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[casedawgz]

Ethan Jeong?

[amrose2]

hanmul wrote...

I mean't playable orientals..


No it isn't offensive term.
I don't get offended neither do my friends around.
(Do you?)

You can make your character look Asian.. I don't understand.

[verskk]

JudgeQwerty wrote...

Kaidan Alenko, anyone?

I always though Kaidan was Latino. Or at least one of non-race (i.e. the races all being fused into one, similar to Anderson if i'm not mistaken)

[FoxyGrandpa]

hanmul wrote...

I mean't playable orientals..


No it isn't offensive term.
I don't get offended neither do my friends around.
(Do you?)

Technically it is an offensive term. Oriental means backwards but many people say oriental because they are on opposite sides of the world. WE dont mean it in a bad way but it is sometimes taken that way. I would personally not want to be called backwards

[insochris]

verskk wrote...

That's just what i've heard. (that it's offensive)

well, according to my super legitamate WIkipedia research (HAHAHA! ahhh...), "Oriental" pretty much just describes something from the far East (the "Orient"). so really, not exactly offensive at all.

[Barker673]

That's why we have Salarians.



And Quarians are Russians, or at least Yoguslavians.

[verskk]

FoxyGrandpa wrote...

hanmul wrote...

I mean't playable orientals..


No it isn't offensive term.
I don't get offended neither do my friends around.
(Do you?)

Technically it is an offensive term. Oriental means backwards but many people say oriental because they are on opposite sides of the world. WE dont mean it in a bad way but it is sometimes taken that way. I would personally not want to be called backwards

Haha, my grandpa would use the term oriental...but he isn't foxy, of course.

[Revan312]

insochris wrote...

verskk wrote...

That's just what i've heard. (that it's offensive)

well, according to my super legitamate WIkipedia research (HAHAHA! ahhh...), "Oriental" pretty much just describes something from the far East (the "Orient"). so really, not exactly offensive at all.

American Heritage Boof of English says....

It is worth remembering, though, that Oriental is not an ethnic slur to be avoided in all situations. It is most objectionable in contemporary contexts and when used as a noun, as in the appointment of an Oriental to head the commission. In these cases Asian (or a more specific term such as Vietnamese, Korean, or Asian American, if appropriate) is the only acceptable term. But in certain historical contexts, or when its exotic connotations are integral to the topic, Oriental remains a useful term.

Modifié par Revan312, 26 janvier 2010 - 01:37 .

[atheelogos]

BlackwindTheCommander wrote...

I'd like you to meet my oddly Asian looking dude Shep.

? link:blink:

[Unato]

it's not offensive but it's also hardly used, at least not in Australia. I call my self Asian if need be not "oriental"



as for the universe there's several anyway some on Noveria and Feros ( sp? )

[Scharfschutzen]

Lethys1 wrote...

Oriental is not the preferred nomenclature.

Asian Americans, please.

Damn.  Asians are the new black. 

[Kimarous]

Lethys1 wrote...

Oriental is not the preferred nomenclature.

Asian Americans, please.

Yes, because all Asians are Americans... >_>

How about something less ethnocentric... say, "of Asian descent"?

[Noviere]

I always thought that Oriental was meant to be used for objects... Like rugs.

[Soldier989]

Noviere wrote...

I always thought that Oriental was meant to be used for objects... Like rugs.

That's racist, Asians aren't objects.

[hanmul]

amrose2 > I was thinking about romantic relationship with Eastern Asians(ok.. no Orientals from now on. sorry about that if you did get offended)



Is there a mod to change the look of all 7 members in the team?

[kaboom4]

Most of the named colonists at Zhu's Hope are what you'd consider "Oriental".

[Blackout62]

Joss Whedon was put on ME2.


Only 20 people will get that joke...
And 5 people will be offended.

Modifié par Blackout62, 26 janvier 2010 - 01:41 .

[Freestorm Skinn]

verskk wrote...

JudgeQwerty wrote...

Kaidan Alenko, anyone?

I always though Kaidan was Latino. Or at least one of non-race (i.e. the races all being fused into one, similar to Anderson if i'm not mistaken)

His name suggests he's of Russian descent - Alenko.  But he could also have Central Asian blood.

[Les_Carver]

And what about that guy Yeong in Feros?

[JudgeQwerty]

verskk wrote...

JudgeQwerty wrote...

Kaidan Alenko, anyone?

I always though Kaidan was Latino. Or at least one of non-race (i.e. the races all being fused into one, similar to Anderson if i'm not mistaken)

Kaiden is Japanese, Alenko is Australian, a pretty common pairing in the Pacific. Another accent flub a la Anderson of London.

[Soldier989]

Where are all the Blacks, or Arabs?

[Chris_Really_Rocks]

Oriental means

From Oxford English Dictionary

1. Belonging to, or situated in, that part or region of the heavens in which the sun rises; of or in the east, eastern, easterly; spec. in Astrol. said of a heavenly body when in the eastern part of the sky, esp. of a planet when seen in the east before sunrise (or, by extension, when seen before sunrise in any part of the sky).



2. Belonging to or situated in the east of a country or place, or of the earth; eastern. Obs.

If it's offensive, it's because it's been misused or misunderstood.

[KainrycKarr]

Soldier989 wrote...

Where are all the Blacks, or Arabs?

Anderson looked like he covered both, to me, personally. Also, see Jacob Taylor. and you could definately make your character black.

Hoping that's just a troll post.

[Soldier989]

KainrycKarr wrote...

Soldier989 wrote...

Where are all the Blacks, or Arabs?

Anderson looked like he covered both, to me, personally. Also, see Jacob Taylor. and you could definately make your character black.

Hoping that's just a troll post.

No actually it's a serious question, Jacob is the only Black person I've seen in a Mass Effect game.