I know Canadians are touchy about terms also. 1st peoples, Natives or whatever. But never heard anybody bitching about this.

Has anybody heard anything?

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Posted by bamarep

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 8:28 am to JEAUXBLEAUX

Because none of the people up there are eligible to vote down here.

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Posted by Choupique19

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 8:38 am to JEAUXBLEAUX

Because frick ESPN, that's why.

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Posted by TigerBait1127

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 8:43 am to JEAUXBLEAUX

Does the word Eskimo have negative connotations behind it?

Also, no one cares abut hockey

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Posted by JollyGreenGiant

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 8:44 am to JEAUXBLEAUX

Is "Eskimos" offensive?

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Posted by Goldrush25

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 8:52 am to JEAUXBLEAUX

I've never heard of the word eskimo being offensive.

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Posted by ballscaster

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 9:01 am to JEAUXBLEAUX

Because Redskins is a racial slur and Eskimos is not.

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Posted by Vegas Eddie

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 10:12 am to JEAUXBLEAUX

Lots of angry white men in here

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Posted by Overbrook

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 11:05 am to JEAUXBLEAUX

Because, at worst, Eskimo = Indians. Not effing Redskins.
Native American groups have complained about Redskins for 50 years. But that's okay, it's a"pc".

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Posted by LSUCanFAN

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 12:10 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX

Hey Jeaux, Eskimo is an outdated name, it means 'meat eater' or something similar, and in Canada they prefer Inuit now, it was never considered especially perjorative but they constantly refer to 1st nations people that live in the far north as Inuit now...