Thread: Ok. The term "Oriental" is bad when applied to an Asian person.
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Old 04-19-2005, 12:34 PM  
Meta Ridley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anthony
There's a saying.

Oriental is used when describing a thing.

Asian when describing a person.

Hope that helps.

Why don't they call "Russians" Asians?
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