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- Why is the word “oriental” considered offensive? - Reddit
Oriental is less accurate because the orient includes those places you listed The eastern terminal of the Orient Express was in Istanbul “Orient” basically means “east of Europe” Reply reply More replies Swagganosaurus • Reply reply tequilathehun • Reply reply Reality_Break_ • Reply reply more repliesMore repliesMore replies
- Why is it offensive to say oriental? : r AskReddit
I have oriental flavored ramen noodles, oriental rugs, a lot of old literature uses the word orient Yet, I called a person Oriental, and the room went silent I had no idea this happened When did it become a bad word? Nobody told me I have since been told to use Asian, which is fine, though a little less specific After doing a little research, in some languages and countries the orient
- Whats your take on the term Oriental? - Reddit
What does "Oriental Art" even refer to? East Asian art? Art from the Islamic world? From the Indian subcontinent? All of these different art cultures can be considered "oriental" by definition, but which one do you mean? If you pick one of them, for instance, East Asian, then you reveal the first flaw of the term: you could literally just say "East Asian Art" and be more concise and
- Is the word Oriental Derogatory? : r asian - Reddit
Is the word Oriental Derogatory? I think I could google this but I'd like a direct answer from real people So my family lives in the southern US and the older people say Oriental like, a lot I default to simply saying asian, but idk I asked my grandma what it means and she loosely said it means Asian but specific to China, Japan, Korea, etc
- Why is the word Oriental considered an offensive term in . . . - Reddit
The justification I heard is that Oriental is used for objects like rugs so it's dehumanizing to use it for people In the UK though Oriental is still in use and is not considered offensive
- So. . . Oriental Trading Company? : r weddingplanning
Hi all! Simple question here Anyone use Oriental Trading for their wedding? Is the quality terrible? Not worth the risk? Good for some things not others? Is Amazon cheaper? Thanks, as always!!
- OrientalPearl - Reddit
r OrientalPearl: Learning Chinese, Japanese, KoreanThis is a long, rambling post but I promise I have a purpose in making it Beginner learning Cantonese here I started out intending to learn Japanese in preparation for doing the JET program, but due to life circumstances and shifting interests, I decided to learn Mandarin instead Because most of my studying to date has been kanji hanzi
- Will oriental bittersweet give up if I just keep cutting it back . . .
Will oriental bittersweet give up if I just keep cutting it back? Ya’ll it is EVERYWHERE in my yard The previous owners planted in on purpose They had one out in front climbing on top of the house, artfully hanging over one window 🙃 It was really pretty in winter but we couldn’t keep it around for obvious reasons
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