James Silverton said...

> Andy wrote on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:47:17 -0500:
>
>>> What is the problem with the term Oriental? Many markets even
>>> incorporate that into their name such as the "1st Oriental
>>> Supermarket" written in large red letters on their large
>>> canopy on the store on 6th and Washington in Philly.
>
>> George,
>
>> I was taught that it was a derogatory reference back in my
>> teens. I never used the term again.
>
> I've never seen anything wrong with "Oriental" as a synonym for "Far
> Eastern" tho' there are some uses that I avoid like "Wog" (even that is
> not too derogatory on the face of it.) There was a British nationalist
> speculation about where wogs began: Calais was traditional.


James,

That's what I was taught. Maybe the term was popular at one time and fell out
of favor. I forget if and/or why. I just choose not to use it.

Best,

Andy
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