The Orient is a geographical land mass to describe Turkey, Afghanistan, China, Malaysia, Japan and Persia.
The term "Oriental" denotes the style or culture of that particular land mass. There is no such thing as an "Oriental" race or "Oriental" tribe or "Oriental" language.
There are oriental lampshades. Oriental carpet rugs. Oriental spices. But there are no oriental people.
Well I have noticed that the preferred term is "Asian" now and I have heard "Oriental" is offensive. However, I think it's just that words change over time. 50 years ago it was acceptable to refer to a black person (or African American) as a Negro or a colored person. You certainly wouldn't say that now.
The word "Negro" or "colored" while not a racial slur or outright offensive seems dated and reminds us of a different era where people of that ethnicity were treated differently than they are now. Maybe hearing the word "Oriental" carries the same connotations for Asian people.
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