[latina4dubya]

The Orient means the East. It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Middle East (aka Near East) or the Far East, in relation to Europe.

that is my understanding... it can include even parts of North Africa... India to Thailand... all inclusive... and that may be why it is offensive... because it is lumping all those ethnicities altogether...

[Verginius Rufus]

We need to reclaim the word "Orient" from the politically correct busybodies.

Maybe renaming universities with "East" in their name as "Oriental" would be a start.

Oriental Tennessee State University
Oriental Connecticut State University
Oriental Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Oriental Kentucky University