[OT] Inuit? Eskimo?

Floyd Davidson floyd at barrow.com
Wed Oct 22 23:54:37 EDT 2003


Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
>Floyd Davidson wrote:
>> 
>> Like I said, it is mistaken to believe the term Eskimo is
>> not pc, 
>
>I guess I need that spelled out more clearly.  Are you saying
>unequivocally that there is not a *single* group of Inuit anywhere
>on the planet who have expressed a strong desire to be known as 
>"Inuit" rather than as "Eskimos"?  If that's the case, my apologies,
>as I must have missed that part of your posts in my skimming.

OK, so you don't understand what "pc" means.

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Floyd L. Davidson           <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)                         floyd at barrow.com




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