Maybe this was going over your head here... Because that's the point. They're not "Asian-American", they are just plain American. When people want to say what ethnicity I am, they say white, not Euro-American. I'd be insulted if someone tried to state I was anything American. Not to mention the fact that most of these people were not born in the areas that their ethnicity were founded. The "African-Americans" that I know prefer the term, Black, same with Asians and...Well, there is the extent of the ethnicities that I know personally, at least. I'm curious, in Britan, what do they refer to ethnicities as? African British? How about France? Irish-French?Cheeze_Pavilion said:
Now that we've stated that section, I'd like to also point out that my "PC is going too far" comment was not just towards race. I understand tyhat everyone is equal, and I don't even understand why people think otherwise, but changing the language and meaning of the language because it's misconstrued as a sexist(Or racist) meaning is just annoying. I'm not allowed to call them mailmen. Why? Because someone felt it was sexist... No, it's just what they're called. Food Stamps, at least in New York, are no longer allowed to be called Food STamps, because it's discrimination.... What?!?! "Electronic Benefits Transaction" is the only allowed term now, and I'm not joking. You may think, "Well, it's all fair to make this concession" but take a step back and look at all the pointless stupidities that restrict our language, all because we're afraid of insulting someone. If it's a harmless word in a harmless usage, why are we afraid? It's a slipery slope, and we've already slide down it a bit. Heck, look at the term Shell Shock... Now that's a horrible peice of language, and we need to call it "Post-Tramatic Stress Disorder"... Meh, you can keep your Political Correctness, and I'll stay in the land of sanity, thanks.