For example, an Oriental cream or Oriental paste. Would this be offensive?
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related: 1. Why did the descriptive “Orientals” shift into a pejorative? 2. Proper term for people from eastern Asia – Mari-Lou A Sep 22 '15 at 23:44
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Any word at all can be offensive. You cucumber paste. – RegDwigнt Sep 23 '15 at 14:03
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@RegDwigнt How dare you! – Mitch Sep 23 '15 at 21:22
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Saying something is oriental is fine when you're talking about objects such as cream and paste. The offence comes when you're speaking about people, where one would say Asian instead.
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