On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:13:53 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:27:35 -0600, wrote:
>
>> Dan Abel > writes:
>>
>>> I looked it up. The adjective is dated, the noun is both dated and
>>> sometimes offensive.
>>
>> I looked it up, too, Dan:
>>
>> "Oriental has been used by the West as a term to describe cultures,
>> countries, peoples and goods from the Orient. "Oriental" means
>> generally "eastern". It is a traditional designation (especially when
>> capitalized) for anything belonging to the Orient or "East" (for
>> Asia), and especially of its Eastern culture"
>>
>> Why is it bleeding heart liberals gotta invent bogus issues to assuage
>> their guilt? Just cuz someone ....a non-Asian, no doubt.... says
>> "oriental" is offensive, it's so? Horse hockey!! I've never even
>> imagined the term in a derogatory context. Sorry. No intention, no
>> foul.
>>
>> nb
>
>if you insist that the way people refer to themselves is wrong, that's
>offensive.
>
>blake

I met a gal on the beach many years ago while out for a stroll.

She told me she was an Eskimo.

After I posted a story about her, I was chided for calling her an
"Eskimo".

Not so. Some pride themselves with the name - others decry it.

The PC crowd get their knickers in a twist when they hear the word.
Same with "Oriental".
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mad