I simply cannot believe this ramping-up of the PC war against the English language and common sense.  Too many people are getting indignant over imaginary slights created only in their own minds.

If the (sensible) word "Oriental" is somehow 'offensive' in reference to those from the Orient, then is the word "European" offensive in reference to anybody from Europe?  Honestly, where does this insanity and hypocrisy stop?

(And by the way, for those geographically ignorant Americans --- which is most of them --- who for whatever PC reason prefer the word "Asian" to "Oriental", let me point out that the continent of Asia consists of MANY more lands, and more peoples, than simply those of the Orient.)

One more thing, why are we English speakers supposed to automatically bow to other language groups when using words in OUR language which refer to them, when THEY do not do the same for us?  Again, this artificial but purposely divisive non-issue is simply nonsense and hypocrisy run wild.