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    Russell Peters - Armenian guy

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxO-KbuYfQU

    "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X
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    Re: Russell Peters - Armenian guy

    I watched it, forwarded it to my friends, and forgot to comment: LOL!
    this post = teh win.

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      Re: Russell Peters - Armenian guy

      I saw this video last weekend by accident while TRYING to show my mom how to use the internet. Forgot to post it here. While it was funny, it's kind of silly to state that you can tell someone is Armenian by their hairiness. Most Middle Easterners are just as hairy (if not worse), as are several Balkan/southeastern Europeans. STAGED!

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        Re: Russell Peters - Armenian guy

        Originally posted by Crimson Glow View Post
        I saw this video last weekend by accident while TRYING to show my mom how to use the internet. Forgot to post it here. While it was funny, it's kind of silly to state that you can tell someone is Armenian by their hairiness. Most Middle Easterners are just as hairy (if not worse), as are several Balkan/southeastern Europeans. STAGED!
        Definitely staged.... how would an Indian comedian from Brampton, Ontario, Canada know that Glendale is full of Armenians. I've met some Scottish/Irish folks that have way more hair than most Armenians I know. Granted, there are some Armenians that take the cake
        "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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          Re: Russell Peters - Armenian guy

          My cousin showed me this years ago. I don't think it's funny. We're being made fun of.

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            Re: Russell Peters - Armenian guy

            Originally posted by One-Way View Post
            My cousin showed me this years ago. I don't think it's funny. We're being made fun of.
            I don't care about the being made fun of part. If you're not familiar with Russell Peters, he makes fun of EVERYone, especially his own Indians (watch some of his other bits). If you can't laugh at yourself, there may be an underlying insecurity issue.

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              Re: Russell Peters - Armenian guy

              Russell is freaking amazing. Some of his best material is when he is picking on various nationalities. Of course his trademark is making fun of Indians. This was the first time I have seen him mention Armenians which I thought was pretty funny (it was kind of cliche making fun of the hair). I don't think it was staged but I guess this might have been a show in LA? But he makes fun of everyone pretty much .. [size=2\j[/size]ews, persians, arabs, asians, blacks .. you name it.
              this post = teh win.

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                Re: Russell Peters - Armenian guy

                Originally posted by Crimson Glow View Post
                I don't care about the being made fun of part. If you're not familiar with Russell Peters, he makes fun of EVERYone, especially his own Indians (watch some of his other bits). If you can't laugh at yourself, there may be an underlying insecurity issue.
                Blah, you don't need to get technical. Yeah, he's funny and pokes fun at everyone. He has another skit about Armenians and I think it's earlier than this one. He says "Armenian" sounds like a clothing brand - he's obviously referring to Armani. He says, "When I'm at the club and somebody comes to close to me, I tell them, "Bitch, get off my Armenian!"

                It's just that other races see Armenians as hairy people/fraud/mafia/Kim Kardashian-like people, and that's our stereotype. It's people like him who reinforce it on others and that's what they assume we're all about. So, yeah, he's funny and does it rather tastefully than other idiots, but still, our stereotype is worse than others.

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                  Re: Russell Peters - Armenian guy

                  Originally posted by One-Way View Post

                  It's just that other races see Armenians as hairy people/fraud/mafia/Kim Kardashian-like people, and that's our stereotype. It's people like him who reinforce it on others and that's what they assume we're all about. So, yeah, he's funny and does it rather tastefully than other idiots, but still, our stereotype is worse than others.
                  Stereotypes are there for a reason.... either you are the typical Armenian or you know one that fits the bill. I find him funny because he just calls it like he sees it without being insulting. His personality comes from growing up in white Canada being brown so I'm sure he knows how it feels to be different.
                  "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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                    Re: Russell Peters - Armenian guy

                    Russell is hardly the reason for those stereotypes, nor is he perpetuating them by pointing out the obvious that most Armenians are pretty freaking hairy. That stereotype is the LEAST of our concerns. If you want to cease those stereotypes, get the Cali Armenians to stop committing insurance and charity fraud, gang banging, selling drugs and wh0ring around. Armenians are the reason I won't set foot in Cali, not Russell's jokes, or other people pointing out the ACCURATE stereotypes of Armenians. Don't blame others for the way Cali Armos are.

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