>silly? if
>someone doesnt like being called a certain word to identify
>them dont you think they would come up with another word
>that is not offensive and connotates negative stereotypes
>and is from them by them? I think that makes sense and isnt
>at all silly.

the idea of replacing an offensive word with a better word isn't silly. when i'm saying "silly" i'm referring to the the fact that choosing a piss-poor word to replace a previous poor word is silly. why not come up with a word that means "that which and those whom derive from the PART (yes PART) of asia people wrongly called oriental"?

if you're trying to describe the very similar people and cultures of greece, italy, france, spain, and portugal and you're NOT talking about people from sweden, germany, or ireland, you don't say "european".