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		incompatible on Aug 31, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Anyone having issues with job applicant fr... Given the diversity and size of Asia, and the fact that it has the majority of the world's population, describing somebody as "Asian" is rather vague.

samcheng on Sept 1, 2022 [–]

It's just shorthand in an old-fashioned slightly racist/ignorant way - they can't say "Yellow" or "Oriental" any more, and want a word to parallel "White" and "Black."

I look forward to a post-racial future...

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