Kendrick criticized for using a slur in new album

[Space Cowboy]

Thoughts? Should he change the word? Or it's not that serious?

 

 

[Mike91]

[Park Jinyoung]

Again? 

[bielneira]

Here we go again...

[Pinocchiho]

Aubrey sending that anonymous tip in

 

[Damien M]

Wow I actually didn't know the "e-" word was a slur. Now I know 

[Uncatena]

Unfortunately, this is one of those words that a LOT of people don't know isn't welcomed by indigenous folks. Even though they've been talking about for a while, indigenous voices are so silenced that it doesn't come through often. I doubt Kendrick knew that it's considered a slur.

 

He should be open to the critique, learn and apologize. 

[X~MoviePoP]

Tbh, i didnt even know this.

 

I swear this word is in the history books and was used by historians? Was it always never welcomed by natives or is it only recently

[Morissette]

[willmcclure9]

Didn't know the E word was a slur, good to know now though. 

[Colmillo]

Didn't now it was a slur, but that reminds me of a show I watched when I was little called Skimo, I miss being a kid 

[Katamari]

38 minutes ago, Damien M said:

Wow I actually didn't know the "e-" word was a slur. Now I know 

Right I remember seeing it in textbooks and causally in cartoons too

[StayFrosty]

I googled it and it says it's an exonym.

Someone give me a source that's not twitterpedia.

[byzantium]

Obviously good to learn but this is the least of our worries at the moment. 

[Brikenbur]

1 hour ago, Mike91 said:

This

[Brikenbur]

I feel like we need to tell The Smithsonian and have National Geographic edit many of their specials 

[commander]

I've read about Greenlandic native history and they don't **** around with that word. They indeed see it as something as derogatory as the f or the n word 

[havewemet]

Maybe it's because the conversation is more culturally relevant in Canada but we've known not to use it for a long time now.

[Touchdown]

wait.....

 

 

[l3disko]

I always said Inuit anyway, but I didn't know that was a slur.

 

As a kid teachers taught us about E-words and their igloos. I wonder if they still do.

[Freaky Prince]

Don't tell them about 'Love Machine' 

[Delirious]

First person was very well spoken 

[BraveNewSeth]

8 minutes ago, Freaky Prince said:

Don't tell them about 'Love Machine' 

Why was this my first thought too  Maybe it is a good thing they never made it out of the UK

[glitch]

31 minutes ago, Freaky Prince said:

Don't tell them about 'Love Machine' 

 

22 minutes ago, BraveNewSeth said:

Why was this my first thought too  Maybe it is a good thing they never made it out of the UK

Literally came into this thread thinking this 

 

Though I'm pretty sure no one really knew that was an offensive word back in 2004

[Lethal]

I'm a Cherokee Native American and I don't find this offensive. Love his new album! People reaching as usual. If you're white sit this and your faux virtue signaling outrage out. 

Edited November 26 by Lethal