---------------------- multipart/related attachment --Boundary_(ID_PtbqpwTiefzfXfuUauQRmw) David, >> We have quite a few Orientals & probably some=20 >> others that have fairly small hands & it could be especially useful for= them. > >>Avery > >Hi Avery - >As you may not have a chance to order a new=20 >flame suit before the cauls start coming in, I=20 >thought I'd insert this passage, quoted from freedictionary.com: Nothing personal, at all. Just glad we're not so PC around here in Texas!= :-D >>o >>[] >> ri=B7en >>[] >>tal=B7ly adv. >>Usage Note: Asian is now strongly preferred in=20 >>place of Oriental for persons native to Asia or=20 >>descended from an Asian people. The usual objection to Oriental >>[] >>meaning "eastern" >>[] >>is that it identifies Asian countries and=20 >>peoples in terms of their location relative to=20 >>Europe. However, this objection is not=20 >>generally made of other Eurocentric terms such=20 >>as Near and Middle Eastern. The real problem=20 >>with Oriental is more likely its connotations=20 >>stemming from an earlier era when Europeans=20 >>viewed the regions east of the Mediterranean as=20 >>exotic lands full of romance and intrigue, the=20 >>home of despotic empires and inscrutable=20 >>customs. At the least these associations can=20 >>give Oriental a dated feel, and as a noun in=20 >>contemporary contexts (as in the first Oriental=20 >>to be elected from the district) it is now=20 >>widely taken to be offensive. However, Oriental=20 >>should not be thought of as an ethnic slur to=20 >>be avoided in all situations. As with Asiatic,=20 >>its use other than as an ethnonym, in phrases=20 >>such as Oriental cuisine or Oriental medicine,=20 >>is not usually considered objectionable. Interesting. I've never meant anything derogatory=20 by the term & have never heard of anyone (here, anyway) taking it that way. >Frankly, I'm not sure if an ethnic Korean, for=20 >example, would be any more (or less) insulted=20 >being referred to as an Asian than he or she=20 >might be when spoken of as an Oriental. What=20 >if "Asia" meant "Land to the East of those=20 >"? It would still be defining a population=20 >relative to some other population. If we, as=20 >"Westerners" could easily discern a Laotian from=20 >a Cambodian from a Burmese or a Myanmarian,=20 >(:O), we would be less inclined to employ such collective nouns. You're probably correct. >So, Avery, here's your act of deep penitence:=20 >find out, from Admissions Office the actual=20 >student population breakdown by nationality,=20 >and, for added karma, measure and correlate their hand sizes. :) Might be interesting. If I had nothing better to do, of course. :-D > Well, I thought it was funny anyway, but maybe I need a flame suit too. I agree. But I doubt you'll need one. I might, though. Avery >David Skolnik > > > > _______________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4017=20 --Boundary_(ID_PtbqpwTiefzfXfuUauQRmw) An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/dd/5d/30/a9/attachment.htm --Boundary_(ID_PtbqpwTiefzfXfuUauQRmw)-- ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 5a00103.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1095 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/10/f1/0e/6e/5a00103.jpg ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 5a00121.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1107 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/76/52/d1/47/5a00121.jpg ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 5a0012b.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 965 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/5e/1f/77/b8/5a0012b.jpg ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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