Asian or Oriental?

[Chryso]

The reason I ask is because I referred to a friend of mine as oriental and the caucasian guy I was talking to fussed at me for not saying Asian. :\

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Just remember. When I was a kid the term Oriental was never considered to be disrespectful or negative in any way but merely descriptive. If I use that term I mean no malice yet I try to use Asian now.

Personally, I think it's stupid that we don't still use the word oriental to describe people. It's not a racial slur or anything, it's just not used because it is Euro-centric. We still use oriental to describe food, rugs, anything else coming from that area. Screw it. Oriental is more specific than Asian. Asian is ambiguous. If oriental bothers people, they can get over it.

 

[Tuktuk]

Oriental? WTF he isn't working on the railroads, they're called Asians these days.

 

[Juno]

i'm korean and i don't really care what you are calling me.

friends have always call me twinkie, yellow outside but white inside.

 

[Ns1]

because somebody has to....

Oriental refers to some type of property - an oriental rug, the orient express, whatever

You use Asian when you refer to a person from Asia (duh what the fvck)

Some people find being called oriental offensive; I'll correct somebody for saying it, but I don't find it offensive.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Tuktuk
Oriental? WTF he isn't working on the railroads, they're called Asians these days.

What the **** are you talking about? The chinaman is not the issue here, Dude. I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line, you DO NOT... Also, Dude, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.

 

[compudog]

Why even label? How about just human, or Earthling?

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
because somebody has to....

Oriental refers to some type of property - an oriental rug, the orient express, whatever

You use Asian when you refer to a person from Asia (duh what the fvck)

Some people find being called oriental offensive; I'll correct somebody for saying it, but I don't find it offensive.

This is the first time I have heard of Oriental as referring to property.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: compudog
Why even label? How about just human, or Earthling?

HUE-MON!

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: compudog
Why even label? How about just human, or Earthling?

Guy1: "Dude, did you see that girl sitting at the table in the back? I used to date her."
Guy2: "Which one?"
Guy1: "The Earthling."
Guy2:

That doesn't really work too well.

 

[jakedeez]

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: compudog
Why even label? How about just human, or Earthling?

Guy1: "Dude, did you see that girl sitting at the table in the back? I used to date her."
Guy2: "Which one?"
Guy1: "The Earthling."
Guy2:

That doesn't really work too well.

FTW

 

[bennylong]

I'm ok with either one as long as you don't sing "Ching Chong Chinaman hanging on the Tree, Swung too hard and now he's dead hanging on the Tree, " like this one white girl did while I was waiting for someone outside of a KMart.

 

[EGGO]

No problem with any.

 

[clickynext]

Doesn't matter... but I've never heard anyone refer to a person directly as oriental.

 

[glutenberg]

I want to be assigned a color like black and white people. You can go ahead and call me Mr. Yellow.

 

[bennylong]

Originally posted by: clickynext
Doesn't matter... but I've never heard anyone refer to a person directly as oriental.

I have only been referred to as an oriental once in my entire life. That was in Michigan. Also the same state where some 8 years old white girl sang the Ching Chong Chinaman song in front of my face while the parents laughed.

 

[Gunther]

American.

 

[Mo0o]

Asian is the PC term now a days. Something about Oriental refering to a direction and Asian refering to a location. They're really semantic differences but the connotations are there nontheless

 

[thehstrybean]

Scottish...

 

[kamikaze27]

Look into my eyes... :music:
and you will see...
Kamikazeeeee. :music:

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
because somebody has to....

Oriental refers to some type of property - an oriental rug, the orient express, whatever

You use Asian when you refer to a person from Asia (duh what the fvck)

Some people find being called oriental offensive; I'll correct somebody for saying it, but I don't find it offensive.

False.

It's strictly a US "political correctness" thing. In other countries they call themselves oriental.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: compudog
Why even label? How about just human, or Earthling?

Yeah, that'll work great.

Why use descriptive terms at all? Just make hand gestures.

 

[91TTZ]

I'm white.

Call me "Caucoriental Noodleman"

 

[Zolty]

"that white guy"

 

[xospec1alk]

American.