Maybe you are the person to ask this question. Why is the word Orient/Oriental offensive to them now. We always said they were Oriental and no harm or insult was intended, they came from the Orient.
I am from Texas and I am not offended if someone calls me a Texan.
I wonder if occidental is offensive now too.
For the same reason that African-Americans can no longer be called "colored people," "black," "Negroes," or "people of color." (Ditto Native Americans can no longer be called "American Indians.") It's because the Liberal Stalinist Police have decided it so.
There’s a town named Oriental in NC. Guess they have a real problem.