Asian or Oriental?

[SunsetBengal]

(03-18-2017, 05:20 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: It's actually very simple.  People are Asian, Oriental refers to objects, as my sister says, "rugs and spices".  While not definitive, that's the gist of it.

That is just some BS line of crap off of NPR..

(03-18-2017, 05:45 PM)wildcats forever Wrote: Indeed. This will provide a little more depth to the reasoning behind this: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1PRFB_enUS624US624&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=asian+or+oriental?&*

Yes, it was informative.  The Orient is East and Southeast Asia, thus making people from that region Orientals.

When referring to Asians, it is a much broader connotation that is implied.  The person in question could be Russian, Indian, Ukrainian, Mongolian, or any number of cultures.  Like I said previously, it's just as wrong as labeling all Black people "African American", as they could be from Jamaica, Trinidad, any South American Nation, or a whole host of places.  Labeling people based on their appearance is just, wrong..