Three Turkish Voices At UCLA, November 6

[bell-the-cat]

Whats even more ludicrous is to ID someone as belonging to a certain ethnic group - when they are widely known as such and likely consider themselves to be such.

You have just made my point for me. Anyone would know, just by looking at their names, that there is some sort of Turkish background to all three individuals. So why did they give further emphasis to that in the poster.

[Anonymouse]

Race should have nothing to do with it. But here it obviously is, since it is given such extreme prominance in that poster. It suggests that the primary reason they are there is because they are Turkish, and not because they have useful things to say.

Many Turks would be classed as white or caucasian not black. It remains that the mixing has blurred the lines. Turkish is an ethnic group and certainly used in that connotation. Your assertion of "race" is misplaced.

What it "suggests" is hardly approachable as only psychics can tell what it suggests. It means no more and nothing less than what it is saying. Three Turkish scholars who deviate from the norm of Turkish discourse. I usually agree with your inputs but in this case, I do not.

[Lamb Boy]

To distrust the turks for an Armenian is not racism, because our opinion of them is formed through many centuries of bad history.

However to hate Turks because of our history is racists.

For example I've met a many Turkish ppl here in the U.S. who were born and raised in the U.S. as well. Since I am a "diasporan", and essentially they are as well, should I let a history book dictate the way I treat this person? In this case it's more than obvious that the previous atrocities committed by ppl of the same ethnic background have nothing at all to do with these ppl, or me for that matter. If I treat them differently (i.e. with less respect than anybody else I might randomly meet) then I am a racists as I would be using their race as a catalyst for my disapproval of that person.

You should not chalk it up to they did us wrong so I can distrust (read hate in disguise) any Turkish person I meet in the future. I mean distrust? Please. So if we were playing the fall backwards game where someone is supposed to catch you on the way down, and in this example the ppl doing the catching were of Turkish descent, you wouldn't trust them to catch you? What if you hailed a Turkish cabbie would you believe they wouldn't take you to where you wanted to go? Turkish restaurant ... you wouldn't believe that your food would ever arrive? That's distrust ... if you dislike someone just because they are Turkish then that dislike is not only a truly racists sentiment but you yourself become a racists in the process.

Imo not only do the Turkish ppl need to come clean about the atrocities they created and inflicted on the Armenian ppl but Armenians need to let go of this cancerous topic that is killing our culture from the inside out. It's like they're still killing us although it now stems from ourselves to ourselves. Very sad indeed. Let it go unless it happened to you directly or, for those here who still live in Armenia and might still be facing hate towards Armenians, be the bigger person or ppl and do not lower yourselves for other racists ... even if it's a entire country.

I hate California ... seriously!! J/k Man ya'll get all the good stuff in respect to ... well everything! Gotta move out their pretty soon as all my friends moved out there. All of ya'll are out there. I could heckle you guys in person!!
Hello I am Lamb Boy feed me lamb :

[Thai-Samurai]

Genocide issue isn't eating Armenians; its just that on this forum, Turks keep coming and posting crap.

[Anonymouse]

However to hate Turks because of our history is racists.

For example I've met a many Turkish ppl here in the U.S. who were born and raised in the U.S. as well. Since I am a "diasporan", and essentially they are as well, should I let a history book dictate the way I treat this person? In this case it's more than obvious that the previous atrocities committed by ppl of the same ethnic background have nothing at all to do with these ppl, or me for that matter. If I treat them differently (i.e. with less respect than anybody else I might randomly meet) then I am a racists as I would be using their race as a catalyst for my disapproval of that person.

You should not chalk it up to they did us wrong so I can distrust (read hate in disguise) any Turkish person I meet in the future. I mean distrust? Please. So if we were playing the fall backwards game where someone is supposed to catch you on the way down, and in this example the ppl doing the catching were of Turkish descent, you wouldn't trust them to catch you? What if you hailed a Turkish cabbie would you believe they wouldn't take you to where you wanted to go? Turkish restaurant ... you wouldn't believe that your food would ever arrive? That's distrust ... if you dislike someone just because they are Turkish then that dislike is not only a truly racists sentiment but you yourself become a racists in the process.

Imo not only do the Turkish ppl need to come clean about the atrocities they created and inflicted on the Armenian ppl but Armenians need to let go of this cancerous topic that is killing our culture from the inside out. It's like they're still killing us although it now stems from ourselves to ourselves. Very sad indeed. Let it go unless it happened to you directly or, for those here who still live in Armenia and might still be facing hate towards Armenians, be the bigger person or ppl and do not lower yourselves for other racists ... even if it's a entire country.

I hate California ... seriously!! J/k Man ya'll get all the good stuff in respect to ... well everything! Gotta move out their pretty soon as all my friends moved out there. All of ya'll are out there. I could heckle you guys in person!!
Hello I am Lamb Boy feed me lamb :

You also misuse the term "racism". It's in the wrong context. Stop the whole phucking racism rant. I'm sick of the p.c. smear word uttered by every third person trying to pass off themselves as beyond the mere plebians with their "humanitarian" and "sublime" goals of somehow being "non judgemental".

[Lamb Boy]

You also misuse the term "racism". It's in the wrong context. Stop the whole phucking racism rant. I'm sick of the p.c. smear word uttered by every third person trying to pass off themselves as beyond the mere plebians with their "humanitarian" and "sublime" goals of somehow being "non judgemental".

Agreed that in Bells original post about the flyer being racists is a misuse of the term, but in the example I laid out it is the exact correct usage of the word. Show me evidence that I am wrong and please don't make me post a definition. I don't know where you buy your dictionary and all but I am surprised that you don't actually understand the word and its usage. Don't refer to the examples I laid out about distrust plz. I hate repeating myself to those incapable of disseminating correct information ... from my post, from a dictionary ... probably from a lot of other things as well.

Thai Ninja ... to think that this microcosm of Armenian opinions somehow dissolves after the ppl here leave these forums is seriously naive. Lets not kid ourselves ... I’ve been hearing this stuff all my life, haven’t you? However at least the ppl I heard it from before actually lived through the genocide and imo had much more legitimate argument/complaints than those of us who did not.

Flame away ...

[Thai-Samurai]

There is a distinct difference between ninjas and samurais.
Samurais were the emperors soldiers and lived w/ a strict bushido code.
Ninjas were at first rebel groups who planned assissinations of those emperors. However the emperors saw the advantage of ninja tactics and began employing them themselves.
However I prefer to be a Samurai.

[TomServo]

There is a distinct difference between ninjas and samurais.
Samurais were the emperors soldiers and lived w/ a strict bushido code.
Ninjas were at first rebel groups who planned assissinations of those emperors. However the emperors saw the advantage of ninja tactics and began employing them themselves.
However I prefer to be a Samurai.

I want to be a ronin.

[Siamanto]

However, I would call a "Turkish voice" the voice of someone who was actually living in Turkey - none of them are, I don't even think they are Turkish citizens.
This whole "Turkish voice" thing is a rather racist concept anyway, it is implying that there is one near-uniform "Turkish voice",

Does Mr. Straw Man have trouble reading or is it just another attempt of dishonest distortion? It says "Three *urkish Voices." That obviously suggest plurality. Also, how "plural" is the *urkish Society?
Are you sure they are not *urkish citizens? At least, some of them were.
In what way is it racist, Mr. Straw Man?
How "Three *urkish Voices" imply uniformity? That is, at best, called intellectual dishonesty.

I would have preferred "Three Scholars with an interest in Turkish History". The ethnic origin of the three is entirely irrelevant, and it is offensive to see it mentioned in that poster.

We all have our preferences. I would have preferred that you did not constantly and dishonestly distort what is said. Also, specifying the ethnic origin of a speaker does not necessarily mean much and how is it offensive?
Yes, I preferred that you stopped distorting Mr. Straw Man.



Note: I have chosen to auto censor the words "*urk" or "*urkish" because it is commonly perceived as unpleasant and offending, evokes unpleasant emotions and imagery and is pregnant with immoral and evil connotations!

[TomServo]

It was great.