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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">This
question seems to be obviously related to "Language
Change".</font></blockquote>
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<div>More than just language change, I would hope!</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">I wonder if
some of the negative meanings this word carries are also visible
in the Old World. My colleage (A. Huwe) confirms
that the German equivalent 'orientalisch' does not bear such
meanings. The German word is also claimed to be
associated with some motives like Arabian
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<div>Sure, and the negro is associated with<font
face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><i> Uncle Tom's
Cabin</i></font>, but somehow we don't use it anymore.</div>
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<div>In the state of Washington "oriental" and
"orientalism" is prohibited from all official state
documents:</div>
<div>http://www.politicalcircus.com/archive/article_674.shtml</div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+2" color="#333333"><b>Gov. Locke Signs
Bill Against Use of Term ³Oriental²</b></font><font
face="Verdana" size="-3" color="#333333"><br>
</font><font face="Arial" color="#333333"><b>Apr 3,
2002</b></font><font face="Verdana" size="-3" color="#333333"><br>
</font><font face="Arial" color="#333333"><b>By RPG
Newswire</b></font><font face="Verdana" size="-3" color="#333333"><br>
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON (RPG Newswire) Washington State Governor Gary
Locke recently signed into law a bill that prohibits the use of the
word ³Oriental² on all state and local government statutes, codes,
rules, regulations, and other official documents. The law takes effect
on July 1, 2002.<br>
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