‘If you want to use the word Eskimo you had better be an Eskimo or I’ll eat you for lunch,’ tweeted Tagaq
In my personal experience its definitely a slur and a very strong one here in canada, and if i heard a canadian say it i would absolutely assume they were a racist.
saigot@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Here is an article giving some voice to both opinions after a team name change:
cbc.ca/…/inuit-reaction-edmonton-cfl-team-name-ch…
To me the “its a slur” camp seem to make a much stronger case.
cbc.ca/…/tanya-tagaq-pushes-us-band-eskimeaux-to-…
In my personal experience its definitely a slur and a very strong one here in canada, and if i heard a canadian say it i would absolutely assume they were a racist.