▲ 1907 ▼ That's unfortunate (lemm.ee) submitted 3 years ago by LambLeeg@lemm.ee to c/memes@lemmy.ml 311 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 56 points 3 years ago (5 children) Isn't India in Asia permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 49 points 3 years ago* (2 children) Last I checked. Fun fact: when you say "Asian" to an American, their first thought is East or Southeast Asia, but a British person's primary association with "Asianness", for lack of a better term, is India and Pakistan. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] flipthetube@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago I did not know that, interesting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dukeGR4@monyet.cc 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do they refer to East Asians as “oriental” then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Only the very old and/or racist ones do afaik permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wait why? They're literally in the Orient permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 5 points 3 years ago We don't call it that anymore. Haven't for decades. As for the why, the time when that term was in regular use was a time with a lot of anti-asian bigotry and most of the people who refuse to stop using it are the same ones who use other outdated terms/slurs for non-white and non-western people, so it has tons of negative connotations.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago My mom complained that the ramen she likes isn't called Oriental anymore. SIGH permalink fedilink source parent [–] Roundcat@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Geographically it is a subcontinent that slammed into Asia to form the Himalayas, so you could make the argument it is its own thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pjhenry1216@kbin.social 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's like arguing nothing is its own thing cause they used to be one continent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnonymousBaba@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago its not about continent its about himalayas that saparated india and china . permalink fedilink source parent [–] LambLeeg@lemm.ee [S] 1 point 3 years ago Clearly, this dude voted to become mr. worldwide permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrSilkworm@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago India and Pakistan are considered to be in Asia but more accurately they are considered to be in the Indian Subcontinent. The same way Iran, Saudi Arabia and the rest are also considered to be in Asia but they are more accurately considered to be on the Middle East. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jungekatz@lib.lgbt -4 points 3 years ago SEA PROBABLY , however India , pakistan , sri lanka and bangladesh are considered a subcontinent coz similar cultures , and are different from rest of asia ! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 49 points 3 years ago* (2 children) Last I checked. Fun fact: when you say "Asian" to an American, their first thought is East or Southeast Asia, but a British person's primary association with "Asianness", for lack of a better term, is India and Pakistan. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] flipthetube@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago I did not know that, interesting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dukeGR4@monyet.cc 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do they refer to East Asians as “oriental” then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Only the very old and/or racist ones do afaik permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wait why? They're literally in the Orient permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 5 points 3 years ago We don't call it that anymore. Haven't for decades. As for the why, the time when that term was in regular use was a time with a lot of anti-asian bigotry and most of the people who refuse to stop using it are the same ones who use other outdated terms/slurs for non-white and non-western people, so it has tons of negative connotations.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago My mom complained that the ramen she likes isn't called Oriental anymore. SIGH permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flipthetube@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago I did not know that, interesting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dukeGR4@monyet.cc 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do they refer to East Asians as “oriental” then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Only the very old and/or racist ones do afaik permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wait why? They're literally in the Orient permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 5 points 3 years ago We don't call it that anymore. Haven't for decades. As for the why, the time when that term was in regular use was a time with a lot of anti-asian bigotry and most of the people who refuse to stop using it are the same ones who use other outdated terms/slurs for non-white and non-western people, so it has tons of negative connotations.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago My mom complained that the ramen she likes isn't called Oriental anymore. SIGH permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Only the very old and/or racist ones do afaik permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wait why? They're literally in the Orient permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 5 points 3 years ago We don't call it that anymore. Haven't for decades. As for the why, the time when that term was in regular use was a time with a lot of anti-asian bigotry and most of the people who refuse to stop using it are the same ones who use other outdated terms/slurs for non-white and non-western people, so it has tons of negative connotations.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wait why? They're literally in the Orient permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 5 points 3 years ago We don't call it that anymore. Haven't for decades. As for the why, the time when that term was in regular use was a time with a lot of anti-asian bigotry and most of the people who refuse to stop using it are the same ones who use other outdated terms/slurs for non-white and non-western people, so it has tons of negative connotations.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 5 points 3 years ago We don't call it that anymore. Haven't for decades. As for the why, the time when that term was in regular use was a time with a lot of anti-asian bigotry and most of the people who refuse to stop using it are the same ones who use other outdated terms/slurs for non-white and non-western people, so it has tons of negative connotations.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago My mom complained that the ramen she likes isn't called Oriental anymore. SIGH permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Roundcat@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Geographically it is a subcontinent that slammed into Asia to form the Himalayas, so you could make the argument it is its own thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pjhenry1216@kbin.social 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's like arguing nothing is its own thing cause they used to be one continent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnonymousBaba@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago its not about continent its about himalayas that saparated india and china . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pjhenry1216@kbin.social 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's like arguing nothing is its own thing cause they used to be one continent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnonymousBaba@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago its not about continent its about himalayas that saparated india and china . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnonymousBaba@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago its not about continent its about himalayas that saparated india and china . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LambLeeg@lemm.ee [S] 1 point 3 years ago Clearly, this dude voted to become mr. worldwide permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrSilkworm@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago India and Pakistan are considered to be in Asia but more accurately they are considered to be in the Indian Subcontinent. The same way Iran, Saudi Arabia and the rest are also considered to be in Asia but they are more accurately considered to be on the Middle East. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jungekatz@lib.lgbt -4 points 3 years ago SEA PROBABLY , however India , pakistan , sri lanka and bangladesh are considered a subcontinent coz similar cultures , and are different from rest of asia ! permalink fedilink source parent
