Here's a top tip. No American can speak proper English. Go to England for that.
Anyone have a relative that uses the term Oriental for anyone Asian?
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You can see that in just about any Asian market or mall around the country.
Actually, based on my anecdotal experience over the years, I’d go to Germany!
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I mean there are infinite ways to make tacos. Maybe it was a compliment? 🤔
#metoo……actually, if I go to a family reunion (which I have one this summer in Houston) i expect I will hear it a lot more
I’m sure, though this is an entire massive complex. It’s enjoyable in the sense that you truly “step out” of the rest of the culture and see next to nothing familiar
My mom has admitted she doesn’t give a shit about offending people or trying to navigate the updated lexicon. She’ll speak how she wants and that’s that.
**she’s not the worst, but there’s a lot of “the blacks”, Mexicans, etc. no hard R so, not the worst. There’s other family for that though.
**she’s not the worst, but there’s a lot of “the blacks”, Mexicans, etc. no hard R so, not the worst. There’s other family for that though.
The term ‘Oriental’ is outdated, but is it racist?
It is now politically incorrect to use the word “Oriental,” and the admonition has the force of law: President Obama recently signed a bill prohibiting use of the term in all federal documents.
www.latimes.com
Pro tip: English can’t be spoken properly, it’s three languages layered on top of each other.
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My grandpa did too.
He called a Hail Mary play in football the “N-words Go Long” play 😑🤦♂️
Regardless of its origins, Americans aren't the standard bearers of correct usage.
People sometimes still say “Oriental rugs” but aside from that I never hear racial “slurs” anymore.
People say an “Asian market” but the continent of Asia covers an enormous area and several countries.
As for the old use of names we’d consider racist or prejudicial I haven’t heard anyone use the N word in DECADES. And then it was used by people my Mother (a North Carolina girl) called “poor white trash”.
People say an “Asian market” but the continent of Asia covers an enormous area and several countries.
As for the old use of names we’d consider racist or prejudicial I haven’t heard anyone use the N word in DECADES. And then it was used by people my Mother (a North Carolina girl) called “poor white trash”.
My wife’s uncle is Jehovah's Witnesses and “learned” Mandarin Chinese when his group went to China to trick hopeless Chinese people to covert to their wing nut religion. Whenever he sees an Asian person he tries to speak Mandarin to them. It’s super embarrassing and probably a good thing we don’t see him much. The last time he did it was at a Chinese restaurant to the waiter who was Koran.
Nepalese should not speak Hindi to begin with. They prefer Chinese. Stick to that.
You haven't heard the "N" word decades? I'm calling BS or you need hearing aids
I think of "oriental" as dated and out of vogue, but not bigoted. To the extent that it's understood as east Asian, it's more accurate than "Asian" in some situations.
Why is it bad?
Why do you think I’d even associate with people who use that word?
We still have a bit of a class system in the South. If there are people who continue to use that word it tells you you’re around the wrong class of white folks.
Yuk.
And I do have an 18% hearing loss in one ear. No hearing aid yet.
Don’t need one to smell 💩 though.
Certainly one perspective. As I stated before my parents’ gen and older doesn’t blink when the term is used. Those younger will either correct you, roll their eyes, or think you’re an old/uncultured…or some combination of those three (they “care” enough in that regard). None would consider it a high-level slur, and all would admit to having been called worse. I would guess my kids are completely unfamiliar with the term.The term ‘Oriental’ is outdated, but is it racist?
It is now politically incorrect to use the word “Oriental,” and the admonition has the force of law: President Obama recently signed a bill prohibiting use of the term in all federal documents.
Orient is a word used all the way back to Medieval Europe and originated from the Latin word “oriens” which means east.
It wasn’t a word used widely in the US until the nineteenth century.
From this information (thank you Google) I don’t believe it was initially a slur in the modern sense.
It wasn’t a word used widely in the US until the nineteenth century.
From this information (thank you Google) I don’t believe it was initially a slur in the modern sense.
I didn’t say you did. But you said you haven’t heard anyone use it in decades. I was amazed that you had not heard it at all in any context
I don't know you so I don't need to use that term on you. The other person deserves it.
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