Do you prefer Asian or Oriental?
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 prefer
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July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
nice. good job. i’m proud that your teachers taught you well about plagiarism: just change every other word and then it is your own work
i prefer asian as well. not all asians are ‘oriental’ and oriental just doesn’t sound as awesome as asian does. you never hear the term ‘oriental pride’, now do you?
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
I remember when I took an Asian cultural study class the professor explained that the term "oriental" was offensive.
Doesn’t it mean like west or something?
I like Asian better.
I consider you Chinese and American.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Whatever you prefer because you will be the recipient of the word. I’ll call you what you want to be called.
Damn. 105% Chinese ? Well I’m 120% West Africa.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
asian
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
I prefer human. Because that’s what I am. Humans have been on Earth for god knows how long.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Asian is so much better than Oriental.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
It’s all up to the feelings of the person, you for instance made it obvious you prefer Asian to oriental. Having said that, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a person say "Ah, man, I love those oriental girls." It’s always: "Damn that Asian girl is hot!" or something along those lines.
I’m one of the latter. Love me some "Asian" girls.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
In the UK, east Asians are referred to as Oriental, most East Asians refer to themselves as oriental when referring to their ethnic background. One time I heard this Chinese girl say "there weren’t many oriental people in my old school compared to here".
"Asian" over here refers to people of Indian and Pakistani descent. Over here the term "oriental" is’nt seen as offensive in fact it’s seen as politically correct. I never knew it was offensive.
Cultural differences I suppose.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Asian. Oriental is an offensive term.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Hi Rutger Stud Any one who wood be with me is fine, no matter what they call them selves.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:27 am
i prefer either the far east or the near east. asian is ridiculous since it can mean anything. oriental is an archaic term that refers to the region of the middle east all the way to china and really has nothing to do with rugs.