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In reply to the discussion: 'Political correctness' used to be known as 'good manners' [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)25. If your SIL lives in America, I think that was the poster's point.
It's only in America that "oriental" is considered derogatory, is what he was saying. (I haven't traveled outside the country, so I don't know.)
I think of "oriental" as things, while "Asians" refers to people. But I don't know if that's correct.
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It's just funny though, we've got "holier than thou" types everywhere on the right
ck4829
Jun 2019
#51
For one thing, the term Oriental is too broad, as it applies to the Middle East as well as Asia.
Nitram
Jun 2019
#10
No, you are wrong. It is a historical term for the East, not just Asia. Turkey was part of the
Nitram
Jun 2019
#57
Yes, but they are not "Asian." The 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census Bureau definition of the Asian is:
Nitram
Jun 2019
#58