Canada: 2 Men Fired After Using the Word ‘Eskimo’ in a Private Conversation

33 Comments on Canada: 2 Men Fired After Using the Word ‘Eskimo’ in a Private Conversation

1. So from now on if you want an Eskimo Pie you can only say ‘I want a pie’ and hope for the best.

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2. Why is the headline so misleading? Could just as well have been written as “2 men fired after standing in line for a plane”.

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3. If they’re anything like me, they can’t keep up with the latest language poop du jour!
   All part of the agenda of keep inventing new shit to comply with just to entrap innocent intentions!

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4. Are you enjoying your socialism Canada?

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5. Is calling an Eskimo an Aleut or Inuit next on their forbidden speech list? How about their calling an ice house an igloo? And what about calling Canadians Canucks or cheeseheads, eh? Bob and Doug McKensie of The Great White North hardest hit along with the comedy of Red Green. And these ninnies would probably ban Frank Zappa’s song Watch Out Where The Huskies Go, Don’t You Eat That Yellow Snow as well. And is husky out too because it might discriminate against small people?

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6. Walpurgis No not at all! Ooops have to go a black tahoe just pulled into the driveway.Time for reeducation.

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7. Peter Stzok said he can smell Trump supporters. Hillary called us deplorables. And now we capitalize it…Deplorables! But we are not a protected class.

   Those 2 Canadians should identify as trans….and accuse their accuser of being trans-phobic.

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8. These horrible men were duly punished by the directives laid down by Prime Minister blackface.

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9. Misidentifying an Aleut for an Inuit is a $250k fine.

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10. ^^^ Whut about a round tuit?

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11. Allways thought an aluet was a bird.

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12. Wait, when did they stop calling them “ice niggers”?

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13. TRF Let you know when i get one.

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14. There’s a mouse in my beer, eh?

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15. In Alaska one of the Native corporations has “Eskimo” in its name. Periodically we hear this silliness too and Eskimos tell people how dumb they are.

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16. I’ll have to send this to my Eskimo friend Vernon, he’ll get a kick out of it!

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17. My grandmother was an indian. Never called herself an indgenous whatever.So i guess i am part indian i don’t get all pc about it.Aw crap black tahoe is back see ya later folks. can i say folks?

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18. The politically correct punishment team has made it all the way up north. Their problem was they were overheard by some kicked out Eskimo MP trying to recapture some headlines to get some sort of cushy government job as reparations for being an asshole. He ran for the Conservatives (and then had to resign because of “financial irregularities” in his campaign then lost the next two elections to a Liberal) so it just goes to show you the need to better pick your candidates and try to avoid those that are crooks and would destroy other men for a slip of the tongue.

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19. Eskimo Pie is now Inuit Pie. Less chocolate, more seal blubber.

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20. I’d kick ’em squaw in the “Eskimos,” after they handed me my last paycheck. 😡

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21. scr_north.All true. No slip of the tongue it is common name normal people say. Few take offence.

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22. Omg can we stop this words hurt crap?! Don’t even capitulate and agree with that premise. I remember growing up in the 80s and being told regularly the old sticks and stones mantra to ignore crap because words don’t hurt you.

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23. @jellybean – when I say ‘I want a pie’ I am pretty sure that I will be satisfied, regardless! 🙂

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24. The day I get on my knees except to pray to God
    is when I am taking a scalp.

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25. You’d think people would’ve learned after the Schnatter joke debacle. /s

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26. The Loonies are looming large in Canuckland, EH!

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27. Damn CanoeHeads. I Knew It would happen sooner or later….

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28. This is why America is perfect just as it is. We have extremes on both sides of us.

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29. CFL Canadian Football League

    has a team Officially called:

    “THE EDMONTON ESKIMOS” colours are close to the Green Bay Packers

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30. I guess The Christmas Song is banned in Canada too, huh? ‘Dressed up like eskimos’ is a verse after all…

    And no eskimo kisses I guess.
    Forget about eskimo pie too.

    …I just noticed but none of those are negatives pertaining to eskimos so why the backlash, Canada? Just simply because you can?

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31. Was he angry that he was called Eskimo or that he was said to be smelly?
    Eskimo should have just called him something back and let it go.

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32. What will they rename the Edmonton Eskimos?

    Edmonton Blubber
    Edmonton Igloos
    Edmonton Muk-Luks
    Edmonton Snowshoes
    Edmonton Toboggans

    How about something from 12,000 miles a way that won’t offend the most sensitive Eskimo: Gauchos.

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33. It’s not about the words, it’s about making the peasants kneel to the ruling class – govt connected scum and their whiny NGOs. Facism is govt control of industry with chosen favorites – leftist NGOs are non taxed (or even govt supported) allied industry in all the craziest stupidity the govt forces on the peasants.