oriental vs asian
 

whats wrong with oriental? also midget and dwarf midget sound less offensive than dwarf.

Re: oriental vs asian
 

Walter, this isn't a guy who built the [censored] railroads here.

Re: oriental vs asian
 

Man everybody knows that oriental is offensive because, "rugs are oriental, not people."

Its 2007, the correct term is "asian". Just accept it and move on dude.

Re: oriental vs asian
 

chinamen

Re: oriental vs asian
 

The chinaman is not the issue

Re: oriental vs asian
 

I was really hoping this would be one of those hypothetical threads where we tried to decided which one would win in a fight.

Re: oriental vs asian
 

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ching-chong chinamen

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Are you afraid to call them oriental? You yella?

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why cant oriental be people and rugs?

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It's got to be standardized somehow.

White people
Black people
Yellow people

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It's got to be standardized somehow.

White people
Black people
Yellow people

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Too long. How about,

Whitey
Blacky
Yellowey

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It's got to be standardized somehow.

White people
Black people
Yellow people

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Too long. How about,

Whitey
Blacky
Yellowey

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just do slant and round

Re: oriental vs asian
 

OP,

serious answer: Edward Said says so

not so serious answer:

hurry up and buy!

Re: oriental vs asian
 

i'm korean, and I could care less - too many people are too sensitive about that type of stuff, that said - yeah the adjective "oriental" is used for stuff not people... i guess it's kinda like saying - "what about those two things over there" and you point at two kids on the street...
it's just... weird

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Major objections to the use of the word "Oriental" are chiefly limited to certain elements in North America. Its use is not controversial in Europe, where the word is neutral and in widespread usage as evidenced by its usage on the online British Monarchy Media Centre.[58] In France the terms "l'Occident" and "l'Orient" are used without any negative associations in academic contexts. In Europe the term is often used to describe such things as the East's cuisine and goods, ancient culture, and religions, at times to denote an exotic quality with upmarket or mildly positive connotations. In the UK the term "Asian" has become almost exclusively tied to the Indian subcontinent, as evidenced through BBC Asian Network, a radio station of the BBC devoted to the British Asian community.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental

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the adjective "oriental" is used for stuff not people

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Yeah, like oriental masseuse.