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In reply to the discussion: 'Political correctness' used to be known as 'good manners' [View all]Nitram
(22,813 posts)58. Yes, but they are not "Asian." The 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census Bureau definition of the Asian is:
"people having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent (for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam)". In modern usage it is incorrect to refer to Turks, Arabs, or Persians as "Asian." Oriental still refers to a 19th Century idea that everyone on the continent of Asia is Oriental. "Asian" has acquired a narrower meaning. The term "Oriental" is considered obsolete because it lumps a wide variety of cultures together that have little in common. Its use was based on European stereotypes about cultures that are now considered erroneous.
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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