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In reply to the discussion: 'Political correctness' used to be known as 'good manners' [View all]marylandblue
(12,344 posts)34. It's just another odd illogical language thing.
"Asian" without a modifier means you are from China, Mongolia or Southeast Asia, while "Russian" means you are from Europe even if you from the Asian part of Russia, and "Middle Eastern" means you are from a place in or near Southwest Asia or North Africa, except Israel.
If language were supposed to make sense, we'd all speak in binary.
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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