necoandjeff wrote:
> "Curt Fischer" <crf3@po.cwru.edu> wrote in message
> news:2qg4qpFtrr38U1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Paul Blay wrote:
>>> "Curt Fischer" wrote ...
>>>> necoandjeff wrote:
>>>>> Well, Brits are forgiven for using words like Oriental because
>>>>> they say it in such a charming way. Plus there's no chance of
>>>>> being thought of as some hick from the Midwest or the South.
>>>>
>>>> necoandjeff, earlier in the thread, also wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Choosing your words based on how it may or may not make others
>>>>> feel is the very essence of being considerate is it not?
>>>>
>>>> What is this huge double standard you have that makes it fine for
>>>> British people to say "Oriental" but not for "hicks from the
>>>> Midwest or South" to do so?
>>>
>>> British people are speaking English but "hicks from the Midwest or
>>> South" are speaking American.
>>
>> Yeah but what Jeff wants to know is "what someone gains from
>> continuing to use a word that some people may consider offensive?"
>> Why does it matter where the some people that may consider it
>> offensive are from?
>
> If I were a Brit who relocated to California and determined that
> Oriental isn't a word that is looked upon well by the people around
> me, I would stop using it. Pretty simple isn't it?

If you were a Californian who moved to the Midwestorsouth and determined
that Oriental isn't a word that is frowned upon by the people around you,
would you start using it?  Would you at least concede that there is no
reason the people around you should stop?

-- 
Curt Fischer