Oriental (word): Revision history

28 February 2024

• curprev 10:0810:08, 28 February 2024‎ John Leach talk contribs‎ m 9,612 bytes −4‎ Text replacement - "China" to "China"

15 April 2014

• curprev 23:4123:41, 15 April 2014‎ imported>Meg Taylor‎ 9,616 bytes +9,616‎ No edit summary
• curprev 23:3923:39, 15 April 2014‎ imported>Meg Taylor‎ 9,623 bytes +765‎ No edit summary

28 October 2013

• curprev 05:4605:46, 28 October 2013‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 8,940 bytes +82‎ →‎Controversial usage
• curprev 00:1500:15, 28 October 2013‎ imported>Meg Taylor‎ 8,858 bytes −6‎ No edit summary

25 January 2008

• curprev 23:2423:24, 25 January 2008‎ imported>David E. Volk‎ m 8,864 bytes +8,864‎ Burma changed to "Myanmar (formerly Burma)"

12 November 2007

• curprev 09:5709:57, 12 November 2007‎ imported>Subpagination Bot‎ m 8,845 bytes −12,911‎ Add {{subpages}} and remove any categories (details)

6 October 2007

• curprev 15:4815:48, 6 October 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 8,922 bytes +30‎ a group that calls itself "ruthless" calls itself out of bounds
• curprev 10:3810:38, 6 October 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,848 bytes −44‎ where is the evidence to ascribe motives?

1 September 2007

• curprev 17:5517:55, 1 September 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 8,922 bytes +16‎ tweaks

3 August 2007

• curprev 11:2011:20, 3 August 2007‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 8,906 bytes +14‎ →‎Controversial usage: replaced the second "today" in 17 words by "now" a little later in the second sentence -- just so that it reads more smoothly
• curprev 03:1603:16, 3 August 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ 8,909 bytes +17‎ reinserting text

2 August 2007

• curprev 07:3707:37, 2 August 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,892 bytes +707‎ →‎Derivation: Neutrality policy --- copious deleted research backs up this phrasing / see previous discussions

1 August 2007

• curprev 23:1423:14, 1 August 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 8,881 bytes −389‎ →‎Controversial usage: tweeaks--it was the GOP (not liberals) that banned the word in 1970s

28 July 2007

• curprev 22:0322:03, 28 July 2007‎ imported>Anthony Argyriou‎ 9,313 bytes +219‎ cleanup
• curprev 21:3821:38, 28 July 2007‎ imported>Anthony Argyriou‎ 9,094 bytes −121‎ →‎Derivation: remove unsupported claim about porn

27 July 2007

• curprev 02:3802:38, 27 July 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ 9,215 bytes −4‎ No edit summary
• curprev 02:3702:37, 27 July 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ 9,219 bytes −51‎ See talk
• curprev 02:3402:34, 27 July 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ m 9,270 bytes +1,085‎ Orient (word) moved to Oriental (word): Sorry, that's the correct name: the article concerns the word "oriental"
• curprev 02:3302:33, 27 July 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ m 9,270 bytes 0‎ Orient moved to Orient (word): The article at present concerns the word, not the place
• curprev 02:3202:32, 27 July 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ m 9,270 bytes −97‎ Unprotected "Orient": Let's see if this worked

12 July 2007

• curprev 11:3011:30, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ 9,270 bytes −97‎ No edit summary
• curprev 11:2911:29, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ 9,268 bytes −99‎ No edit summary
• curprev 10:0610:06, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ 9,367 bytes +318‎ Still at work...
• curprev 10:0010:00, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 9,049 bytes +70‎ →‎Controversial and non-controversial usage: Which is the minority position? 49 states or 1 state?
• curprev 09:5909:59, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Larry Sanger‎ m 9,049 bytes +70‎ Protected "Orient": Proposing a compromise; constables, please remove protection after the disputants have discussed the compromise. [edit=sysop:move=sysop]
• curprev 09:5809:58, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,979 bytes −232‎ →‎The word "Oriental": Can you reference any protests? A small number of political activists do not represent all views.
• curprev 08:5508:55, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 9,211 bytes +269‎ consensus is do not call a person an "oriental" -- no respectable person does
• curprev 08:4508:45, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,942 bytes +36‎ →‎Controversial and non-controversial usage
• curprev 08:4408:44, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,906 bytes −72‎ →‎Controversial and non-controversial usage: please document the motives you ascribe to these groups or let the reader dream up his own motives. Less editorials please. More facts.
• curprev 08:4208:42, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,978 bytes +793‎ →‎The word "Oriental": the place for support and refutation is outside of the description of the controversy
• curprev 06:4306:43, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 9,211 bytes +799‎ conservative Asians are just as angry with term
• curprev 04:3704:37, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Gareth Leng‎ 9,278 bytes +546‎ →‎The word "Oriental"
• curprev 04:2504:25, 12 July 2007‎ imported>Gareth Leng‎ 9,250 bytes +518‎ →‎The word "Oriental"

11 July 2007

• curprev 23:2023:20, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 8,958 bytes +226‎ champions
• curprev 22:3222:32, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,732 bytes +5‎ →‎The word "Oriental": this is a little facetious, but I'm trying to illustrate how unfairly your applying political labels
• curprev 22:2822:28, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,727 bytes +315‎ you're right, many words and phrases are now banned
• curprev 22:1822:18, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 8,412 bytes +227‎ why usage
• curprev 22:1422:14, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,075 bytes −1‎ It's unfair to delete references and sourced material just because it doesn't support your beliefset.
• curprev 22:0922:09, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,076 bytes +9‎ →‎The word "Oriental"
• curprev 22:0822:08, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,067 bytes −8‎ →‎The word "Oriental": in fairness you can't have it both ways. Either leave out the political labels, or insert them in both sides. Your choice.
• curprev 22:0622:06, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 8,075 bytes −316‎ →‎Controversial and non-controversial usage: drop false info on commonality
• curprev 22:0522:05, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 8,391 bytes −17‎ No edit summary
• curprev 22:0422:04, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 8,408 bytes −51‎ Asians complained, not liberals
• curprev 22:0122:01, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,459 bytes +274‎ →‎Controversial and non-controversial usage: documented usage by Asian gangs, i.e. conversational usage by orientals
• curprev 21:5721:57, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ m 8,185 bytes −13,571‎ →‎The word "Oriental"
• curprev 21:5721:57, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,184 bytes −13,738‎ →‎The word "Oriental"
• curprev 21:5521:55, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,004 bytes +368‎ →‎Controversial and non-controversial usage
• curprev 21:5221:52, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 7,688 bytes +52‎ →‎The word "Oriental": If usage is defended "by conservatives" then logic would dictate that the counter-movement is liberal.
• curprev 20:0520:05, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 7,636 bytes −288‎ only conservatives defend the term
• curprev 19:4119:41, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ m 7,924 bytes +191‎ →‎The word "Oriental"
• curprev 19:4019:40, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 7,983 bytes +250‎ →‎The word "Oriental"
• curprev 19:3919:39, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 7,906 bytes +173‎ No edit summary
• curprev 19:2319:23, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 7,988 bytes −171‎ →‎Controversial and non-controversial usage: the reason it's banned from usage is because ALL ethnic descriptors are banned in housing advertisements
• curprev 19:1719:17, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 8,159 bytes +272‎ →‎The word "Oriental"
• curprev 19:0319:03, 11 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 7,887 bytes +2‎ →‎The word "Oriental"

6 July 2007

• curprev 20:0920:09, 6 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 7,885 bytes +152‎ tweaks and move variants to footnotes
• curprev 20:0320:03, 6 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 7,733 bytes −14,189‎ →‎''Oriental'' as an adjective and substantive

4 July 2007

• curprev 14:2014:20, 4 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ m 8,220 bytes −8‎ →‎Controversial and non-controversial usage
• curprev 14:0714:07, 4 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ m 8,228 bytes −199‎ →‎Controversial and non-controversial usage

3 July 2007

• curprev 23:3123:31, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 8,427 bytes +4,203‎ move info from Oriental/Orientalism entry
• curprev 15:5215:52, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Richard Jensen‎ 4,352 bytes +128‎ link
• curprev 11:2811:28, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 4,310 bytes +86‎ slight tweak
• curprev 11:2711:27, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 4,254 bytes +30‎ adding reference to cognates
• curprev 10:5410:54, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 4,231 bytes +7‎ →‎''Oriental'' as an adjective and substantive
• curprev 10:5310:53, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 4,223 bytes −1‎ →‎''Oriental'' as an adjective and substantive: modify cross-ref
• curprev 10:0310:03, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 4,224 bytes −537‎ →‎References and further reading: moving readings
• curprev 10:0110:01, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ m 4,761 bytes −17,161‎ →‎"Oriental" as an adjective and substantive
• curprev 10:0010:00, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 4,759 bytes −17,902‎ →‎Perceptions and connotations: revise section title
• curprev 10:0010:00, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 4,745 bytes −8,477‎ No edit summary
• curprev 09:5709:57, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 13,222 bytes −9,439‎ →‎Perceptions and connotations
• curprev 09:5409:54, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 22,661 bytes +739‎ →‎Perceptions and connotations: last few tweaks
• curprev 09:4809:48, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 22,556 bytes +110‎ →‎Perceptions & connotations: nuancing this section
• curprev 09:4409:44, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 22,446 bytes +24‎ nuances of usage
• curprev 09:4209:42, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 22,422 bytes −132‎ inter-referencing terms
• curprev 09:4009:40, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ 22,185 bytes −369‎ this issue already discussed below under Perceptions and Connotations
• curprev 09:3909:39, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Russell Potter‎ m 22,554 bytes 0‎ Oriental moved to Orient: In accordance with new opening paragraphs, and to enable a less ambigious and more neutral discussion of the noun and adjective forms of this term
• curprev 09:2709:27, 3 July 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 22,554 bytes +632‎ slightly reworked opening

30 June 2007

• curprev 05:3605:36, 30 June 2007‎ imported>John Stephenson‎ 22,295 bytes +312‎ →‎Alternative terminology: Some rewording to remove claims about political correctness and add that terms like 'East Asian' and 'South-east Asian' don't lump everyone together
• curprev 05:3405:34, 30 June 2007‎ imported>John Stephenson‎ 22,192 bytes +209‎ →‎Regional Variations: South Asian
• curprev 05:2705:27, 30 June 2007‎ imported>John Stephenson‎ 21,983 bytes +38‎ qualifying use of Oriental in UK
• curprev 05:2005:20, 30 June 2007‎ imported>John Stephenson‎ 21,945 bytes +23‎ I have removed the stuff about Dharmic religions and racial features - simpler to say east and south-east Asia
• curprev 05:1805:18, 30 June 2007‎ imported>John Stephenson‎ 22,030 bytes +108‎ We have to mention the controversy surrounding this term sooner, so I have mentioned this in the introduction

23 June 2007

• curprev 10:1310:13, 23 June 2007‎ imported>Charles Sandberg‎ m 21,922 bytes +39‎ →‎Notes

22 June 2007

• curprev 05:0705:07, 22 June 2007‎ imported>John Stephenson‎ 21,883 bytes +127‎ categories

4 May 2007

• curprev 07:2307:23, 4 May 2007‎ imported>Will Nesbitt‎ 21,756 bytes +21,756‎ starting article