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Not Sure Why ‘Eskimo’ Is A Derogatory Term? Read This Now.

Published on April 13, 2018
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https://twitter.com/katvondawn/status/983386288073199617

Twitter userĀ @katvondawn wants you to know it is not OK to refer to the people of Alaska as “Eskimos.” If you didn’t know, the term is a slur, native Alaskan tribes are offended by it, and you should be offended by it too. Here’s why:

https://twitter.com/katvondawn/status/983609637663457280

https://twitter.com/katvondawn/status/983748547597058049

https://twitter.com/katvondawn/status/983411925949263872

Are you guilty of using the slur? After reading this, be sure to do better.

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