So THIS is what the "Size Zero" craze has caused.....LONG

[JustADude]

The one I really don't understand is "Oriental". It had to become "Asian"? Sorry, that really doesn't make sense. If I want to describe someone with the appearance of having ancestors from the greater China area (including Japan, Korea, and all other countries that have had a lot of traffic with China), I want a word that describes that area, and only that area. Asia is a freaking huge place, including Russia, India, the Middle East, and all the smaller countries around those places. And each of those places has different physical characteristics, different cultures, and so forth.

THANK YOU! I'm glad I'm not the only one to see the blatant stupidity of that.

[Ree]

OK, folks...the whole "Oriental vs. Asian" thing was discussed ages ago in a thread that almost ended up closed.

What does the political correctness of the words, "negro" or "Oriental" have to do with a woman with really poor self esteem freaking out over having to wear an outfit with a size that was larger than she wanted?

Let's return to the topic at hand.