One of my sons' comeedian friends has an interview posted somewehere on the web (as a video) wherein he talks about his Eskimo co-worker.

Q: "There really have Eskimos in New York City?"

A: "Well, his parents were both Inuits, but he got out of it."

Seriously, though: Who decided that the word "Eskimo" had suddently become demaening, or incorrect for whatever other reason, and needed to be replaced by the word "Inuit"? And, for heaven's sake, WHY?