Eskimo or Inuit - which name do you use?

[Zebra]

I hope I can put it clearly:

Eskimo is the cover-all term for several groups of polar people.
One of these groups are the Inuit.

So: Every Inuit is also an Eskimo, by definition.
But not every Eskimo is an Inuit.

Just as the Bavarians are Germans, but not all Germans are Bavarians.
Just as the Welsh are British, but not all British are Welsh.

i ssy it again ….

 

[braalian]

I’ve probably said the word Eskimo more often. Especially when I was a kid.

It’s one of those words, like Negro, that is now problematic but was once considered a completely normal and neutral word

When I was a kid, Eskimo was simply the word one used when talking about those native people who lived in the arctic in igloos and hunted seals and stuff

No one was being racist

 

[Unkotare]

Whale is kinda fatty, but tasty.

 

[Zebra]

the Term Eskimo is used by Eskimos also

 

[Zebra]

All Inuits are Eskimos, but not all Eskimos are Inuit

 

[Eman623]

It doesn't cost you anything to call people whatever they want to be called.

True, but trite. Doesn't cost me anything to call people what they have historically been called either.

 

[Zebra]

True, but trite. Doesn't cost me anything to call people what they have historically been called either.

Well Said!

 

[Zebra]

Why I say Eskimo:

1) it is an all-inclusive term - Inuit isn't
2) it is not offensive, as some claimed.
3) it does not mean: eaters of raw meat, but makers of straw shoes
4) the argument, that worldwide only that term should be used that in the respective country is used, is nonsense. See the case of the term "Germany".

Leg me repeat this

 

[BackAgain]

Intuit is ok for minor book keeping and at home tax preparation.

 

[Zebra]

I’ve probably said the word Eskimo more often. Especially when I was a kid.

It’s one of those words, like Negro, that is now problematic but was once considered a completely normal and neutral word

When I was a kid, Eskimo was simply the word one used when talking about those native people who lived in the arctic in igloos and hunted seals and stuff

No one was being racist

Yes, there is nothing racist about it