Re: Walk in Clinic - Pattaya
I accept that the different people's decided they didn't like the word Eskimo but did like the word Inuit. However in terms of stigma and history it doesn't compare to the words we've all agreed (I hope) have no place here. It's still used on ice cream bars and sports teams even if it makes the Inuit a little miffed.
Re: Walk in Clinic - Pattaya
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arsenal
I accept that the different people's decided they didn't like the word Eskimo but did like the word Inuit. However in terms of stigma and history it doesn't compare to the words we've all agreed (I hope) have no place here. It's still used on ice cream bars and sports teams even if it makes the Inuit a little miffed.
True and in that context it wasn't that long ago* that the Thais re-branded a very popular brand of toothpaste "Darlie". The logo remained the same, so the original branding is still blatantly obvious
* 20 or 25 years maybe
Re: Walk in Clinic - Pattaya
This is political correctness gone mad - I intend to continue to use the word Eskimo at every available opportunity (of which, admittedly, there are not many).
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scottish-guy
This is political correctness gone mad - I intend to continue to use the word Eskimo at every available opportunity (of which, admittedly, there are not many).
You never recite the Ballad of Eskimo Nell?
Re: Walk in Clinic - Pattaya
Only at Hogmanay - and I follow it up by singing The Ball of Kirriemuir in the style of the inimitable Kenneth McKellar