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> is offensive You mean someone decided to take offense. It's literally equivalent to "Asian" in that it describes a geographic origin. And negro, as pointed o
by nhchris 4y ago
> is offensive
You mean someone decided to take offense. It's literally equivalent to "Asian" in that it describes a geographic origin. And negro, as pointed out, was preferred by MLK himself, yet we're just supposed to believe it's offensive because that's what we're told.
What this is is a show of power, picking random words and deciding they're offensive, and making an example of anyone that doesn't dance to this tune.
- woooooo 4y agoNever attribute to malice and all that, most people are probably just confusing fashion with offensiveness.
- op00to 4y agoThe term oriental is offensive because it's been used to reinforce the idea that those from the exotic orient are forever foreign and could not become American. This justifies exclusive policies, segregation, etc. That's not the only reason the US Federal government decided to stop its use in official documents. It's also a terribly inaccurate term - exactly WHERE in the East are you talking about? India, which is in the East, is far different from South Korea, which is also in the East. I'm sure that people in those disparate regions would much rather not be lumped together in a single category. It's a lazy, outdated term used by lazy people.
- woooooo 4y agoThat entire criticism applies equally to "asian". I was alive in the 80s and 90s, nobody was mad about "oriental", especially and specifically immigrant communities that don't care about American culture war. It's just fashion.
- yucky 4y ago> It's also a terribly inaccurate term Similar to the terms white and black then? So why does the government use those?