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- Why is the word “oriental” considered offensive? - Reddit
Oriental is less accurate because the orient includes those places you listed The eastern terminal of the Orient Express was in Istanbul “Orient” basically means “east of Europe” Reply reply More replies Swagganosaurus • Reply reply tequilathehun • Reply reply Reality_Break_ • Reply reply more repliesMore repliesMore replies
- Is the word Oriental Derogatory? : r asian - Reddit
Is the word Oriental Derogatory? I think I could google this but I'd like a direct answer from real people So my family lives in the southern US and the older people say Oriental like, a lot I default to simply saying asian, but idk I asked my grandma what it means and she loosely said it means Asian but specific to China, Japan, Korea, etc
- Is the word oriental offensive? : r NoStupidQuestions - Reddit
Oriental used in reference to objects is a part of that history but is also tied in with a history of Asian Inspired Art By Non-Asians— so if you’re not sure of the origin of an object, there is a rational behind calling objects Oriental Additionally, a lot of art museums still designate collections of art and artifacts as “Oriental” in order to group both Asian Made Pieces and Pieces
- Why is it offensive to say oriental? : r AskReddit
I have oriental flavored ramen noodles, oriental rugs, a lot of old literature uses the word orient Yet, I called a person Oriental, and the room went silent I had no idea this happened When did it become a bad word? Nobody told me I have since been told to use Asian, which is fine, though a little less specific After doing a little research, in some languages and countries the orient
- Whats your take on the term Oriental? - Reddit
What does "Oriental Art" even refer to? East Asian art? Art from the Islamic world? From the Indian subcontinent? All of these different art cultures can be considered "oriental" by definition, but which one do you mean? If you pick one of them, for instance, East Asian, then you reveal the first flaw of the term: you could literally just say "East Asian Art" and be more concise and
- Why is the word Oriental considered an offensive term in . . . - Reddit
The justification I heard is that Oriental is used for objects like rugs so it's dehumanizing to use it for people In the UK though Oriental is still in use and is not considered offensive
- The Milwaukee Oriental Theater is incredible : r milwaukee - Reddit
You all should feel so lucky to have the oriental theater in your city My experience was incredible- it’s beautiful and just takes you back in time Also shoutout to the kindness of the staff for letting me wander to take pictures! Not sure how popular this place is but if you haven’t been, please support it so this piece of history stays alive!
- Why is Oriental racist? : r NoStupidQuestions - Reddit
Oriental was used to refer to anyone with yellow skin (like the Chinese) and is considered on par with the N word, though asians don’t tend to get nearly as upset about its usage Canada especially has a sordid history with the word, since we forced “orientals” of all types to build our railroads and such
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