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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 3:53 am
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Skimo
 
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Originally Posted by neuron
As others have said, people of Asian descent have been in North America for a couple hundred years, and for those who have been here for generations, your comment also suggests that no matter how long they are here, they will always be exotic or 'foreign' to the local people. Herein lies the disrespectful nature of the comment. The choice of language does not make one exotic, its just a way to communicate.
But how do you know the OP was refering to US nationals of Asian heritage? Perhaps they were refering to Korean tourists and using the pejorative 'Asian'? In which case her comment would not be 'disrespectful', as you seem ready to assume. If she asked the same about, say, Russians and Aeroflot would people be so sensitive?
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