Very good. BTW, at least in the US, it is politically incorrect to use the word “Oriental.” In fact, in 2016, President Obama signed a bill prohibiting use of that term in all federal documents. You can call a carpet Oriental, but a person is Asian. And, of course, there's Oriental medicine. Not sure why it's supposed to be offensive, and I suspect most Asians don't care.
I personally feel that George Floyd's death was not a black-white thing, but a police-mundanes thing. The police long ago gave up any pretense of "protecting and serving" the people who pay their salaries through taxes and are just "Law Enforcement," the strong-arm of government, enforcing the myriad of laws and enriching the government with the fines they collect.
The protests are meant to divide us, because if the people as a whole ever realize that it's a small number of people in government oppressing ALL of the rest of us, we might unite and demand real change. Before the latest protests, people of all races were coming together to oppose government lock-down policies and to demand their freedoms. Where are those protests now?
I think "Asians" would have included some people (like Indians) with decidedly dark skin-tones, ie, people who are included within the BLM umbrella. You're right that the Orient isn't well defined and has shifted over the centuries, so isn't the perfect word either. I guess I could have said "people with light skin tones from China, Japan, and nearby regions". I guess if somebody watches this and only finds offense at being considered from the Orient, I'm doing okay! Thanks for your comment and have a great weekend. :)
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Well said my friend.
Thank you.