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Old 11th Dec 2019, 12:12
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Originally Posted by BEagle
Even though it's abundantly clear that you meant no offense, unfortunately the term 'Paki' is now considered to be offensive by simpering political correcto snowflakes over here.
Yep, you gotta stay up to date on this stuff. Folks from ANC who refer to themselves as Eskimos are warned that this term may be considered pejorative across the border in Canada.

From the University of Alaska at Fairbanks Alaska Native Language Center:

Although the name "Eskimo" is commonly used in Alaska to refer to all Inuit and Yupik people of the world, this name is considered derogatory in many other places because it was given by non-Inuit people and was said to mean "eater of raw meat."


https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/resources/inuit_or_eskimo.php
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