I need to know, what is todays description of someone that comes from Japan, China etc…ASIAN or ORIENTAL? I call people from the orient, oriental? Someone said that that ‘describes’ something like a rug or food, but doesn’t asian as well, asian food? Asian apparel? I am confused. If someone [...]

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When and where was the term "ORIENTAL" exclusively an adjective for a type of rug? And who determined that?
I am Asian. I’ve no problem being referred to as "oriental". Why is the term "Asian" anymore PC than "Oriental"?
CrG: Here’s your Webster Dictionary reference:
Relating to or deriving from the language, traditions, [...]

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Rugs or people?

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Im like 105% Chinese & I hate the term Oriental, b/c for one, Im not a rug.
I dont care if my ancestors were, b/c the fact is im not an ancestor, & I dont know them personally so I dont konw why some are still saying Oriental
Im an Asian, & im Chinese, which do you [...]

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Once again my teacher kim is going at it again. Today she came into class wearing a shower curtain that she turned into a vest and she was wearing an oriental rug safety pinned to the vest. Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do about this problem

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I’m redoing my room for my birthday, and I’m painting my walls blue, I’m getting a Futon, and I got a dark blue bed spread. My sister bought me a rug from target that is black and grey boxs with circles(sounds ugly but it’s cool see it below). I need cheep stuff not [...]

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My living and dining rooms are in an open L shape. The walls are pale cream. Dining room furniture is cream lacquer with brass trim. Living room furniture is a cream background with a narrow old rose stripe and a wide delicate leafy floral stripe in pale green/old rose/blue. I have two slate-ish blue chairs. [...]

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I saw a Far Side cartoon strip that had "Names we give our dogs" vs. "Names they give themselves," which included titles like "soiler of oriental rugs" and such. If your pets introduced themselves to other pets and bragged about their accomplishments, what would they say?
I think my dog would be Mississippi, Biter of Ducks [...]

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I have a large living room and currently I have a large dark brown sectional sofa, dark brown coffee table with a traditional oriental rug under the furniture and light oak floors. What curtains would go best?

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in the Solano county area?? i have some dishes and oriental rugs that were my grandmothers that i wish to get appraised but there is a LOt of them.

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