Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2021-04-24 2:15 a.m., Jim Lahey wrote:
> > On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:16:39 -0500, "cshenk"
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 2021-04-23 7:52 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> > > > > On 4/23/2021 7:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > > > > One of the latest unacceptable names is Eskimo. Some people
> > > > > > consider it to be a pejorative, apparently having some
> > > > > > negative connotation. White people get the blame for it,
> > > > > > but it was the name that the natives of the north called
> > > > > > them.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've heard more black people use the N-word than I've ever
> > > > > heard whites. Go figure.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > One might think that if it is so offensive that it can not even
> > > > be spoken, that it would be the very last word they would want
> > > > to use themselves. Maybe it's tine to realize that the racism
> > > > is them is just looking for something to take offense at,
> > >
> > > I've been told sometimes Black people use it to desensitize
> > > themselves to it. I do not really know.
> >
> > ROTFL.................
> >
>
> Apparently it didn't work. The took ownership of it to make it even
> more offensive.

I think it was always offensive. I think the term is more used now
because some black people perpetuate it. Without that, it would hav
fallen out of use most likely.