describing people by the way they look is far more common than one like First Nations that addresses historical status. another example of a term now considered offensive is the term Mongoloid used to describe people with Down's syndrome.
On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Nithya Sambasivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Probably how "Oriental" is now considered offensive..? > > --nithya > >> I believe it has become largely obsolete, not because it is offensive, >> but because other terms of the same era are now considered offensive. >> >> Perry >> >> >> >> > > -- > PhD student > Human Computer Interaction | Information and Computer Sciences > University of California, Irvine > http://www.ics.uci.edu/~nsambasi > > -- Radhika, Y.R. Project Manager, Centering Women project, Sri Lanka International Center for Sustainable Cities 415 - 1788 W. 5th Avenue Vancouver BC Canada
