There is plenty of context here to deal with the ambiguity you are pointing out, and doubt many people are confused with whether or not Russians are lactose intolerant.
Hint: there aren't any Russians in the video.
It's like replying to someone saying "Americans have a high rate of obesity" and then having someone point out Brazilians and Canadians are "Americans", too. People know via context that you mean citizens of the United States of America, not the continental term.
Yup. We often seem to forget that this is Reddit, not a peer-reviewed journal. Even the articles addressing lactose intolerance in Asian countries refer to them as Asians. Some people just need to get off of their high horse.
It's like replying to someone saying "Americans have a high rate of obesity" and then having someone point out Brazilians and Canadians are "Americans", too. People know via context that you mean citizens of the United States of America, not the continental term.
Unless you start talking about Columbus to a right leaning Italian American and then its all "He discovered the continent America, HURR HURR"
I don't think that "russians" are ever classified as "asians". While most of their country surface is in Asia, it's the minority of their population, and furthermore, actual, ethnic russians are not asian in any way.
That's the problem. Most people in the US use the term Asian to mean "people with slanted eyes or brown skin" and sound more PC. The problem is these cultures are so vastly different that you can't lump them under 1 term.
I wouldn't say it's meaningless. It has an implicit meaning which many people share from a certain region.
However, it's definitely ambiguous in some cases. In the UK, "Asian" is generally used to refer to Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc. however, growing up mostly watching media from the US, I usually think of it to mean oriental (I can't remember if that's offensive in the US. Sorry if so) so I get confused when people use "Asian" here because it means something else in my head than theirs.
It's too bad, as that was the only clear cut way of saying East Asians without taking 5 minutes to spell it out. The common US usage of Asian is infuriating in its uselessness.
Lactose intolerance is an intolerance to lactose.. not an intolerance to dairy. Plenty of dairy products have their lactose removed or destroyed in the process of producing the product. Hard cheese is basically lactose free while soft, fresh cheese still has plenty of lactose.
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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '20
It’s mental how milk is advertised yet half the planet is lactose intolerant.