EVE General Discussion

I hope you know that oriental means eastern, and that the word is still used outside the US.

Living in San Francisco makes you SO WORLDLY!

Protip: I've lived in a half dozen countries, Thailand included, and spent a lot of time in Korea. Words do not have the same connotations or even meanings in different countries. Your locally perceived associations with the word "oriental" do not extend outside US borders.

The word oriental very literally means eastern or "where the sun rises". You know, like "the far east". Do you find that term offensive? How about "land of the rising sun"?

Don't peddle your wonky interpretation of the word as if it was globally considered true. Plenty of people describe themselves as oriental. This is as silly as "African American" being used to describe someone born and raised in Africa.

This is a true, there is a section of the classifieds in my local paper which boasts all about their Oriental Ladies and Massage.

10s of 1000s of Japanese players and none of them weighing in on the forum.

Welcome Japanese Asians, to the EVE-O Forum Fun where nobody can handle advice or have a descent discussion.

try reading a damn book. or failing that, the freaking wikipedia page.

Stop ****-posting in my thread. ****-posts now cost 20 mil per sentence, payable to me.

Apparently it depends on whether you live in San Francisco or not...

Definition of ORIENTAL
1 often capitalized: of, relating to, or situated in Asia


2 a: of superior grade, luster, or value b: being corundum or sapphire but simulating another gem in color


3 often capitalized sometimes offensive: Asian


4 capitalized: of, relating to, or constituting the biogeographic region that includes Asia south and southeast of the Himalayas and the Malay Archipelago west of Wallace's line

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oriental

esp. #3
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oriental
Pronunciation: /ɔːrɪˈɛnt(ə)l, ɒr-/
(also Oriental)
adjective

1 of, from, or characteristic of Asia, especially East Asia: oriental countries
(Oriental) Zoology relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising Asia south of the Himalayas and Indonesia west of Wallace’s line. Distinctive animals include pandas, gibbons, tree shrews, tarsiers, and moonrats.
2(of a pearl or other jewel) orient.

noun
often offensive
a person of Asian, especially East Asian, descent.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/oriental
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They ALL say offensive.

Since you seem incapable of reading the link I provided for you:

"While a small number of reference works used in the United States describe Oriental as pejorative, or antiquated but not necessarily offensive, the American Heritage Book of English Usage notes that:
It is worth remembering, though, that Oriental is not an ethnic slur to be avoided in all situations. It is most objectionable in contemporary contexts and when used as a noun, as in the appointment of an Oriental to head the commission. But in certain historical contexts, or when its exotic connotations are integral to the topic, Oriental remains a useful term."

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"In British English, the term Oriental is not considered pejorative or offensive, and refers to people from East and Southeast Asia. Asian is generally used only to mean people from South Asia."

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"The word Oriental, in place of Asian, is seldom used in colloquial conversation in Australia and is understood, but considered anachronistic rather than offensive."

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"In German Orient is usually used synonymously with the Arab World and Persia."

Try visiting another country sometime.