how come being called exotic is considered insulting?
2006-07-30 16:35:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The term exotic means: not of this land, foriegner.
Basically when someone is offended is because they took it as "Hey you look like you don't belong here, foreigner!" rather than "Hey you look exotic"
I find that when I am called exotically beautiful, I feel special as if I am a green and flourished flower bloomed surrounded by a desert of ugly, dry, flowers.
2006-07-30 16:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well it's Not insulting to me! I'm 5'3 with deep dark red naturally curly hair,olive skin,green eyes Irish / Italian
Oh and I am an Exotic Dancer too!
If the word exotic insults any one,than they happen to be uneducated as the word's definition is completely different from the definition of my job.
2006-07-31 01:52:15 · answer #2 · answered by foxxynatasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being called "exotic" isn't insulting. I don't think exotic plants feel humiliated and exotic animals don't feel used or abused. I've been to exotic islands, and the people that live there feel fine when I spend my tourist dollars in their places of business. The term "exotic" isn't insulting ... it's what you do with it that turns into something derogatory.
2006-07-30 23:51:14 · answer #3 · answered by beacon1954 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been call an exotic Latina and I find that as a complement not insulting. People just happen to take it in a different way.
2006-07-31 02:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by Humming Bird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about being insulting exactly but I find it a bit of a stereotype. I'd much rather have someone take the time to know me than to just say "you're so exotic".
2006-07-30 23:40:50 · answer #5 · answered by Kuji 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not considered insulting, it's a compliment...i love it when people tell me i'm exotic looking...it just means that you stand out from the crowd which is a good thing sometimes...
2006-07-31 00:46:32 · answer #6 · answered by c@ramel_m@mi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think of exotic in the highest regards; especially since I am married to a Chinese woman.
The problem starts when people say exotic and really mean erotic. That is a definite degrading of another group.
2006-07-31 01:06:40 · answer #7 · answered by Calvin of China, PhD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont consider it insulting....in fact i take it as a great compliment because that means that i have a beauty that not EVERY girl out there has....i am different and i stick out from the every day blonde haired girl with blue eyes. I love myself!
2006-07-30 23:52:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nobody went to the exotic islands of the south seas, so they don't know how exotic the girls are.
2006-07-30 23:38:13 · answer #9 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exotic in itself is not insulting. It merely means "different look".
It is when you combine it with "dancer" is becomes insulting. Then it means "Dancing naked"
-Dio
2006-07-30 23:40:24 · answer #10 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋