hey guys friendly reminder from your fave Canadian that esk*mo is a slur so please don’t use it!
I see it usually in the context of “esk*mo kisses” which may pop up when people talk about their ships and their headcanon, but it means “snow eaters” in cree and is a slur against Inuit people so please just don’t use it!
and I would appreciate if u reblogged this because people outside Canada don’t seem to know this for the most part
Yeah, they teach us really young in Canada that it’s a slur. I’m happy for that, because our government and education doesn’t take for granted that our parents aren’t using the slur, because it was common pre 1980s.
Now when I hear the word used by non Inuit people, I have the same reaction to hearing a non black person using the n-word. It’s really… wrong and comes from a long history of violent racism and oppression.
I am Canadian and honestly never knew this.
Like I said in the tags, I’m not sure about other provinces, but BC covers Inuit history and contemporary issues in some form or another in grades 2, 3 and 4, plus grade 11 civics. Depending on the teacher, there may be additional curriculum on Inuit culture and tradition in other grades.
It’s perhaps because northern BC has contact with Inuit people, while other provinces have less contact.
My grade 3 textbook, on Canada’s first peoples, is still used in elementary schools here (say what you will about not upgrading a text book in 25 YEARS), and it specifically discusses on why we don’t use the slur. I know this because I still have that textbook, plus I teach after school programs in elementary schools and my students have discussed the textbook with me. It’s amazing really, that my students and I, with a 25 year age difference, can talk as if we’re peers on the material they’re learning 😂😂
That is amazing! I was actually homeschooled so I am not especially reflective of the Canadian public school system. It’s good to know this though.
hey guys friendly reminder from your fave Canadian that esk*mo is a slur so please don’t use it!
I see it usually in the context of “esk*mo kisses” which may pop up when people talk about their ships and their headcanon, but it means “snow eaters” in cree and is a slur against Inuit people so please just don’t use it!
and I would appreciate if u reblogged this because people outside Canada don’t seem to know this for the most part
Yeah, they teach us really young in Canada that it’s a slur. I’m happy for that, because our government and education doesn’t take for granted that our parents aren’t using the slur, because it was common pre 1980s.
Now when I hear the word used by non Inuit people, I have the same reaction to hearing a non black person using the n-word. It’s really… wrong and comes from a long history of violent racism and oppression.
Anonymous: I'm not the biggest Trump fan either but aren't other countries and politicians contributing to the problem as well? How much of a long term effect can he alone cause in 4 years?
Considering the USA is the #2 CO2 producing country in the world, responsible for almost 20% of all CO2 emissions on earth, yes it matters what Donald Trump does.
He’s only been in power about a month and he’s acting quickly to dismantle programs that have reduced or slowed CO2 emissions. So I think a great deal of harm can be done in 4 years.
So, even the worst polluters are working towards a cleaner future. Trump could drag a lot of the progress we’ve made on combatting climate change backwards.
The earth is a closed system. If 1 nation causes an increase in greenhouse gases, it will effect the entire world.
The world is right on the edge on reaching the temperature threshold of 2 degree warming, which could cause catastrophic damage. Its going to be very hard to keep temperatures below this target without the US also cutting emissions.
We simply do not have much time to prevent the Earth from shifting into a very dangerous climate. What we do in the next decade in response to Climate Change could effect how liveable the planet Earth is for the next century.
a) Every member of the NDP, in good standing 45 days before the closing of the first
ballot (August 17, 2017) is entitled to cast a vote for the Leader in our upcoming
election.
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I just realized that if you’re under 26 years old (or underemployed) you get a large discount on the price of membership (i.e. $0-10 for a year vs $0-25). I’m 28 so I didn’t realize there was a discount.
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That is amazing! I was actually homeschooled so I am not especially reflective of the Canadian public school system. It’s good to know this though.