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Originally Posted by Val_1
The oriental/Asian debate is confusing. ... “Asian” is a poor word replacement. Israel is in Asia, but a person of Israeli decent is not referred to as Asian.
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Yes, but you could almost call Israelis "oriental," considering the fact that their territory is situated in the Orient:
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Originally Posted by Val_1
Replacing a word is too easy and doesn't solve any problems. Removing the negative connotation is the real goal. Replacing the word ignores that goal.
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Words and connotations are two parts of the same thing:
I'm feeling visual tonight.
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