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Is it weird that they used the word "Oriental" here? It has a bit of a "all Asians are the same" vibe to it.
Chinese tourists coming to Australia aren't having a caucasian adventure, are they?
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No, it is not weird. In that context "oriental" refers to a location, in the east, not the race of the indigenous people in that location.Is it weird that they used the word "Oriental" here? It has a bit of a "all Asians are the same" vibe to it.
Chinese tourists coming to Australia aren't having a caucasian adventure, are they?
No, it is not weird. In that context "oriental" refers to a location, in the east, not the race of the indigenous people in that location.
Chinese tourists coming to Australia are having a "down under" adventure.
Kiwis are offended by your comments.Yeah but "down under" specifically refers to Australia, whereas "oriental" is just a broad reference to Asia with no respect for the diversity that exists within it.
Why be broad when you can say "China" (or even "Sino"). Our adventure doesn't involve any other Asian countries.
It is a descriptor that, along with negro, was recently removed from descriptions in federal law in the US.Is it weird that they used the word "Oriental" here? It has a bit of a "all Asians are the same" vibe to it.
Chinese tourists coming to Australia aren't having a caucasian adventure, are they?
Kiwis are offended by your comments.
It sounds to me as if you are looking for a reason to be offended by The Advertiser. Whatever you do don't catch the Orient Express as you will be deeply offended.
The average Advertiser reader would have no idea what they meant if they used the term "Sino".
It is a descriptor that, along with negro, was recently removed from descriptions in federal law in the US.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices...ed-offensive-terms-us-law-alien-a7052546.html
So I'd say it can be easily considered offensive to some people.
Watch the BBC World News or SKY UK News and you will notice that Asian means Indians or Pakistani and Oriental is used for when they want to refer to nationalities east of Bangladesh.
Since I picked up on that about 6-8 years ago from those UK news services I regularly use the term Oriental Asia or Oriental to differentiate Asians from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, India Sri Lanka etc. Also watching the Socceroos play all across the Asian continent has added to why i make the distinction.
Since you obviously missed it the first time here it is again, .Lol deeply offended? Steady on. .......
Correct, from the Latin oriens. Europeans traditionally used the term to refer to all those lands east of the Bosphorus.Orient just means East. Because Greenwich.
I understand that there are people who find being referred to by that term offensive but, as I posted previously, The Advertiser used the term to refer to a location.Oriental is offensive to Chinese people. .....
Since you obviously missed it the first time here it is again, .
I am offended by your assumption on my gender.Don't hide behind smiley faces wharfie, be a man!
I am offended by your assumption on my gender.
The location is incorrect for Australia.I understand that there are people who find being referred to by that term offensive but, as I posted previously, The Advertiser used the term to refer to a location.
Any way enough of this, I need to get back to being offended by the latest lamb commercial.
Black in French is noir. Negro is black in Spanish. I am offended by, I don't know, something about French and Spanish being mixed up.The location is incorrect for Australia.
That excuse is kind of like saying negro is just French for black.
Haha, I knew that, but got it wrong. Ashamed. I'll relinquish my GCSE's!Noir is black in French. Negro is black in Spanish. I am offended by, I don't know, something about French and Spanish being mixed up.
I should've said that I agreed with the point you were making. I was just being a smart arse.Haha, I knew that, but got it wrong. Ashamed. I'll relinquish my GCSE's!
I'm not offended by anything, though I do get pissed off by one thing.
Doesn't mean people shouldn't be asked not to use racist terms that cause offence.
The location is incorrect for Australia.
That excuse is kind of like saying negro is just French (Spainsih actually) for black.
.... Correct, from the Latin oriens. Europeans traditionally used the term to refer to all those lands east of the Bosphorus.