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15.	No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 09:33	Will Porter
	Cool. Glad we can draw a line under it.

14.	Re: No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 09:25	Blue
	Hi Will, There's genuinely no spin. That line was included in complete innocence. Oriental slant? Really?? I guess I'll take you at your word, but that's an unfortunate coincidence. Now I've been made aware of it I've changed it - so hopefully we can all be friends again. Of course. I never wanted to not be friends, and I didn't intend to revisit this. When I saw comments this morning saying I was seeing things, I replied before I saw the line was edited, so I then followed-up further to explain my comment to those who didn't see what I was commenting about. That said: the fact that all of this is taking place on a site called the PC Zone is pretty hysterical.




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13.	No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 09:10	Will Porter
	There's genuinely no spin. That line was included in complete innocence. Now I've been made aware of it I've changed it - so hopefully we can all be friends again. Will Porter Editor, PC Zone This message was edited at Jan 17, 09:12.

12.	Re: No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 08:37	Blue
	From the comments: Hi guys, I've edited this just a smidge - apparently there was an accidental phrase put in that is considered offensive in the US (our words, not Daniel's). Thought it best to change it in case it's something that really pisses people off over there. "Oriental Slant" is not offensive in the UK? Interesting. "Accidental"? Spin much? Edit: found the cached link. http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:7ZRHDky0rSAJ:www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php%3Fid%3D179619+the+art+of+guild+wars&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us This message was edited at Jan 17, 08:46.




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11.	Re: No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 08:34	Blue
	Oh, I see now -- they changed it. The heading that now reads "Eastern Themes" formerly was "Oriental Slant."




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10.	Re: No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 08:32	Blue
	"Slant" is a derogatory term for Asians. If you want to complain about PC-ness, go ahead, but I don't see how you can argue that "Oriental Slant" is not an intentional slur.




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9.	Re: No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 07:31	The Advocate
	In this point, I think it is that old saw "Thou see offense where none is given".

8.	Re: No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 05:35	Theo
	how the hell is there anything racial in this ?




	Everyone on Bluesnews is synical, get over it. edit: i cant spell, this is my disclaimer.

7.	Re: No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 03:26	aldo_14
	Is 'Oriental' an ethnic slur now? Somebody forgot to tell the UK It's almost entirely a US thing, as far as I can tell. I know a few oriental people who happily describe themselves as such - especially as 'asian' covers a pretty damn huge continent. Freespace 2: Lost Souls http://www.sectorgame.com/aldo/

6.	Re: No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 03:18	Prez
	I see no slur. Unless using the word "Slant" in conjunction with Oriental is supposed to be inferred as an insulting reference to their eye-shape, which is obviously not what the writer meant. Call off the PC police - it's a false alarm.




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5.	Re: No subject	Jan 17, 2008, 02:38	Destria
	Is 'Oriental' an ethnic slur now? Somebody forgot to tell the UK

4.	Re: No subject	Jan 16, 2008, 22:58	Redlite
	Intentional or not, it's amusing. People need to take that PC stick out of your ass. IT'S OK TO OFFEND SOMEONE.

3.	Re: No subject	Jan 16, 2008, 22:57	Speedrat
	I agree, especially since it is a UK site. Blue, have you considered bringing it to "their" attention in a diplomatic manner rather than "ours"? This message was edited at Jan 16, 22:59.

2.	Re: No subject	Jan 16, 2008, 22:45	JohnBirshire
	Which one is the racial slur? "The Oriental Slant" or "A problem of size?"... I guess theoretically it has two ethnic slurs. Intentional? Or simply not too subtle? In all honesty, I don't think it was intentional. Well, at least I think not.

1.	No subject	Jan 16, 2008, 22:05	The Advocate
	Except, you know, it's not a "slur" despite the PC police screaming otherwise. It's so horribly racist that Oriental rugs, Oriental Blue, Oriental flavored ramen and the general geographic description of "the Orient" have all disappeared from the rest of the world.

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