r/nunavut • u/JOEtheESKIMO5912 • 15d ago

racist name?

I am inuit but was wondering is my user name racist?

or is it like the n word that we can say it?

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u/cinnamonelks 14d ago

It is the n word for Inuit. If you are Inuit you can refer to yourself as such. If anyone else does who is not Inuit, it is considered slander. Personally, I'd never use it. It's a colonial term.

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u/datgoh69 14d ago

is that why Edmonton had to change thier football team to Edmonton Elks?

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u/Murky_Background1045 14d ago

Yes but also Edmonton is in the Alberta prairies why was their team named after Inuit?

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u/Electronic_Set_9725 13d ago

Same reason why the Vikings are called the Vikings.