This guy is several decades behind the times. He stopped learning new things when he blocked me. He is clearly not Asian nor has many Asian friends, which is not surprising.The term "Oriental" means people that originally came from the Orient.
Nothing racist there....
Definition of ORIENTAL
of, relating to, or situated in the Orient : eastern; of, relating to, or coming from Asia and especially eastern Asia… See the full definition
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The adjective oriental, which carries strong associations with colonialism and with language that others and exoticizes, is usually considered offensive when used by non-Asian people to describe people of various Asian identities.
The noun Oriental has a long history of association with colonialism and with language that others and exoticizes people of various Asian identities. While Oriental is not offensive in senses 2 and 3 above, the use of Oriental to refer to a person is usually considered offensive.
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