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"You should've just used Oriental country." Among North Americans and perhaps native English speakers elsewhere, the term "Oriental" has been increasingly tabo
by Mediterraneo10 8y ago
"You should've just used Oriental country."
Among North Americans and perhaps native English speakers elsewhere, the term "Oriental" has been increasingly taboo and claimed to be offensive for decades now. I am not sure whether this is entirely down to Said’s Orientalism, or if opponents of the term have other grounds, but often saying “oriental” gets you a scolding these days and an encouragement to say “Asian” instead.
- lordnacho 8y agoIn the UK, "Asian" means people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. In the US it seems to mean Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and a few others. As for "Oriental" it's not universal that it's offensive. It's not used much in Britain, due to there not being a lot fewer Far Eastern people than Indians.