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Originally Posted by Rob
OneHungLo is right. As an Asian man, I cringe when someone calls me an Oriental. The phrase Oriental is used to describe inanimate objects like Oriental Rugs or Oriental Dresses..not people. It's a derogatory term. It would be like calling an American Black person an African or a monkey.
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Obviously I can't speak for Asian people so I did a little searching and found this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient#American_English
Seems to only be considered derogatory in North America. I myself use the term Asian but the area was referred to as The Orient so I'm not entirely sure why Oriental is so un-PC.
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