why Oriental is offensive

[Laurence Horn]

At 7:19 AM -0800 2/12/01, James Smith wrote:
>--- Mark Odegard <markodegard at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>  I once had an online contretemps with someone when I
>>  used 'Canuck'. I was
>>  accused of being anti-Canadian.
>>
>My admittedly limited experience is that, like many
>other racial or ethnic designators, 'canuck' is a word
>freely and shamelessly used for self-reference within
>the group but forbidden to be used by outsiders.

Except, presumably, by fans of the Vancouver National Hockey League franchise.

larry