Some people feel bad about being Armenian because of their exeperiences or their upbringing or just the way they are. ARS Central Executive Board: ‘Artsakh Needs You’, Azerbaijan Launches Deadly Attack on Artsakh, Stillborn Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Limits of Official Diplomacy to Resolve the Conflict, ARF-ER, AYF-ER Statement on Attack on Artsakh, Nayiriboard releases Armenian spellchecker for iOS. I have seen an outpouring of support for the Black Lives Matter movement among Armenian individuals and institutions recently, and it seems to me that if we are committed to translating these intentions into long-term and meaningful change, we must understand our own place within the system.
I’m just saying pull out some real books and read the history of Black America (and in case you question the accuracy of that history a lot was confirmed by white historians); stop basing your History on “social media” honey !!!!! Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. With this privilege came the pressure for Armenians to assimilate and give up their culture and history in order to become fully white.
Good discussion. so slave masters called mixed people mulattos.
And I will cede to you the low ground of being intimately familiar with critical race theory and the deepest thoughts of public intellectuals like AOC. The United States has done some horrible things. I don’t know how that is about blacks? Because we are not perfect, does not mean we are not good. BLM also decries police violence. But as a Latina, one kept following me-and talking to me and kept trying to make 'advances'. As we all know, our ancestors did not come from a place of ethnic privilege. We can refer to the characteristics of dog breeds (purebred German Shepherds have traits unique to their breed, etc) but this is considered bunk and deeply offensive when analyzing humans who belong to a single race and nationality who have certain characteristics over others—such as being predominantly olive skinned, highly industrious, enterprising, artistic, competitive with their own compatriots, etc. Or maybe they just have no pride.
Our racial features may differ and vary, me personally, My name was constantly made fun of, my darker skin and darker eyes told someone something different, and when I talked about my Armenian religion that too was looked down upon me. However, there is a large Armenian diaspora around the world.
I am a naturalized Armenian. Araxie, I am truly sorry that your experience growing up in the US, as an Armenian American, has been such a negative one, so bad, that you have come to believe, “Armenians in America were forced to assimilate and give up their culture and history in order to become fully white. Address gang violence, the overwhelming majority of the victims are black. Hell, we share a whopping 50% of DNA with a banana. They, along with other oppressed people of all colors, ethnicities, religions, and creeds, came to the US, and despite hardships, challenges, and yes, prejudice and discrimination, were given the freedom and opportunity to work hard, adapt, thrive, educate their children, and at the same time, with perseverance, and personal sacrifice, my generation and those that followed, including yours, built and continue to sustain vibrant and thriving Armenian communities, the benefits of which, you and I enjoy today. It does not mean we should exploit these differences. Your post is an eye opener. “Becoming” white did not just offer opportunities, it also meant becoming part of a system of racism. The speed with which the media, the corporations and many gullible youths have swallowed BLM is astonishing. You have shown great sensitivity only to what is fashionable and current. Thank you for your piece, Araxie. I am always amazed how little empathy some of those whose families have struggled in their lives have for others with even worse scenarios.
Address black on black crime. I am in my forties and only now do i get to see a glimpse of it and engage in that conversation. It’s a shame but you fall in the class of uninformed blinded people of this Country that have no idea about the history of Racism in America . There will be conflicts between different people.
Araxie, kudos to you for your analysis. Andranik, it is easy to get rid of a group like us because there are only a handful of us left. What happens once they come to glendale and start burning our businesses? American folk attitudes to race based on colour always fascinate me. I am quite fair-skinned, however. We should also remember that so-called Middle-Easterners have discriminated against Armenians since our arrival to the region. What century? Thank you, Hazel. My grandmother’s generation suffered because they did not look like Grace Kelly, but you have spent the last 10 years or more in an era where the Armenian look is prized.
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