FWIW, I often use words like “Asian” etc. Sometimes the very ambiguity of “Oriental” (not so long ago, it was applied to countries as Westerly as Persia) lets me suggest, tersely, a general contrast between Western and non-Western philosophies. Here is the post for which Really Not All That Bright “reprimanded” me:
Regardless of my word choice here, did my point have validity? That my point was completely ignored to focus on the word choice did irritate me.