Poll: Do you think dropping the Eskimo name is an overreaction?

  • 25/06/2020
Poll: Do you think dropping the Eskimo name is an overreaction?

Another iconic Kiwi product is undergoing a name change, with Pascall set to rebrand its much-loved confectionery Eskimos 65 years after they were introduced to New Zealand.

Pascall's owner Mondelēz New Zealand told Newshub it would be rolling out a new name and branding "as soon as possible".

'Eskimo' is a name used extensively in Alaska, where it is used to refer to indigenous Inuit and Yupik people. However the label is considered derogatory in some places, including in Canada and Greenland, as the term was invented by non-Inuits.

Do you think dropping the Eskimo name is an overreaction?

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