birdeen's call
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I've just read, to my surprise, that describing East Asian people as having slanting eyes is offensive. Could you please tell me if it is indeed so? If I understood the explanation, it's offensive because it's inaccurate. Well, of course it's inaccurate, just like calling my skin white, but, as far as I know, very few people would consider that offensive. I understand that it may be offensive in English, but I'd like to know for sure whether it is or not. I'm not sure I trust the opinion I mentioned above.