smidey Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Who has heard about this in the news & what do you think about it? Should it be changed or stopped or remain unchanged? http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/new ... d=10567712 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 She must be the first innuit to visit new zealand in many many summers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 its a crazy world and how about kiwifruit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 oh for crying out loud... not another crazy hoot who wants to be all PC. :roll: its ridiculous. my mum is a child psychologist who got asked not to teach the kids at her nursery the song "baa baa black sheep". she was instead supposed to say rainbow sheep. she course had a fit and told the people that teaching kids that the word "black" was inappropriate was racist in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 i love eskimos and never once till now thought anything of it i guess its like gollywogs or baba black sheep(white or wolly or even rainbow now) i personally wouldnt change it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 what about eskimo pie's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 for me this falls into the "this is how our culture sees it" category as we do not see it as offensive at all. I personally don't think it should be changed but can also see how it is offensive to them. there are many cultural differences out there & it should recognised as that. its like us going to areas that have toilets to squat over, do they change their toilets for us cause we prefer to sit down or would islamic beliefs be thrown out to suit a tourist? No! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I find the fact that no-one has mentioned my English heritage (about 12 grands back) as being insensitive and there fore racist... please include the English in all this (implied swearing avoided) :oops: could you also stop using the term English Breakfast Tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 she believes the shape is an unfair stereotype of her people. As pink and yellow marshmallow people with an average height of 2"? :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 To me watching that on the news, all I saw was a Native Canadian student that wants to make a scene so she can feel important. Thats just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Actually, as an after thought, Didnt the some local indigenous group make complaints about some Arab country selling "Maori" brand ciggies??? http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10359703 What the difference. Whats good for one is good for all I suppose. Unfortunately lifes not that simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 The countdown to thread lockdown has begun, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 right on the nail supasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Noooo! this thread is good. I could post on here forever! I often get in trouble for my sharp tongue, lol :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 What about jelly babies? Offensive to "coloured" people everywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I have tidied this up, keep it family friendly people, or not only will it be locked, it will also disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 well done zev you got my post in the right place it is amazing how long it takes me to write something with one finger :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 As some one said already, we don't see a lot of Inuit people here so we are not familiar with their cuture or sensitivities. We are however familiar with African American sensitivites and would not think that making a black version of the confectionary and calling it a nigger baby would be apropriate. I think they should admit that they made a mistake and fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 the word is only offensive to that lady so far and maybe other innuit who haven't seen it yet the costs involved in changing the branding, packaging etc and the subsequent rebranding advertising that eskimos are now called something else would be fairly substantial i can understand her being offended by the name but to change something for one person is a bit over the top putting the name kiwi on something you shine your boots with is probably worse than the name eskimo on a confectionary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 according to wikipedia the word eskimo covers a group of peoples http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo so while it is nowadays correct to use the term innuit to descfbe one group, the term eskimo is used loosely to describe all the groups together it is described as a pejorative term not a rude on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 what about eskimo pie's She has conveniently overlooked the fact that one of the most well know chocolate dipped ice creams the ESKIMO PIE® brand has been delighting people around the globe with decidedly delicious ice cream treats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 There are a lot of terms which are commonly used but are actually offensive to those involved. Chinaman is derogatory but is commonly used and as my best man used to say, you don't hear people talk about a Japanman. I don't see it as PC, I think it is a chance for us to stop insulting people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 the world's getting too PC now, my mate who came back from California said their adverts over there are so PC and over the top that it's not funny. Our ads over here would be considered racy compared to USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 My friend told his liberated partner that he was going to go down the manhole and fix the leaking waste pipe which had turned the area under the floor into something not nice. He was reminded thatit should be a person hole and promptly declared that it would be that when someone else climbed into the mud and gunge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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