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Being part Asian I can honestly say that It bothers me to be called Oriental. The reason being is because the term "Oriental" to me is an adjective used to describe objects rather than people. Oriental food, Oriental rug, Oriental statue, etc. When someone calls me oriental it's like their respect for me is no more than an object rather than a person and it does bother me.
It's somewhat the same as calling an African American the N-word. It shows them as belongings or just objects rather than actual living human beings. When the Chinese were building the railroads they were commonly referred to as Orientals...they were slaves and the connotation still sticks when someone uses that phrase.
That's just my opinion on the subject.
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