Asian, Oriental, and other terms of endearment

[Jerome Foster]

Right on, Enid

Jerome Foster since 7/9/25.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Pearsons, Enid" <epearsons at RANDOMHOUSE.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 12:20 PM
Subject: Asian, Oriental, and other terms of endearment


> Unless I am reading too hastily, there appears to be an assumption in this
> thread that all older people (i.e., the parents and grandparents
mentioned)
> are prejudiced, narrow-minded, socially and linguistically insensitive,
> incapable of change, and ignorant. That has not been my experience. Nor
> would I want to believe that all younger people are smug, arrogant,
> prejudiced, narrow-minded, and prone to generalizing about their elders
from
> manifestly limited experience. Let's not exclude ageism from the list of
> attitudes we all want to avoid.
>
>         Enid (who confesses to the occasional Senior Moment)
>
> Enid Pearsons
> Senior Editor
> Random House Reference
>