Comments on: Another Bidenblunder? https://habitablezone.com/2014/09/18/another-bidenblunder/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:15:13 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2014/09/18/another-bidenblunder/#comment-31842 bowser Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:37:04 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=47383#comment-31842 I can think of words in my vocabulary that weren't as respectful or descriptive as "oriental". "Dink", "slope", "gook", "shithead", all preceded by "fucking" were the preferred and more polite terms for certain Asian people. Go back to WWII cartoons on YouTube and see what terms were used for the Japanese and Germans. I've with Biden, I guess. If anyone finds "oriental" more offensive than "Asian" I say screw the little bastard. If they can find that offensive they are too sensitive for me to even be around. However, I will play the game. Even though I think the way I use "oriental" is respectful, without a trace of negative nuance or overtone. If they're ashamed of being orientals, that's their problem. I can think of words in my vocabulary that weren’t as respectful or descriptive as “oriental”.

“Dink”, “slope”, “gook”, “shithead”, all preceded by “fucking” were the preferred and more polite terms for certain Asian people. Go back to WWII cartoons on YouTube and see what terms were used for the Japanese and Germans.

I’ve with Biden, I guess. If anyone finds “oriental” more offensive than “Asian” I say screw the little bastard. If they can find that offensive they are too sensitive for me to even be around.

However, I will play the game. Even though I think the way I use “oriental” is respectful, without a trace of negative nuance or overtone. If they’re ashamed of being orientals, that’s their problem.

]]> By: mcfly https://habitablezone.com/2014/09/18/another-bidenblunder/#comment-31835 mcfly Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:01:52 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=47383#comment-31835 But Biden's been around long enough to know better. I'm sure there was no ill-will behind it, but a person in the public eye might want to be very plugged-in to these sorts of things. An alienated voter is an alienated voter regardless of the cause. But Biden’s been around long enough to know better. I’m sure there was no ill-will behind it, but a person in the public eye might want to be very plugged-in to these sorts of things. An alienated voter is an alienated voter regardless of the cause.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2014/09/18/another-bidenblunder/#comment-31831 bowser Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:41:02 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=47383#comment-31831 I referred to a fellow as an "Oriental" in a workshop. He had the skin color and facial features which distinguish an "Oriental" from an "Occidental", which I am. Got politely pummeled. I will accept that times have changed. And I still have no idea as to what is offensive about calling an Asian an Oriental. There is no offense in my mind, no prejudice, no interest except in distinguishing one person from another. And to look at some people, it is clear they are Oriental. Unmistakeable. Well, almost. I referred to a fellow as an “Oriental” in a workshop. He had the skin color and facial features which distinguish an “Oriental” from an “Occidental”, which I am.

Got politely pummeled. I will accept that times have changed. And I still have no idea as to what is offensive about calling an Asian an Oriental. There is no offense in my mind, no prejudice, no interest except in distinguishing one person from another. And to look at some people, it is clear they are Oriental. Unmistakeable. Well, almost.

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