On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:30:24 +0100, "Mike........"
> wrote:

>the UK census seperates "Asian" from "Chinese", so I assume we replace
>"oriental" with "chinese", didnt realise oriental was defamatory, does
>every racial word become an insult over time?

Misusing Oriental isn't defamatory, it's just plain ignorant. Be my
guest, use it... and know you're being laughed at behind your back.


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