26282, "asian" is inadequate... and isn't it even MORE of an invention?
Posted by The Damaja, Fri Mar-04-05 09:44 AM
I agree that "asian" doesn't work because (OK... i'm admit that this is a very bad example i'm about to use, but it cropped up recently) it's not specific - say a news report tells the public to be on the look out for a gang of "asian" criminals... are we looking for chinese dudes or indian? they look completely different
secondly, wasn't "asia" invented by British immigration authorities who couldn't be bothered stamping a separate name for the many regions of the east(ern Empire)?
political correctness... you can hardly keep up with it
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