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-jeez i didnt realize everyone would get so butthurt over this-
Oriental isn't considered an offensive term outside of the USA.
[QUOTE=cdr248;47549569]they can say oriental and it's okay but from me 'ooh no youre a racist'[/QUOTE] Calling someone an oriental and referring to oriental china are two totally different things
Oriental is a racist term in US? That's a new one for me.
[QUOTE=itisjuly;47551855]Oriental is a racist term in US? That's a new one for me.[/QUOTE] I think it's people exaggerating, I've never heard of anyone reacting to the word as if it were offensive. Then again, people here mostly use it to refer to objects or locations, not people. Maybe that's the distinction.
[QUOTE=Ardosos;47553295]I think it's people exaggerating, I've never heard of anyone reacting to the word as if it were offensive. Then again, people here mostly use it to refer to objects or locations, not people. Maybe that's the distinction.[/QUOTE] Isn't urban also a slur when referring to people in the US ?
[QUOTE=Ganerumo;47555350]Isn't urban also a slur when referring to people in the US ?[/QUOTE] It can be, it really depends on the tone you use when you say it.
[QUOTE=Coffee;47549595]Oriental isn't considered an offensive term outside of the USA.[/QUOTE] It's racist here too
[QUOTE=Ylsid;47556393]It's racist here too[/QUOTE] No it isn't. We use it as the word to describe people from china japan etc. This is because we generally use the word asian to describe indians and etc. At least this is how it works in the police/security industry anyway.
Been watching Three Kingdoms so this comes at a good time for me.
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