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Originally Posted by DarkFury
I do have one question though...
Is "Oriental" considered a "generic" term versus "Asian"?
I know that so many folks get up in arms about "Black", "Afro-American", "African-American", etc... just because of political correctness (although for me.. "Black" is just fine without all that extra hoopla).... does "Oriental" fall along those same lines? Is there a negative stigma attached to it? Just wondering.
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in American PC language, oriental is a adjetctive used to describe inanimate objects... ie oriental rug. If you used it as a noun, it would be even more offensive (ie. An Oriental just got that new job)
Asian is used to describe a person.