Socio-racial survey for Armenian members

[Tigranes]

Yes, I'm definitely ignorant. The guitar and the banjo have definitely been part of our culture for centuries.

Gor Mkhitaryan himself lists American bands and musicians as his biggest influences, and says that he does not try to make "Armenian" music. But you'd know him better than he, right?

My point was not "what will I play at my wedding". My point was that every culture (or almost) has festive music too. I'd be interested in knowing what you would consider as ours.

And heck, I may be even more critical than you in certain regards. While I enjoy Harout's music, and he is fun to dance to, I don't consider most of his music as "real" Armenian.

Khachatur Avetisyan, in my opinion, represents the renaissance of our traditional music in the 20th century. Roupig Matevosian, Badalian, Ofelia Hambartsumian and all are the people I consider as the ones who sing our true traditional music. Our traditional dance, with its movements, is also much more "refined" than the arabic or kurdish one for example (by refined I mean that the movements are a lot more elegant and,um, noorp. Gomidas, of course, is the cleanest form of Armenian music we have. Aram Khachaturyan, on the other hand, has combined many elements of Georgian, Tcherkez and Kurdish music in his works.

And finally, the White Man is not guilty of everything. He's just not much better than anyone else.

We can go on forever...

Honestly I really have no serious problem with people like you. We can work together for a brighter future. Not just cuz you're a racially sound specimen and we can't afford to alienate you but I believe you have the capacity for understanding what was done to us since the 15th century and how we can make the Armenian Phoenix rise back from the ashes.

[Tigranes]

Wow.. who the hell is this "Tigranes" clown?

"We Armenians do not differentiate Tata and Amr Diab."

Are you crazy? First of all it's not even the same type of music. Second, how could you possibly compare Tata to a star like Amr Diab?

Grey Wolf, I never heard of Amr Diab. I have no idea who or what it is.
I just assumed it's some popular towelhead singer.

[xBaron Dants]

We can go on forever...

Honestly I really have no serious problem with people like you. We can work together for a brighter future. Not just cuz you're a racially sound specimen and we can't afford to alienate you but I believe you have the capacity for understanding what was done to us since the 15th century and how we can make the Armenian Phoenix rise back from the ashes.

Haha! I'm a racially sound specimen you say? Hehe..you want my light-haired fair skinned self to produce many children, don't you?

And I am glad that you consider me smart enough. You have yet to meet my standards though.

I know quite welll what has happened to us since the 15th century, and I do not need you to explain it to me because you think I have the capacity to understand it. Once again, I ask you. Who has granted you this right to alienate certain Armenians because they do not live up to your standards, and to "train" the other ones among us, who are now jumping for joy because we seem to have potential?

Just when you were starting to talk a little less radically and a little more logically, you go right ahead and piss me off with a comment like that.

[Tigranes]

Haha! I'm a racially sound specimen you say? Hehe..you want my light-haired fair skinned self to produce many children, don't you?

As long as they're not raised as Armo wiggers.

And I am glad that you consider me smart enough. You have yet to meet my standards though.

I don't. I merely suggested you have the cognitive potential.

I know quite welll what has happened to us since the 15th century

If you knew you wouldn't have asked half the questions you did.

Once again, I ask you. Who has granted you this right to alienate certain Armenians because they do not live up to your standards, and to "train" the other ones among us, who are now jumping for joy because we seem to have potential?

The keyword is Armenians. All Armenians are one with one culture, race, language and history. Anyone outside those parameters and with different attributes is not Armenian. So i'm not alienating other Armenians if they are not Armenian in the first place.

Just when you were starting to talk a little less radically and a little more logically, you go right ahead and piss me off with a comment like that.

What did you expect from a fascist?
My logic has been quite reasonable and consistent thus far.

Bari gisher.

[xBaron Dants]

Well, this thread has certainly been very informative. At least I now know where that freak from the Armenian Aryan Party gets his votes from.

[Tigranes]

Well, this thread has certainly been very informative. At least I now know where that freak from the Armenian Aryan Party gets his votes from.

We don't really get along with Armen. He and others like him are megalomaniacs who think everything good on this earth was invented by Armenians and every important historical figure was Armenian while making a complete mockery of actual Armenian history.
They are also quite far from being Eurocentric...it's better than nothing though.

[angelik22]

If you continue with your stupid comments, I'll have to ban you.

i agree with eek

btw eeeeeeeeeeek i love u u are the cuttest thing ever... janaaaaaaaa cna i adopt you? hehehehe

[xBaron Dants]

...it's better than nothing though.

And still a lot worse than most of what's out there.

[Tigranes]

And still a lot worse than most of what's out there.

By 2020 (hey that seems the date on everyones mind regarding Armenia) we should have decent organized groups like in Hellas...XRYSH AUGH,
LAOS (Karatzaferis) and ELLINIKO METOPO !

[chille]

Tigranes, are you sure you are Armenian cuz for the past 10 posts you have been saying only negative things about Armenian culture... That's pretty disappointing to hear.