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When did "oriental" become a racist epithet
Avenger
Posted on 07/21/2002 9:00:30 PM PDT by Avenger
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To: APBaer
In the world of PC, black people get to be "African-American"...red people get to be "Native-American"...yellow people get to be "Asian-American"...brown people get to be "Hispanic", etc. and white people are just...well..."white".
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09/07/2002 9:49:04 PM PDT
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scan58
To: scan58
I don't agree. There is a specific identity for any American. It's being... welll.... "American"!
There are sub cultures. You can call it a "white" subculture or some other european subgroup.
People who are mixed ethnically are "american" first and "mixed-ethnicity" second. But, if someone is not mixed, does that really matter? I hope not!
To: Archie Bunker on steroids
A question: when did the usage of the word "oriental" to describe a person fall out of favor among the PC I think its after he killed his white wife and her boyfriend.
Um, I think the word you're thinking of is "Orenthal", not "oriental". And he is no Asian — neither East, South, nor Central!
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09/07/2002 10:41:20 PM PDT
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cynwoody
To: cynwoody
Wouldn't Orenthal be considered an Assian?;)
To: bonesmccoy
I don't agree, either, but that's how it seems in the world of the politically correct.
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09/09/2002 5:09:33 PM PDT
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scan58
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