| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Deaf Indian Muslim Anarchist!September 7, 2009 at 11:45 AMOriental is not an offensive word in the UK. It simply refers to East Asians, because in the UK, Asian is a term he is aligned with South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Bengalis, Sri Lankans). (in the USA, it is the opposite, of course)Along with everyone else (including white British folks and East Asians), I have always called East Asians
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