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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The OP says that the other parent CALLED HER KID A SLUR, right?  I don't care which slur it is, it is completely inappropriate to insult children.

I'm not sure I'd speak to the parents.  Anyone comfortable insulting a small child is probably not going to care that that child's same-slur parents are upset.

But my kid would never go to that house again.  Period.[/quote]

See, this is why I want to know the word and the context. Is this dad comfortable insulting children? Or did he use a word he didn't realize was a slur. Is this mom getting bent out of shape about "oriental" or the n word? I didn't know it was bad to use the term oriental. Now I do. [/quote]

Except Oriental isn't a slur... [/quote]

:shock: [/quote]

What's with the shocked look? Oriental may be outdated terminology, but it's not a hateful slur.  It would be like calling a black person a Negro. Very antiquated, but not inherently hateful.

Chink is a slur. Not "Oriental."[/quote]

NP here. The term is derogatory. End of story. And for future reference, unless you are in the group of people who may be called that word, you don't get to decide whether a particular term is a slur.  [/quote]

No, it's not, you stupid twit. And I will decide whatever the fuck I want. There's no exclusive right to choose terminology. "Oriental" is NOT a derogatory word and it's not a slur. You need a better education. However, since I CLEARLY have to educate your sorry, ignorant ass, here are some "from the group of people who may be called that word" agreeing with me.

[i]"Why “Oriental” Is a No-No
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What’s the problem with using the term “Oriental” to describe individuals of Asian descent? Common complaints about the term include that it should be reserved for objects, such as rugs, and not people, and that it’s antiquated—akin to using “Negro” to describe an African American. Howard University Law Professor Frank H. Wu made the comparison in a 2009 New York Times piece about the state of New York banning the use of “Oriental” on government forms and documents. Washington State passed a similar ban in 2002.

“It’s associated with a time period when Asians had a subordinate status,” Professor Wu told the Times. He added that people link the term to old stereotypes of Asians and the era when the United States government passed exclusion acts to keep Asian people from entering the country. Given this, “For many Asian Americans, it’s not just this term: It’s about much more…It’s about your legitimacy to be here,” Wu said.

In the same piece, historian Mae M. Ngai, author of Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America, explained that, while the term “Oriental” isn’t a slur, it’s never been widely used by people of Asian descent to describe themselves.

“I think it’s fallen into disfavor because it’s what other people call us. It’s only the East if you’re from somewhere else,” Ngai said, referring to “Oriental’s” meaning—“Eastern.” “It’s a Eurocentric name for us, which is why it’s wrong. You should call people by what (they) call themselves, not how they are situated in relation to yourself.”[/i]

http://racerelations.about.com/od/understandingrac1/a/racialnamestoavoid.htm

Now, you WILL refrain from participating in this thread any further. You've completely disqualified yourself as having anything credible to say. Simply put, you're not welcome here anymore.

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Reading comprehension much???  Or are you pretending to parse "offensive" and "hateful" in some way that matters in the slightest? [/quote]

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