British Tabloids Calling Attacker " Of Asian Descent"

The middle east is technically in asia, so yes they are right

another reason to hate using "Asian" instead of "Oriental"

this thread gives me the worst hankering for billy west's marge schott impression

In England, that typically means India or Pakistan. The attacker was Pakistani. That's just a linguistic difference between the U.S. and Britain. Here, Asian connotates East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc). There, it's the Subcontinent.

Omg this thread again

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So when you guys think a man of asian appearance, do you think khalid masood or Jet Li? Im just curious?

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You are exposing your own ignorance. In England, Asian has a connotation of Indian/Pakistani/Middle Eastern. No one in England what think of Jet Li by default if told to picture an Asian.

Hopefully you'll use this embarrassing mistake on your part as a learning opportunity. Next time you see or read something that makes you angry, take a moment and consider if that anger may be born of your own lack of information and narrow world view before you lash out impotently. Cheers!

I can't recall ever seeing an Asian with facial hair, much less a beard

Makes sense

Anytime I hear about a white guy committing a crime they always describe him as "someone with European ancestry"

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So when you guys think a man of asian appearance, do you think khalid masood or Jet Li? Im just curious?

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It's how they do it in the UK. Sort of like how we call Native Americans "Indians" here. I am sure the UK would say "wut?" to that.

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British Tabloids Calling Attacker " Of Asian Descent"

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I think this is a cultural thing. The true pc battle is no country describing these attacks as a part of an alleged Muslim jihad against the west.