3. we esteem the bruises of the Eskimos with beautiful language
E.S.K.I.M.O.
E.S.K.I.M.O. is the giving of gifts with strings attached.
When Marcel Mauss first discovered potlatch practices among indigenous populations in the Pacific Northwest, he did not start calling it E.S.K.I.M.O. right away. In fact, Extreme Systems of Kindness within Immanent Movements of Organ-ization required more work on his part before the full implications of those systems would come into view. He first had to die (some of his face was chewed off, but not all of it) and become born again as an undead, new creation: a component organ within these indigenous (or immanent) organ-izations. By the time he dropped the final 's' in his name (we all must give up many things), donned his maus ears and fully understood the way to become the gift, the full scope of what it means to give gifts with strings attached was fully in focus in his undead life and undead work.
E.S.K.I.M.O. (not to be confused with the reprehensible “Indian giver”– Mauss found that phrase to be offensively deficient in both its historical accuracy and epistemological depth) is the most extreme of all indigenous, reciprocal, strings-attached, gift giving.
In the beginning, E.S.K.I.M.O. only referred to systems of reciprocal gift giving within select zombie tribes in the northern, Pacific coastal regions of North America. But as Marcel Maus' newly formed think tank continued to expand with more and more "converts" it quickly extended throughout the entirety of the west coast of North America, then throughout the continent. Today, MMHTT zombie hordes are roaming all over the world, giving and receiving gifts with strings attached indiscriminately to all people of the Earth.
E.S.K.I.M.O. is sometimes used erroneously to refer to any acts of sacrificial kindness (for instance "She is so nice, she’s such an E.S.K.I.M.O.”). But, apart from graduating from the 12-step process of the MMHTT ARTappreciation curriculum, one's gift giving cannot legitimately be called E.S.K.I.M.O. If it is truly E.S.K.I.M.O., it must always be a gift that hurts, a gift with consequences. It must be a gift with strings attached.
MMHTT (Marcel Maus Hermeneutical Think Tank) and E.S.K.I.M.O. (Extreme Systems of Kindness within Immanent Movements of Organ-ization) are synonymous. One should not be confused about the differences. There is in fact no difference.
When Marcel Mauss first discovered potlatch practices among indigenous populations in the Pacific Northwest, he did not start calling it E.S.K.I.M.O. right away. In fact, Extreme Systems of Kindness within Immanent Movements of Organ-ization required more work on his part before the full implications of those systems would come into view. He first had to die (some of his face was chewed off, but not all of it) and become born again as an undead, new creation: a component organ within these indigenous (or immanent) organ-izations. By the time he dropped the final 's' in his name (we all must give up many things), donned his maus ears and fully understood the way to become the gift, the full scope of what it means to give gifts with strings attached was fully in focus in his undead life and undead work.
E.S.K.I.M.O. (not to be confused with the reprehensible “Indian giver”– Mauss found that phrase to be offensively deficient in both its historical accuracy and epistemological depth) is the most extreme of all indigenous, reciprocal, strings-attached, gift giving.
In the beginning, E.S.K.I.M.O. only referred to systems of reciprocal gift giving within select zombie tribes in the northern, Pacific coastal regions of North America. But as Marcel Maus' newly formed think tank continued to expand with more and more "converts" it quickly extended throughout the entirety of the west coast of North America, then throughout the continent. Today, MMHTT zombie hordes are roaming all over the world, giving and receiving gifts with strings attached indiscriminately to all people of the Earth.
E.S.K.I.M.O. is sometimes used erroneously to refer to any acts of sacrificial kindness (for instance "She is so nice, she’s such an E.S.K.I.M.O.”). But, apart from graduating from the 12-step process of the MMHTT ARTappreciation curriculum, one's gift giving cannot legitimately be called E.S.K.I.M.O. If it is truly E.S.K.I.M.O., it must always be a gift that hurts, a gift with consequences. It must be a gift with strings attached.
MMHTT (Marcel Maus Hermeneutical Think Tank) and E.S.K.I.M.O. (Extreme Systems of Kindness within Immanent Movements of Organ-ization) are synonymous. One should not be confused about the differences. There is in fact no difference.