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- Why is the word “oriental” considered offensive? - Reddit
The full name of such county is "República Oriental del Uruguay" ("Uruguay" being the river that separates us from Argentina) Normally, we refer to our nationally as "Uruguayan" and that's how everyone calls us but officially in the documents, constitution and national hymn our nationality is: Orientales (Orientals)
- Why is the word Oriental considered an offensive term in . . . - Reddit
Fun fact, "Oriental" nowadays means "relating to south or east Asia", but in the Middle Ages it actually meant "in the direction of Jerusalem" The only people "Oriental" applies to, therefore, are the Israelis
- Why is it offensive to say oriental? - r AskReddit
It seems that the word 'oriental' has, in North America', come to be used to refer only to material objects (an Oriental rug, etc) Perhaps when you call an Asian person 'Oriental', they feel they are being classified as a commodity and not a human being But really, I have no idea In England, I'm pretty sure people say Oriental all the time
- Whats your take on the term Oriental? - Reddit
“Oriental” is a word used to contrast “The West,” which is strongly tied to white supremacy A less charged example that illustrates this: the Orient Express It goes East
- Received a Shipment from Oriental Trading : r Etsy - Reddit
I have been buying on Etsy for about 10 years, and a few weeks ago I had a really weird thing happen I bought a Halloween wreath from a seller, and when the box arrived, it was addressed from Oriental Trading! I went on the Oriental Trading website, and they sell that exact wreath (same pictures the seller used and everything) for about $15
- 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
- Oriental Roach Problem - Professional treatment done and still . . . - Reddit
Oriental egg cases hold 18 instars, so one female can cause some real trouble, so give it time here's my recommendations: American and oriental roaches do not infest like german roaches, but they are often impossible to 100% eliminate from a structure bc of their ability to harbor deep within the recesses of said structure and re-enter from
- ELI5: How and why did oriental become offensive?
Oriental rugs are the prefered description of the rugs and no one complains about it Likewise there is a watch company called Orient (japanese) And far from hating or demeaning the "orient", the british had something of an obsession with it in a positive way importing tea and furniture etc
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