---------------------- multipart/related attachment --Boundary_(ID_HSJBZs4iy9iUtq2CgyzLXw) At 12:24 PM 10/18/2005 -0500, you wrote: >List, > We have quite a few Orientals & probably some others that have fairly=20 > small hands & it could be especially useful for them. >Avery Hi Avery - As you may not have a chance to order a new flame suit before the cauls=20 start coming in, I thought I'd insert this passage, quoted=20 from freedictionary.com: >o >[] >ri=B7en >[] >tal=B7ly adv. >Usage Note: Asian is now strongly preferred in place of Oriental for=20 >persons native to Asia or descended from an Asian people. The usual=20 >objection to Oriental >[] >meaning "eastern" >[] >is that it identifies Asian countries and peoples in terms of their=20 >location relative to Europe. However, this objection is not generally made= =20 >of other Eurocentric terms such as Near and Middle Eastern. The real=20 >problem with Oriental is more likely its connotations stemming from an=20 >earlier era when Europeans viewed the regions east of the Mediterranean as= =20 >exotic lands full of romance and intrigue, the home of despotic empires=20 >and inscrutable customs. At the least these associations can give Oriental= =20 >a dated feel, and as a noun in contemporary contexts (as in the first=20 >Oriental to be elected from the district) it is now widely taken to be=20 >offensive. However, Oriental should not be thought of as an ethnic slur to= =20 >be avoided in all situations. As with Asiatic, its use other than as an=20 >ethnonym, in phrases such as Oriental cuisine or Oriental medicine, is not= =20 >usually considered objectionable. Frankly, I'm not sure if an ethnic Korean, for example, would be any more=20 (or less) insulted being referred to as an Asian than he or she might be=20 when spoken of as an Oriental. What if "Asia" meant "Land to the East of= =20 those "? It would still be defining a population relative to some other=20 population. If we, as "Westerners" could easily discern a Laotian from a=20 Cambodian from a Burmese or a Myanmarian, (:O), we would be less inclined=20 to employ such collective nouns. So, Avery, here's your act of deep penitence: find out, from Admissions=20 Office the actual student population breakdown by nationality, and, for=20 added karma, measure and correlate their hand sizes. :) Well, I thought= =20 it was funny anyway, but maybe I need a flame suit too. David Skolnik --Boundary_(ID_HSJBZs4iy9iUtq2CgyzLXw) An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/6a/18/e5/78/attachment.htm --Boundary_(ID_HSJBZs4iy9iUtq2CgyzLXw)-- ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 22dbbd8.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1095 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/07/8a/ca/ab/22dbbd8.jpg ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 22dbc07.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1107 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/c9/c8/2c/f0/22dbc07.jpg ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 22dbc26.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 965 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/ff/cf/7f/4f/22dbc26.jpg ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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