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Russia is partly asia as well.
by aliqot 4y ago
Russia is partly asia as well.
- incompatible 4y agoGiven the diversity and size of Asia, and the fact that it has the majority of the world's population, describing somebody as "Asian" is rather vague.
- samcheng 4y agoIt's just shorthand in an old-fashioned slightly racist/ignorant way - they can't say "Yellow" or "Oriental" any more, and want a word to parallel "White" and "Black." I look forward to a post-racial future...
- givemeethekeys 4y agoI hear you. Generally when Americans say, "Asian", they mean, people from China, Japan, the Koreas, and to a lesser extent Filipino, Thai, Indo, Malay.. but mostly. Basically, if you have smaller eyes, then you are Asian. Otherwise, you are Russian or Indian .. etc, sort of like how some people consider people from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as "brown". Continental unity doesn't mean much for Asia as much as it does for Europe or Africa. Good luck correcting the millions. Just roll with it. Concentrate on whats most important to you.
- hackernewds 4y agoJust because it's accepted widely doesn't mean its right - else we would be wrongly using "its" forever like I've just done. Indians are completely and wholly Asian.