I had no idea that the word "Asian" used to be only associated with Indians, Pakistani and Bangladesh people (I have no idea what they're called... -_-;;;). It's always meant anyone from the Asia continent for me. The only people I'm not so sure about are the Russians whom I'm not sure would classify themselves as either Asian or European...
Black has always been a bit iffy for me. I'm always hesitant to use it because I always felt that if I used black in conjunction with people from Africa, I end up opening myself to arguments that Asian people could be called yellow or Native Americans red and that's so less accepted. But it seems like black has been reclaimed and more and more I'm hearing from people who prefer to be called black and it's made me very confused because it still feels wrong to me. So I use African-American since I doubt many people would take too much offense at that term. I hope at least.
"Chinese and Other"... As in no "Asian" at all? Are there that many Chinese in Australia and so little every other Asian race? Here it was "Asian and Pacific Islander" for the longest time and it's has become so common that I don't even think about it anymore. I think of myself as Asian. It's never really bothered me that it's such a overreaching general term for all people from Asia but I guess it might to other people... Asian is supposed to be the PC word and now I'm wondering if it's loaded as well... :\
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Black has always been a bit iffy for me. I'm always hesitant to use it because I always felt that if I used black in conjunction with people from Africa, I end up opening myself to arguments that Asian people could be called yellow or Native Americans red and that's so less accepted. But it seems like black has been reclaimed and more and more I'm hearing from people who prefer to be called black and it's made me very confused because it still feels wrong to me. So I use African-American since I doubt many people would take too much offense at that term. I hope at least.
"Chinese and Other"... As in no "Asian" at all? Are there that many Chinese in Australia and so little every other Asian race? Here it was "Asian and Pacific Islander" for the longest time and it's has become so common that I don't even think about it anymore. I think of myself as Asian. It's never really bothered me that it's such a overreaching general term for all people from Asia but I guess it might to other people... Asian is supposed to be the PC word and now I'm wondering if it's loaded as well... :\