I have to tell you what I did with the computer I won

[shraby]

from DU..I sold it and used the money to buy bicycles for the three little Asian girls who live next door. They are ages 3,8 and 10..never had bikes or toys of any sort to speak of (the youngest 3 of 9 children). Two other girls on the block have bikes and would come to play and then leave on their bikes and the ones we got the bikes for could do nothing but watch them go..on their bikes.
The three year old couldn't master the trick to making the pedal come back up to be able to push it down so she could keep going, so we went back to the store and got her a 3 wheeler which she was able to make go. Today she came out and got on the 2 wheeler and away she went! They're good neighbors, and we've never had a problem with any of the kids and figured they deserved the bikes, and besides that, it makes us grin to see them riding. w00t!

edited to be pc.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. What a sweet thing to do. :^)

[JanMichael]

2. omg, that is so very cool!

I enjoyed your post so much! Thank you for doing that! I was the one who posted "I hope someone gets the computer who needs it" and got jumped on by a bunch of DUers. But, your story makes me so very happy you got it!

[shraby]

8. We had to toss in a few bucks extra cause they needed

helmets and bells...funny story about the bells. We took them to the store to pick out the bikes they wanted, and then over to the bells..only 2 left..3 kids. We called the saleslady and she checked the stock..no more bells. I took a horn off the rack and handed it to the 3 year old who had one of the bells in her hand, she heard the horn honk, handed the bell to her sister and took the horn. Problem solved with grins all around.

[virgogal]

3. What a great thing to do---but please call them Asian ipo Oriental.

[Matariki]

7. why even point out their race anyway?

and that was a very nice thing to do for them ;-)

[shraby]

11. I pointed out their race cause I'm proud to live next to

a Hmong family.

[Name removed]

104. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[blm]

4. awww.....so wonderfully selfless and tender....

.

[ddeclue]

5. In other news: three little girls sell their bikes to buy a computer..

:rofl:

:D

[SoCalDem]

10. In our neighborhood, the story would be

Three girls get their new bikes stolen..from their front porch..in broad daylight :(

[bobbolink]

45. .

:fistbump:

:hi:

[Swamp Rat]

6. k&r

:)

[fir coat]

9. Very lovely act...Just a head's up, though

The word "Oriental" is no longer considered proper. A better term would be "Asian."

[Hepburn]

21. I have been wondering about this...

....because I have a lot of Asian friends. So, I started asking if they were offended by the term "Oriental." From most, I got puzzled looks and they wondered why I was asking. I told them that I had read that the use of the term "Oriental" was not the right thing to do. They assured me they had no problem with it.

I am not sure where this is coming from. Maybe those who are not native to an Asian country but of Asian descent? The persons I spoke with for the vast majority had been born overseas.

Just curious...where are you getting this from that it is not proper.

TIA....:hi:

[MagickMuffin]

33. My Best Friend who is Vietnamese HATES the term Oriental and told us to refer to her as Asian

So, this is my experience. I haven't asked any of the other Asians I know if they are offended by the term Oriental. My community has a lot of Vietnamese, and Thai immigrants that we know through eating at their restaurants, I suppose I should get their input.

:hi:

[Hepburn]

38. I am in SoCal....

...and the persons I asked primarily were native Vietnamese ~~ to a one, they appeared puzzled by my question. In fact, one of them is the wife of an atty friend of mine and she was born in VN, has a HUGE group of VN friends and told me she had never heard this. She was not offended at all.

I do try to be PC correct and not offend ~~ it is really hard some times. So that is why I asked about this "Oriental" issue.

BTW: The persons I have spoken to range all over the place in age, education, careers, length of time in the US, etc. All were female but one person.

Oh, well ~~ I have not heard that anyone is offended by "Asian" ~~ so I will just switch and use that just to make sure I do not offend.

:hi:

[MagickMuffin]

51. My Friend came here when she was just a 9 Y.O.

Our Best Friend got his parents to adopt her, at the time she came here as an orphan. She is in her 40's now. She got to go back home ('93) and got reintroduced to her biological mother. Weird situation the US created back in the day. My friend hates the smell of burning sage, says it reminds her of burning flesh :cry:

Yes, trying not to offend other cultures can be a daunting task. However, when someone asks you not to refer to them by a certain term, I respect their request.


:hi:

[AsahinaKimi]

80. I am not comfortable with the term Oriental ...

My Ancestors came from Asia.. so I am Asian.

Oh and that was a lovely gesture! shraby~san wa totemo Yasashi desyo! (shraby is very kind!)

[sentelle]

94. As I hear it

Asian is for people
Oriental is for art

Keeps everything in historical perspective and offends no one.

[proud2BlibKansan]

42. I know quite a few Asians

They prefer to be called Asian and consider 'Chinese' offensive.

[Hepburn]

49. I know only two native Chinese ladies...

...and I asked them with the same results ~~ Oriental is not offensive to them.

:shrug:

But like I said, I will use "Asian" just to make sure I do not insult anyone! Best to be safe, IMO.

:hi:

[bobbolink]

53. Both your post content and your sigline image are wondereful.

Thank you. :hi:

[druidity33]

55. well

if they're not Chinese, chances are they'd point out that you're wrong (and wrong to assume it). I have a Japanese friend that doesn't take offense to the term Oriental, and a Laotian friend that does, so i guess i dunno. Play it safe, ask em where they're from...

:shrug:

[pundaint]

64. What if they're from America?

[AsahinaKimi]

84. interesting question...

I often go to a chat room on meebo.com. The chat room, though called "Canada Chat lounge" also has a web page (http://chat567.com) on the internet seen by those in mainland China, and many Chinese students come to learn English there. Many ask me if I am Chinese, and I always tell them, no I am an American born Asian.

They find this very confusing..So I have to explain that there are many people whose ancestors came from Asia that live around world. I explain that my father came from Osaka Japan, while my mother who was born in New York City is half Korean and half Japanese.

That also is confusing because how can you be from Asia and the United States at the same time? So I tell that in the USA there are many people of different cultures and race..and that in the USA we might call ourselves Japanese, or Filipino, or Chinese, or Taiwanese or Korean, or Vietnamese, or Cambodian, or Thai, or whatever however, we are all essentially from Asia. In the USA, since we are so multicultural, that the use of the word Asian seems to cover all of those people who have come from that region of the planet. Not only that but there are those who are newly immigrants and those who have had generations of families living in the United States of America.

[Seldona]

91. American?

We have just about every heritage in this country, so people can identify culturally with just about anyplace. But if your born here, and haven't given up citizenship, than American it is.

[DiverDave]

106. asian? Oreintal?

How about plain old HUMAN?, as I see it, we are all the same.
I understand if people get upset on labels, but we are all human.
I hope this doesn't get me into trouble, but I really believe if people treated everyone the same, with dignity and respect, then labels would just die out.

[bobbolink]

52. People are different, and eachh culture is not monolitic.

Everybody has the right to be called what is most fitting for them, and that's a very simple way of handling it. Good on you for asking them!

I have Indian friends who feel the same way about "Native American"---they refer to themselves as Indian, and that is why I use the term.

Thank you your sensitivity in asking them. It's an individual thing.

[glowing]

74. I'm married to a "Native American", and the entire family says Indian.

Native American is formal and used as an outsider term to differentiate from Indians from India.

[blogslut]

54. I wonder about it too

I think "properly" categorizing people by their culture/ethnicity/geography is an American thing. I deal with webmasters from across the world and this Asian/Oriental-naming deal makes them laugh and they ask if we Americans have looked at a map lately.

[Chulanowa]

63. I had a Finnish friend who would get SUPER angry if someone called her a Scandinavian

And I've met other Finns who don't mind, or even call themselves Scandinavians.

I think it just depends on the person. If they dislike a term you use, they'll usually say so.

[grace0418]

65. My husband is Asian, born overseas, as was all of his family. They bristle at the term "Oriental" as

do all my other Asian friends, whether they were born here or in Asia. All of them say "Oriental is a kind of rug."

Really I think my husband prefers Filipino, and my friends prefer Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, Thai, etc. but they realize that some people can't always tell. I've gotten pretty good at it over the years but I'm sometimes mistaken so I say Asian unless I know for sure.

[kristopher]

82. Maybe it's because Filipinos aren't Oriental

Oriental refers primarily to East Asia (China, Korea Japan). The Filipinos are still pretty touchy as a result of the brutal Japanese occupation they had to endure and if I were from there, I'd reject the term Oriental also.

ETA: I don't even think Okinawa would be considered part of the Orient. Even though it is still under Japanese control, it's roots are in a local kingship that has no historic cultural tie to Japan.

[grace0418]

83. Well, my Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese friends hate it as well. It was my Japanese friend

who first told me "Oriental is a kind of rug." But you are right about Filipinos. My in-laws lived through the Japanese occupation.

[Common Sense Party]

70. Do you often refer to people as Occidental?

[yawnmaster]

78. There have been a few occidentals among my family...

led to some quick marriages.

[kristopher]

81. I'll chime in also

I've a very close relationship with the Orient going back decades and it isn't possible to count the number of friends and family of Asian descent. This canard that "Oriental" is offensive has no basis in my experience. Maybe you should consider the possiblity that you are spreading an urban myth,

[grace0418]

85. Definitely not an urban myth. I can name 30+ people off the top of my head from

several different Asian countries (some born here, others born outside the US) who I know for a fact bristle at the term "Oriental". Even at my office, several of my friends (one Japanese, one Filipino, one Vietnamese, one Chinese, one Korean/Chinese, and one Taiwanese) had to have a talk with one of our coworkers because she insisted on using the term but claimed to be very culturally sensitive.

So no, it is not an urban myth.

[AsahinaKimi]

86. count me in...

As stated above...

[kristopher]

93. Watashi mo nihon no bunka ga daisuki desu.

Kotoshi daikon o sodatemashita, dakara kyouwa tonjiru tabemashita.

ETA: Sugoku oishikata...

[AsahinaKimi]

97. Subarashi !

iidesune! Nihongo ga ojozu desu ne!

[kristopher]

100. Sou nani janai.

Kimi no kuni dokodesuka.

[AsahinaKimi]

103. Nikkei to kankoujin no Amerikajin desu

Amerika de umaremashita. Gakusei desu. Ichigatsu gakurei ni kaerimasu. Ureshii desuyo!!!

[kristopher]

92. My experience is pretty broad, and I don't see it.

Urban myths often are perpetuated with exactly the kind of testimonials you are presenting. There is no reasoned basis for objecting to the word.

[grace0418]

98. No, urban myths are perpetuated by people who say "well my mother's best friend's cousin

swears she knows someone who..." But personally knowing literally dozens of people who have objected to being called something is not an urban myth. It's reality. I'm not sure your experience is as broad as you're convinced it is if you haven't seen it. Perhaps some of the people you know aren't offended by it, but perhaps some are offended and are just too polite to say so (especially if they've heard you use the term). What I know for sure is that it's common among my friends, family and associates to prefer the term "Asian" over "Oriental". I was there when several of my coworkers called another coworker out for repeatedly using the term "Oriental". There is an Asian person on this very thread, responding to my previous post, saying that she finds it offensive. What more do you need to hear?

And as far as there being "no reasoned basis for objecting to the word," who are you to decide how people should feel about a label that was given to them by outsiders? Do you decide for everyone how they should feel about labels they didn't choose for themselves, or just Asians?

[kristopher]

99. What is the basis?

To me, this is a question related to linguistics. What you'll find is that there is almost always a discernable pattern to what happens when words change meanings, and that pattern is rooted in some tangible thing. There is no root basis for the objection to the word Oriental if it is applied to peoples of east Asia, however there is a basis if it is *misapplied* to peoples who have previously been victims of Japanese colonialism. That is, as I stated elsewhere, no different than misapplying the term Anglo to a French person by someone that thinks Anglo=White. If someone calls a French person an Anglo the French person is probably going to take offense.

And if a couple of busybodies who are as ignorant as the person misusing Anglo observe the exchange they are liable to draw some seriously wrong conclusions about what is happening.

And just to go to the same place you decided to, I suppose I should accuse you of being deceitful when you speak of all those people you pretend to know who actually were offended. There is no basis for claiming Oriental is a racist term. That is a crock perpetuated by fruitcakes.

I can be just as ignorant as you.


ETA: For a taboo word, it is used an awful lot by those supposedly offended.
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[kristopher]

101. A possibility

I could still edit my other post but I'll let it stand so this one makes more sense.

I've been thinking more about our disagreement and I think I understand the origin of our different perspectives.

Far from overstating my association with Japan I think I have failed to properly convey the importance of it; primarily because I didn't appreciate the significance. I first went there 32 years ago; I married there, I went to college there, I raised my daughters there, I buried their mother there, and I remarried there.

That exposure, of course, dwarfs the number of people I've met that have immigrated here.

It is inconceivable to me that any of the Japanese I've shared my life with, gone to school with, played music with, or engaged in any substantial dialog with, that any of those people would take the slightest offense at being referred to as an Oriental.

I've erred in overlaying that experience on people who've made their lives here that happen to have a phenotype similar to those Japanese but who have had to endure the ignorance and bigotry of Americans towards people who aren't WASPs.

The Japanese I knew had an ethnic identity reinforced by the entire culture surrounding them and a consequent sense of intense pride in being part of the group. In contrast, here there is often a sense of otherness related to having an Asian ethnic identity (or so I understand from my daughters) that can be hard to deal with. The term Oriental is associated closely with the perception of Asia as an exotic, alien place with exotic, alien people; so it is reasonable that it has a much stronger sense of "otherness" associated with it here.

You are correct and I *was* wrong.

[grace0418]

102. I was all ready to start shooting with both barrels at your last post but

I'm glad I read this one. And while I never went as far as to infer you were a fruitcake or completely making up your relationships to prove your point, I did underestimate your experience and I am sorry about that.

I can see where you are coming from if your experience comes from inside Japanese culture *in* Japan. My friends and family all live here now so they are exposed to the bigotry of the American experience. Even when it's not Bigotry with a capital B, there is still a lot of ignorance.

I remember the first time my mother met my husband's family 20 years ago, one of the first things she said to them was "I LOVE Chinese food!" I was completely mortified. My (then, future) sister-in-law told me later that it happens all the time when white people are trying to be kind but are still all too aware of the divide between them. I didn't realize that because I always felt so comfortable around Asian people. I know it's a stereotype but it's one that happened to be true in my case–I was an honor student and the people who naturally became my friends were the other honor students, many of whom were Asian. I suppose that my being an outcast in general gave me a certain "otherness" that my Asian friends had by virtue of their appearance, and that gave us another reason to bond.

That didn't change in college or after college. At my last job before becoming a freelancer, easily a third of my department at any given time was Asian, and we enjoyed many of the same things. So many of us became friends outside of work as well. I guess I can see where it might seem made up that my circle of friends sounds like a parade of Asian nations, but it's true. I remember one Sunday morning trucking down to Chinatown for dim sum and it just happened that everyone we called was able to meet us that morning. So we ended up with a huge table of people and were laughing at all the ethnic representations at the table: Filipino, Taiwanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Japanese and Greek. I was alternately the "token white" and the "honorary Asian".

Anyway, yes, I think you're right that the term takes on a somewhat negative (if unintentional) "otherness" here in America that it doesn't have outside the US (perhaps in Japan especially). And that's why it becomes offensive to many people who live here now or were born here. There are other labels like that in other cultures, where the degree of discomfort at their use depends on who's saying them and the context.

[babylonsister]

12. So very nice and generous of you!

:thumbsup:

[backwoodsbob]

13. you are

my hero of the day

[LiberalAndProud]

14. Some very nice people post at DU.

What a lovely and generous act, shraby!

[shraby]

18. Thank you. Also I wasn't aware that Oriental was not

acceptable. I'm just an old gramma who isn't always up on the latest vernacular. Sorry bout that.

[Cleita]

24. Why isn't oriental acceptable? That's news to me. All it means is

"from the east" like occidental means "from the west". I personally don't see the difference between that and calling everyone from the east (of Europe of course) Asian.

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. Becuase people from the East find it insulting

due to the history of how it was used over the last 150 years. It has some racist overtones to it.

<------- keep with language as a writer. Hell, right now doing lots of research onto southern regionalisms, y'all.

[JuniperLea]

36. Why, that topic is finer than a frog hair split eight ways!

And slipperier than snot on a doornob!

Close the windy, and hand me a warsh rag... my Grandpappy would be mighty proud to know his speakin' terms is bein' looked into like that right c'her!

What a dear man he was... once he got past the racism he was even better. If'n he c'n do it, anyone might could!

:rofl:

I slip right into it when I talk with family in the south... too funny.

I have to say, y'all is the correct spelling as I have always known it... and too few get it right, dagnabbit!

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. Well writing some fiction set in the Republci of New Jerusalem

the bible belt....

In a future split country.

So yes I have used some regional speech, but I see not 'nough. Damn it.

The rewrite will be fun.

[kristopher]

96. Can you support that?

I don't believe it is true. There is no more racism in Oriental than there is Asian. My guess is that the objections are rooted in misapplication similar to what would occur if you were to call a person from France an Anglo because they may share some physical characteristics associated with "white" people. If the speaker equates "Anglo" with "white" and then applies Anglo to all whites, there are going to be people who take offense.

[JanMichael]

30. Don't worry about that-- you sound awesome!

Isn't it amazing how much joy a little tiny computer brought you?? ;)

[LiberalAndProud]

43. I took no offense. And you intended none, I guess we

should consider ourselves educated.

[Hepburn]

15. You made me cry...

...for happy for those kids living next door to you.

:hug:

What a wonderful thing to do!!!! :hi:

[Bozita]

26. Not me. I'm sure mine were from a rapid allergy attack.

*sniff*

[Hepburn]

32. Oh, you poor dear....

...:hug:

Feel better now? :hi:

I am sure it was allergies and not being touched by what the OP did!

[madamesilverspurs]

16. Lucky for them

to live next door to you! Can you imagine that kind of caring from Eric Canter?

Talk about actions speaking louder than words! Thank you!

[Crabby Appleton]

17. Good on you!

[masuki bance]

19. Asian.

"Oriental" is Eurocentric, referring to things east of Europe.



Oriental is used to refer to objects, material possessions, rugs, teas etc..

Asian is used to refer to people, culture, food, etc..



See Edward Said-

http://bit.ly/IGerd

*edit to fix link.

[Celebration]

20. this needs to be at the top of the greatest page

Soooo recommended.

:)

[Frustratedlady]

22. Bless your heart. I'll bet you smile in your sleep. GFY!

[Parker CA]

23. Well done!! ;) Hopefully the bikes came with locks so they keep them safe when out and about. nt.

[shraby]

31. They don't travel far..too young and we're on a cul-de-sac

so they can ride to their hearts content..they put them in their garage when they are through riding. What made me think of it was the tires were low so Mr. Shraby put air in all tires, oiled what needed oiled so they could ride them easier..some of the tires had virtually no air..we didn't check them when they got them a month or so ago..guess we should have.

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. That is cool

I know what I would have done with it. My nanny's daughter in law, she is in Mexico. Well guess who would have gotten it?

[Cleita]

27. Hey Shraby. That's very kind of you.

:thumbsup:

[shraby]

29. Thanks to all of you...it's the kids who won. We checked

with their father before we did anything to make sure it would be okay..actually we were going to give him the money to buy them and just let the kids think Dad came through...but he wasn't hearing that..he wanted the kids to know we bought them. He popped the kids in his rig and we went in ours and met them at the store.

[Blue-Jay]

34. Is one of them a woodcutter?

:yoiks:

[MagickMuffin]

35. What a Wonderful and Selfless Act of Kindness

Those girls are always going to remember what a kind and generous person you are, and how you helped to enable them to be part of the community of giving :applause:


:grouphug:


edit: typo

[JuniperLea]

37. You set a wonderful example for us all!

Thanks for this heartwarming story! You are a mighty fine neighbor!

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. "Oriental"? Great story but that word kind of takes away from it

They are Asian.

[shraby]

41. I changed my op to reflect the new language about

people's origin. Didn't mean to offend anyone. It is now pc.

[proud2BlibKansan]

44. Those little girls will remember this for the rest of their lives

You did a truly wonderful thing.

[ScreamingMeemie]

68. The word didn't take anything away from the kindness of this person

for me at all. Not everyone is up on what's PC. As Heidi Klum says,"One day you're in, the next you're out." We've all screwed up our PC language at times and generational issues color that as well.

Thank you.

[BlooInBloo]

40. Kids with bikes = WIN. :)))))

Talk about "pc" rather than just not being offensive sucks, though.

[bobbolink]

46. .

:loveya:

[Libertas1776]

48. How Selfish

of you, I could have used that computer :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

No, but seriously, what a selfless, truly kind hearted thing to you. There's a truckload of good karma waiting for you. :pals: And don't let the PC police get you all hung up on the "Oriental" thing.

[RedCloud]

72. Sacco used to sell fish too and look what happened to him!

[Canuckistanian]

50. K&R

What a nice thing to do.

[Left coast liberal]

56. You are a genuinely kind and generous person.

XO

:hi:

[tammywammy]

57. What an awesome thing to do

They are lucky to have such good neighbors and you are lucky to have them as well. :hug:

[applegrove]

58. Thanks for sharing such a sweet story.

[alittlelark]

59. That is very cool of you.

PS- I like your avatar!:P

[NMDemDist2]

60. DU gave away a computer?? Where the hell was I??

but glad it got put to such good use :yourock:

[roguevalley]

61. awww. stars in heaven, you earned them. :-D

[madmax]

62. Salt of the earth.

:hug: :loveya:

[Piewhacket]

66. Outstanding! Bravo!

[shaniqua6392]

67. What a wonderful story!

There are angels on earth and you are one of them. (Sorry that so many others are being distracted by the discussion about asian vs. oriental though!! LOL!!)

[sonias]

69. Beautiful story - good for you.

:yourock:

:loveya:

May each of those 3 little girls grow up with the kind of love and caring heart you showed them.

Sonia

[Fire1]

71. Very thoughtful gesture. You'll get that one act of kindness

back threefold, although, I know you didn't do it for that reason. God bless you both.

[secondwind]

73. What a wonderful person you are!!

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

75. K & R for Good Deeds

Proud of you

[G_j]

76. you rock!

:loveya:

[undergroundnomore]

77. how generous

i'm certain this will be something that they never ever forget.

[Uncle Joe]

79. That was cool, shraby or should I say warm?

Thanks for the thread.:thumbsup:

[texanshatingbush]

87. As our Australian friends would say---GOOD ON YA !!!! n/t

[auntAgonist]

88. crap I accidentally 'unrec'd the thread K&R for a good deed.

Sorry 'bout that.

You did a good thing.

:applause:

aA

[appamado amata padam]

89. Very nice;

that is a sweet act, and a blessing for those kids. Bikes are not just fun, but great exercise, too.

Peace.

[amb123]

90. Now that's what I call a class act.

Congratulations!

:hi:

[DainBramaged]

95. If I win the lottery I will remember you (my friend's list is my winners list)

What a class act, we should all be as thoughtful as you.

You are a shining example of the difference between US and them (Freepturds)

[Poll_Blind]

105. Very, very sweet! n/t

PB

[woo me with science]

107. Wonderful.

They will never forget this. :)