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From: deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: "Eskimos" (was: Re: Crystal e le "continuo dialectal")
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In article <4l0ua2$i1g@qualcomm.com>, Holoholona  < > wrote:
>deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff) wrote:

>>Too bad the word "Eskimo" doesn't actually mean this (at least not
>>according to the OED).  And if a people feel that a term is derogatory
>>to them, than it is.  I don't think your mode of argumentation would
>>make most Mexican-Americans feel any better about being called "bean-
>>eaters".
>
>The term is "beaners" and you're right, they really don't like it.

I've heard both, and I've yet to meet the Chicano who could stomach either.

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