Are Armenians white????

[yerazhishda]

Re: Are Armenians white????

The first picture looks suspicious to me, the 2nd picture looks white to me... I would say you're other leader robert kocharian looked quite Sicilian italian

Why is the first picture suspicious?? That is Levon Ter-Petrossian. Many Armenians look like that and many Armenians look like the second picture. It's all a matter of perspective.

In the end, there is only an Armenian nation, not an Armenian "race" so to speak.

[German66]

Re: Are Armenians white????

What is the "Arab look"? How does a Saudi look like a Syrian? How does an Iraqi look like an Algerian?

What is the "European" look? How does Arnold Schwarzneggar look anything remotely similar to a common Mediterranean type? Is there such a thing as this homogenous sense of "European" "white" appearance? How come Italians can have a dark tan, yet you don't hesitate to call them European, or white? How come many Russians can have mongoloid features, yet there is no hesitation to call them white? How come Spanish people who have Arab blood, are admitted as Europeans?

To me, this question of "European" is more about Geographical boundaries than anything else to the common inquirer who hasn't looked into the variety of phenotypes the Europid race can manifest itself in.

Why is it that, just because Armenians live in a different region in the world, our phenotypes which are inherently Europid, are questionable to Europeans? The simple answer is.... regional bias.

Armenians have their own variety of appearances, just as Germans, French, English, Arabs, Russians do within their own multitude of phenotypes. We have our own flavour which has historically creeped itself both southwards in modern Arab regions (so it can be easily said that it is Northern Arabs who look like us, instead of the conventional idea that we look like them) and northward/westward into Europe.

All of this "white" "European" is a matter of definition in the end. Why should we have to entertain this insecurity put forth by having to "pass as white" or "pass as arab" or pass as something defined by Eurocentrists. We recognize ourselves as Armenian. Perhaps during ancient times, foreigners seemed to have understood this better because we were not such an obscure nation to them.

I consider Armenians as white. perhaps the reason why some Armenians look Arab is because during the Ottoman times; Armenians were forced or driven to Middle-Eastern countries and they got Iranizied or Arabizied.

Do Armenians marry with Christian Arabs? perhaps thats why you see some Middle-Eastern type Armenians.

[yerazhishda]

Re: Are Armenians white????

All of this "white" "European" is a matter of definition in the end. Why should we have to entertain this insecurity put forth by having to "pass as white" or "pass as arab" or pass as something defined by Eurocentrists. We recognize ourselves as Armenian. Perhaps during ancient times, foreigners seemed to have understood this better because we were not such an obscure nation to them.

One-drop rule! Those dirty Armenids need to go to the back of the bus!

[German66]

Re: Are Armenians white????

The first picture looks suspicious to me, the 2nd picture looks white to me... I would say you're other leader robert kocharian looked quite Sicilian italian

[jgk3]

Re: Are Armenians white????

What is the "Arab look"? How does a Saudi look like a Syrian? How does an Iraqi look like an Algerian?

What is the "European" look? How does Arnold Schwarzneggar look anything remotely similar to a common Mediterranean type? Is there such a thing as this homogenous sense of "European" "white" appearance? How come Italians can have a dark tan, yet you don't hesitate to call them European, or white? How come many Russians can have mongoloid features, yet there is no hesitation to call them white? How come Spanish people who have Arab blood, are admitted as Europeans?

To me, this question of "European" is more about Geographical boundaries than anything else to the common inquirer who hasn't looked into the variety of phenotypes the Europid race can manifest itself in.

Why is it that, just because Armenians live in a different region in the world, our phenotypes which are inherently Europid, are questionable to Europeans? The simple answer is.... regional bias.

Armenians have their own variety of appearances, just as Germans, French, English, Arabs, Russians do within their own multitude of phenotypes. We have our own flavour which has historically creeped itself both southwards in modern Arab regions (so it can be easily said just as easily that it is Northern Arabs who look like us, as an alternative to the conventional idea that we look like them) and northward/westward into Europe.

All of this "white" "European" is a matter of definition in the end. Why should we have to entertain this insecurity put forth by having to "pass as white" or "pass as arab" or pass as something defined by Eurocentrists. We recognize ourselves as Armenian. Perhaps during ancient times, foreigners seemed to have understood this better because we were not such an obscure nation to them.

[AR MENIA]

Re: Are Armenians white????

Armenians are Indo-europeans. Check www.armenianhighland.com for more info(recomendation). If you happen to be a racist i recommend you the following sites: www.panaryan.com. Some racist Armenians have even made a forum for other racists Armenians, their site is called www.armenianaryans.com, but i wouldn't take those guys to serious cause many of them dont know what they are saying.

[yerazhishda]

Re: Are Armenians white????

Is the Arab look a minority in Armenians or majority?

This is a good example:



Would you say the above person is "white"?



How about this one?

The answer: they are both Armenian and have both been presidents of Armenia. This is a pretty good summation of the different looks among Armenians.

[German66]

Re: Are Armenians white????

No we are a bit darker then white although you will find lots of variations among us with some being white and some pretty dark.The phnotype of the armenian race has a good deal of variation in it.Some people look like they are from western europe and some looklike they are from a arab country.The armenian nose and our short stature seem to be a prevalent phenotyp unfortunatly hehe.

Is the Arab look a minority in Armenians or majority?

[Haykakan]

Re: Are Armenians white????

No we are a bit darker then white although you will find lots of variations among us with some being white and some pretty dark.The phnotype of the armenian race has a good deal of variation in it.Some people look like they are from western europe and some looklike they are from a arab country.The armenian nose and our short stature seem to be a prevalent phenotyp unfortunatly hehe.

[yerazhishda]

Re: Are Armenians white????

lol ya i think were white at least i know i am LOL