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New York State bans use of 'Oriental' term
timesofindia ^
| 10 September 2009
Posted on 09/10/2009 11:01:40 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: SandWMan
Anyone want to take up my cause?I hear Van Jones is looking for work
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:16:34 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:18:16 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: thefactor
Okay, not hungry yet and getting a signal: I have been called worse names than that. Being half Asian, I have a dog in this fight: Ms. Meng has too much time on her hands.
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:18:47 AM PDT
by
seoul62
To: KarlInOhio
I heard the term Asian refer to people from India as well as orientals from the orient.
To: RabidBartender
Parker Bros. just issued a press release.
They are recalling all 200 million Monopoly games ever made.
To be refitted with Asian/Pacific Islander Ave. instead of that offensive term.
To: pissant
utter?
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:22:56 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: the_devils_advocate_666
New York? What about
Oriental Hotel Bangkok 
Oriental Hotel Penang 
Oriental Hotel Surabaya 
Not to mention Manila, Hong Kong, Seoul, and other points East.
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:23:13 AM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(War is fought by human beings. - Carl von Clausewitz in On War)
To: Oztrich Boy
Patterson really is a half wit wanker..
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:23:16 AM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: the invisib1e hand
I was in a real estate pre-licensing class a few years ago when an instructor used “Oriental” in an example. A classmate informed us “Rugs are Oriental. People are Asian.” She was of Vietnamese descent so we took her word for it.
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:24:53 AM PDT
by
SlidingW
To: JoeProBono
I think it has to do more with the fact that peoples from different parts of Asia take it as an insult being equalized under a common geographic name.
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:25:53 AM PDT
by
fso301
To: JoeProBono
So what is the penalty when I order party supplies from Oriental Trading Company?
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:27:40 AM PDT
by
jimfree
(Freep and ye shall find!)
To: KarlInOhio; Cronos
Asian in the UK means someone from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, SriLanka and even Nepal or Afghanistan.
Here in the US, we focus on the Orient and call them Asians.
A Russian from Vladivostok, a Mongolian, an Indian, a Iranian, and even an Iraqi and a Kurd are Asians also, if you go by the geographical meaning of the word.
Are we gonna start excising the word out of books, movies etc, etc, and even signs in Chinatown?
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:30:12 AM PDT
by
swarthyguy
(MEAT, the new tobacco. Your right to eat meat ends where my planetary ecosystem begins.)
To: fso301
“think it has to do more with the fact that peoples from different parts of Asia take it as an insult being equalized under a common geographic name.”
You mean, like Europeans?
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:30:39 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: markomalley
Since when has the term “Oriental” been considered derogatory? It simply refers to someone from the Orient. This bozo is a complete PC ass clown.
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:31:43 AM PDT
by
Desron13
(If you constantly vote between the lesser of two evils then evil is your ultimate destination.)
To: cardinal4
Becuz the Injuns are going, WTF, ain’t we Asian too?
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:31:58 AM PDT
by
swarthyguy
(MEAT, the new tobacco. Your right to eat meat ends where my planetary ecosystem begins.)
To: jagusafr
Sexual OrientalationMade my day! Danke.
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:33:18 AM PDT
by
swarthyguy
(MEAT, the new tobacco. Your right to eat meat ends where my planetary ecosystem begins.)
To: cardinal4
Because India is also an Asian country?
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:34:27 AM PDT
by
ktscarlett66
(Face it girls....I'm older and I have more insurance....)
To: JoeProBono
This is too ridiculous.
Wonder what this guy and his family would say:
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:35:43 AM PDT
by
Palladin
(Obamacare=Emanuelcare=Mengelecare!)
To: JoeProBono
Let's next go after the derogatory term “South Americans.” It denotes that these Americans are less than other Americans and it implies that as human beings, they have gone south. Heh heh!
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:36:13 AM PDT
by
jonrick46
(The Obama Administration is a blueprint for Fabian Socialism.)
To: JoeProBono
Gov. Paterson... THIS is what you have to concern yourself about? My man, you’re taking your eye off the ball again!
Oops... so sorry.. never mind.
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posted on
09/10/2009 11:43:47 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(The next Revolution will be peaceful if possible; other than peaceful if necessary.)
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