and suddenly all the middle class white guardian readers are up in arms.....
2007-01-18 00:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by pshawfocus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some Inuits are Eskimos, but not all. So, when you use it as a blanket term, it could be considered racist or just ignorant. I am not using ignorant as an attack. It simply means that one does not know something.
2016-03-18 21:14:24 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't racist; its like our being called white or caucasian or yanks. Did you know that the term 'Eskimo' is an American Indian word? In Canada the Eskimos refer to themselves as Inuit & in Alaska they call themselves Inupiat or Yupik.
2007-01-18 01:02:21 · answer #5 · answered by Judith 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Is it racist to say eskimo?
Do they have to be refered to as inuits or something now?
2015-08-18 06:47:31 · answer #6 · answered by Dewie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "eskimo" actually means "meat eater", so it could be be offensive to an Inuit, but they probably realise that most people of the world do not understand this, so they may be tolerant of being called Eskimo. Americans/Canadians cannot use this as an excuse, however, because Inuits are citizens of their countries.
2007-01-18 00:58:46 · answer #7 · answered by Reggie the Veggie. 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not racist....just now "politically incorrect"
it's not like using the "n" word...
It's like calling a First Nations person an Indian..
some prefer to be called Inuit....or Innu
not Eskimo
2007-01-18 00:43:08 · answer #8 · answered by flyboss1107 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It isn't strictly politically correct to say either eskimo or inuit according to QI, but i've yet to find out what is the correct word to use.
2007-01-18 00:43:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't racist. The Eskimos are eskimos and actually prefer that term to Inuit because The Inuit is just one single tribe and not all Eskimos are Inuit.
2007-01-18 00:50:39 · answer #10 · answered by bluenose 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Inuit is already in the plural. Nobody says "Eskimo" anymore unless they either want to cause a problem or do it jokingly among friends. The proper term most assuredly is Inuit, and for one person, Inuk.
2007-01-18 01:34:10 · answer #11 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋