tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410122.post6431901968807102164..comments2024-03-05T00:11:11.798-08:00Comments on Ramblings of a Mad Man (The Divorced Years): Asian People Please Forgive MeSirFWALGManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01310209706844541719noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410122.post-50197358980093619952007-10-22T07:23:00.000-07:002007-10-22T07:23:00.000-07:00The interesting thing is that for many years, my m...The interesting thing is that for many years, my mother referred to my brother and me as her "Oriental" children. My mother comes from a family where, for the most part, they weren't exposed to people from different ethnic / racial backgrounds. Her family also uses some rather "dated" terminology. For example, my boyfriend from back in law school is African-American. When my aunt asked if anyone was coming to visit for the holidays, she said, "Yes, CK is bringing her 'colored' boyfriend." I had to beg and plead with her to stop referring to her children as "Oriental" and my boyfriend as "colored." Eventually she understood.<BR/><BR/>I don't find "Oriental" as nearly offensive as other terms, but I try to take the opportunity to let people know that such term can be offensive / inappropriate when referring to people of Asian descent.BWoPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02934781459474787598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410122.post-65358182405808493552007-10-20T21:55:00.000-07:002007-10-20T21:55:00.000-07:00"I'm a twinkie (yellow on the outside, white insid..."I'm a twinkie (yellow on the outside, white inside)"<BR/><BR/>I've been called coconut before...brown on the outside, white on the inside.mookie99https://www.blogger.com/profile/18212709677580623703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410122.post-49992452623905287962007-10-20T19:06:00.000-07:002007-10-20T19:06:00.000-07:00I highly recommend the word "celestials," if you w...I highly recommend the word "celestials," if you want to go old school racist.<BR/><BR/>You should stay away from "gook," "chink" and "zipperhead" though. Too obvious.DuggleBogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919663542675107189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410122.post-6120451191021645172007-10-20T09:57:00.000-07:002007-10-20T09:57:00.000-07:00I personally don't care about being called Orienta...I personally don't care about being called Oriental. It's certainly not the "N" word for black people or the "S" word for hispanic people. I'm somewhat bothered by being referred to as yellow but then again, I sometimes joke that I'm a twinkie (yellow on the outside, white inside) so I guess I bring that upon myself. I think a "nip" is the worst for me but that's just against Japanese and not Asians in general...Alan aka RecessRampagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544791207717813141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410122.post-82116298116524792852007-10-20T09:48:00.000-07:002007-10-20T09:48:00.000-07:00I don't take great offense to the "O" word, althou...I don't take great offense to the "O" word, although in my mind it reflects a kind of older, unsophisticated speech. <BR/><BR/>I don't tend to use the "O" word, but on occasion, in self-mockery or to prove a point, I will say "Chinaman" from time to time.<BR/><BR/>Our office has an oft-repeated story about another Asian, a female, who objected to the wrong use of that word and of those who didn't use the words "Little People." <BR/><BR/>One day she mentioned a funny commercial to a stodgy, long-timer in his 60s and he said, "Oh, you mean the one about the Chinaman and the midget?"<BR/><BR/>Obviously he wasn't trying to tilt her but just wasn't aware that today's spech has changed somewhat.kurokittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684922671174548776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410122.post-27903321628854590452007-10-19T16:34:00.000-07:002007-10-19T16:34:00.000-07:00HILARIOUS! "Equal-opportunity hater!"I used to ha...HILARIOUS! "Equal-opportunity hater!"<BR/><BR/>I used to have an Asian boss who was the branch manager of a bank, where I was his assistant manager... now and then he would have a customer refer to him as "oriental." Being professional (and customer service / sales-oriented) he NEVER protested. But every single time, he took incredible offense. As soon as the offending customer left the branch, he'd go on a tirade about "oriental" is a f*cking type of food, not a f*cking person!<BR/><BR/>I never really inquired as to where he found the offense, but simply quickly learned what was PC and what was not. So THANK YOU for the link to the article! Informative.RaisingCaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827163499901916297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410122.post-30882569943120613702007-10-19T16:01:00.001-07:002007-10-19T16:01:00.001-07:00Waffles I read this many times:"ckbluffer said... ...Waffles I read this many times:<BR/><BR/>"ckbluffer said... <BR/>Waffles wouldn't know about "O" people even if one bwopped on his face."<BR/><BR/>This is where written word and spoken word can be confusing.<BR/><BR/>Is she saying: <BR/>"Waffles wouldn't know about "O"<BR/><I> pause </I> people <I> pause </I> even if one bwopped on his face.?"<BR/><BR/>In which case yes I believe you would "O" <BR/><BR/>or Is she saying:<BR/>"Waffles wouldn't know about O people <I> pause </I> even if one bwopped on his face.?"bayne_shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14781778289281521788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410122.post-40440258176848624852007-10-19T16:01:00.000-07:002007-10-19T16:01:00.000-07:00Wow, no spelling errors, paragraphs spaced for eas...Wow, no spelling errors, paragraphs spaced for easy reading and transition is harmonious. This has gotta be a guest post.slb159https://www.blogger.com/profile/05535032548012972195noreply@blogger.com