"White People"

[ArmoBarbi]

Have any of you guys heard Armenians refering to some otars as "white people" as if we Armenians are not "white people"? Now, I take it by "white people" they mean the race. (correct me if I am wrong here) How do you feel about this?

I must say, I personally find it quite frustrating and annoying. I want to ask them what we are. Do they think we are in a different race? Are we special and get our own color??

[Thai-Samurai]

I've been trying to get a tan lately, but it hasn't changed anything.

[ArmenianKid]

alot of people. including some dumb armenians think we are from the middle east when we more closely resemble aryans. so they think they can call people white.i get called a camel jockey all the time in school so there are dumb people around the world lol.

[nunechka]

armobarbi, good point... and yes we are white, we are rather CAUCASIAN! which is known as white here in the US, but when people say "white people" i guess we are using the vocabulary of the US of A which is a compilation of languges and even some new forms of those languages... so we are repeating black, latinos, etc... why? because we actually arent like the "white people" here in the US, we are euro-mediteranian...

so thats all we are really doing, no labeling, just fitting in with society...

[ArmoBarbi]

It doesnt matter what the blacks and latinos think to call us. We should know better! Excluding ourselves from our own race is one dumb way of fitting in with a society as ethnically diverse as the one in this country. I do understand your rational, Nune, but I dont see any real justification for this stupidity.

[CatWoman]

THANK YOU! Great topic... I think what they mean by 'white' is an American (blonde hair/blue eyes, Irish/German origin). But yes we are white, I used to be very allergic to that but I got used to it

However, one thing I don't understand is labeling brand names, like Volcom, Hurley, etc. as 'white' brands! Grrrr so annoying, or she dresses like a white girl, LOL! A while ago, I was at Macy's and this Armenian guy asked his gf or lady friend 'how about this' pointing to a Hurley sweater and she was like ewwww Hurley? that's for white people! hahaha so annoying. I wanted to offer them a ticket back home to Africa.

[TJ]

"White people" in America is most times associated with the bland, ingrained anglo-saxon culture. If you have ever seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding i think it addresses this very well, there are the Greeks( who are so like us), the Armenians, Italians ... with the lively culture, big families, good food... and the bland boring "White people", the groom and his parents. But in the general sense of the word, Armenians are white, people refer to us as white people as they should. But i still understand what Armenians mean when they refer to white people.

[ArmoBarbi]

Yeah, I know that we ARE and I understand what they mean when they say "white people". I just had to see if anyone else was bothered by this.

I was once told (in high school) by a black girl that Im not white. When I said that I am she looked confused. lol

Another time (same high school) I was trapped in a bathroom stall by a group of black girls for being a "white girl". Go figure...

Cat, I would have loved to see you do that. lol

I havent really seen this in real life, but I see it online sometimes. I dont even bother bringing it up with these people. It seems to be hopeless. Thank goodness Michigan Armenians dont think this way!

[Crimson Glow]

I've been told several times in the AC chat room that I listen to "white music", and that rap and hip hop is for Armenians/non-whites. White to them = "mainstream American", which for some reason, a lot of Armenians don't want to be associated with. Now I could understand this philosophy if it's because you're...."a true Armenian", but what these people are saying is that we should be thugs and niggas, not clean cut "whities". Well....in spite of the brilliance of such thoughts, I'm going to go ahead and elect to not give a rats ass about their ironic theories.

[Anonymouse]

Armenians are as white as anyone can get, minus the exceptions of some of the mixed ones who are most likely the ones to spout this bromide of Armenians being "non-white".