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RE: Recent Purchases - Khel - Sep. 24, 2009
wasn't aware of that. Will keep in mind.
RE: Recent Purchases - Spinster - Sep. 24, 2009
...or Yupik or Aleut
RE: Recent Purchases - fragbait - Sep. 24, 2009
(Sep. 24, 2009 2:11 AM)AnnieDuck Wrote: that word would get you stabbed where i grew up so i'm really twitchy about it
just use inuit
it's sorta the equivalent of calling everyone that looks like they're from southern asia "pakis"
Didn't know that either. Wow...
Recently purchased at a yard sale:
Mini Fridge! Latest edition to the mancave! It's got a few sodas inside right now and it's sitting on the computer desk in easy reach of the computer.
Also today, my best friend bought us Mirror's Edge for 20 bucks in the bargain bin at K-Mart. Very win.
RE: Recent Purchases - AnnieDuck - Sep. 25, 2009
(Sep. 24, 2009 1:42 PM)Spinster Wrote: ...or Yupik or Aleut
inuit is the overarching term for the canadian language groupings, yupik and aleut are still called eskimo by the american government tho, it's retarded and racist as hell
i went to a museum in the states and they had a section on the aboriginal peoples of north america and all the high arctic stuff that wasn't aleut was labeled as "eskimo", and it made me really goddamn mad because you could tell that the stuff they had came from a lot of different groups, lots of it from canada, and they had some really interesting objects
they also had some stuff made by white sailors from whaling ships labeled as carvings made by locals to sell to tourists
RE: Recent Purchases - Spinster - Sep. 25, 2009
Traditionally, the term Eskimo or "Esquimaux" is used to refer to any indigenous peoples of Arctic areas, as the term is derived from the Montagnais (a group of the Innu people of Canada) word meaning "snowshoe-netter". It's not exactly 100% accurate, but it's not exactly rooted in a terribly offensive term.
...then again, neither is "Porch Monkey", and that's considered pretty offensive these days, too.
RE: Recent Purchases - AnnieDuck - Sep. 25, 2009
(Sep. 25, 2009 2:26 AM)Spinster Wrote: Traditionally, the term Eskimo or "Esquimaux" is used to refer to any indigenous peoples of Arctic areas, as the term is derived from the Montagnais (a group of the Innu people of Canada) word meaning "snowshoe-netter". It's not exactly 100% accurate, but it's not exactly rooted in a terribly offensive term.
...then again, neither is "Porch Monkey", and that's considered pretty offensive these days, too.
elliot, i grew up in northern canada, a large portion of my friends were inuit and my parents worked their asses off to preserve the languages
my dad spent over ten years going back and forth to tiny isolated communities on the islands in the bering sea to record and transcript the elder's stories
with the way the word has been used over the past 150 years it has been become an extremely derogatory term, it's part of an extremely dark history that people are really trying to move past
i think i'd know better than someone who's never been north of the 60th parallel
RE: Recent Purchases - Spinster - Sep. 25, 2009
Whoah girl, don't get all bent, I wasn't disagreeing with you, just giving some of the history of the term.
RE: Recent Purchases - McMongol - Sep. 25, 2009
...
sooooooo. i bought snow leopard the other day.
and i just got some hooters. woo
RE: Recent Purchases - fragbait - Sep. 25, 2009
(Sep. 25, 2009 3:27 AM)Baronrana Wrote: and i just got some hooters. woo
What exactly are you talking about? Bought something from the Restaurant?
RE: Recent Purchases - Bey Brad - Sep. 25, 2009
(Sep. 25, 2009 3:39 AM)fragbait Wrote: What exactly are you talking about? Bought something from the Restaurant?
what do you think
RE: Recent Purchases - AnnieDuck - Sep. 25, 2009
(Sep. 25, 2009 3:00 AM)Spinster Wrote: Whoah girl, don't get all bent, I wasn't disagreeing with you, just giving some of the history of the term.
i was well aware of the history, and that may be the case but the emotions associated with it run very strong and deep
RE: Recent Purchases - fragbait - Sep. 25, 2009
(Sep. 25, 2009 3:42 AM)Bey Brad Wrote: what do you think
He wasn't specific. I had to make sure.
I've never been there, any good?
RE: Recent Purchases - To - Sep. 25, 2009
(Sep. 25, 2009 3:42 AM)Bey Brad Wrote: what do you think
Breast Implants.
RE: Recent Purchases - Spinster - Sep. 25, 2009
(Sep. 25, 2009 4:01 AM)AnnieDuck Wrote: i was well aware of the history, and that may be the case but the emotions associated with it run very strong and deep
Noted, but not everyone on here is from the north. People should not be reprimanded simply on the basis of language used. History and reason should be given, otherwise there's no point in admonishing the offender. I feel the same way every time someone makes a hillbilly joke, but I don't go off on people because most don't know what life in the hollers is like and how hurtful the gross generalizations of hillfolk can be.
RE: Recent Purchases - AnnieDuck - Sep. 25, 2009
it's a massively personal issue for me since it's something my parents fought for so long, i'm really touchy about it
the northern peoples of canada lived in a state of glorified apartheid up until relatively recently, but they're still starving (thanks peta) and there are still massive social issues that the rest of the country is trying to ignore because bad things like that just don't happen in canada
eg: [Image: isacfg1.gif]
Average annual suicide rates (per 100,000) by NWT region, 1986-1996
in a territory with a population of 40k people that's a massive number
anyway enough ot carp
RE: Recent Purchases - Giga - Sep. 26, 2009
Birthday today, got:
Nikon S220 Compact Camera
iPod Dock
500GB Hard Drive
New Shirts ect
Pretty pleased overall
RE: Recent Purchases - Resistance - Sep. 26, 2009
Wow, who would have known such a random thread could get so many posts XD
RE: Recent Purchases - Kai-V - Sep. 26, 2009
(Sep. 26, 2009 12:47 PM)BeyKid Wrote: Wow, who would have known such a random thread could get so many posts XD... Perhaps because it is not that 'random' ?
Also, if you do not have anything to say, it would be better if you did not post ...
RE: Recent Purchases - undeadboll - Sep. 26, 2009
gundam vs gundam (psp) and beatles rockband (wii)
RE: Recent Purchases - Yugi Jyudai - Sep. 27, 2009
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
- 5x G.I Joe: Rise of Cobra Figures from Wave 1 (Destro,Baroness,Scarlett,two Neo-Vipers)
- Clothing etc.
RE: Recent Purchases - Bey Brad - Sep. 28, 2009
American Apparel slim cords in charcoal and medium grey
MAC sheer powder, powder brush and concealer brush
total damage was about $300
oh right, i bought kai-v and i dinner (beynval nobly paid for his own haha)
RE: Recent Purchases - Spaceman - Sep. 28, 2009
I purchased a 32" Dynex HDTV. And by purchased I mean I'll be paying it off for the next few months >.>
RE: Recent Purchases - AnnieDuck - Sep. 28, 2009
my exciting purchases today are MAC lipstick in Myth and lipglass in Runway Fave
RE: Recent Purchases - McMongol - Sep. 28, 2009
(Sep. 25, 2009 3:39 AM)fragbait Wrote: What exactly are you talking about? Bought something from the Restaurant?
..20 pc wings and 10 pc buffalo shrimp. both in three mile island sauce.
RE: Recent Purchases - SK - Sep. 28, 2009
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yessssssssssssssssssssssssss. been wanting this for some months now