Oriental is an object, not a person. I'm generally very laid back about my Asian heritage, but being called Oriental is like nails on a chalkboard. I always wondered if its acceptable to call a Russian person Asian. It's offensive because people decided it's offensive during the height of the PC movement. More @Wikipedia
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