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Originally Posted by debaser
Cool, when I start drawing my sense of morality from a dictionary that might come in handy. As I said, if I know the persons origin I refer to them by that, otherwise oriental is far more specific than Asian.
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You might want to consult the dictionary for semantics. If I were to misuse the word 'simply' (i.e. "He was simply raised", to mean that he was raised in a simple way), someone could correct me by saying, 'well in the dictionary, the definition of simply is....'. You're arguing against the definition of the word 'oriental'. All you need to do to understand the definition of a word is to look it up. My dictionary says it's derogatory when used to describe people. Everyone else agrees. You can continue using the word as you see fit, but understand that the rest of the world comprehends the word in a very different way than you, and as such they will be offended whether you intend it or not.