tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post6231944379751028791..comments2024-03-28T01:03:32.077-07:00Comments on Scary Azeri : A little bit brown.scaryazerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-44771760396841972592010-06-08T17:18:38.718-07:002010-06-08T17:18:38.718-07:00@Bill: I was agreeing with you in my last reply. ...@Bill: I was agreeing with you in my last reply. Sorry if it wasn’t clear. I’m in full agreement with the second statement as well.Natanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-10312559554510061772010-06-08T10:55:10.920-07:002010-06-08T10:55:10.920-07:00@Eva: I replied. :) Thanks for clarifying it for m...@Eva: I replied. :) Thanks for clarifying it for me! I know who you meant now.scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-9085503416671218962010-06-08T08:49:47.070-07:002010-06-08T08:49:47.070-07:00I'm answering a bit late, sorry ! So, I sent y...I'm answering a bit late, sorry ! So, I sent you a mail about your niece/not niece..<br /><br />Thanks for the welcoming part, and don't worry about me worrying about Jay ;) we French are used to be teased by other nationalities (and especially from North America!), about frogs mostly but well, oddness in mockery can't be negative ;)Evanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-63958840721791153982010-06-08T03:00:18.227-07:002010-06-08T03:00:18.227-07:00I'm not disagreeing with any of this. Yes, the...I'm not disagreeing with any of this. Yes, there are such things as national characteristics - but they come a very long way behind 'human' personality traits when it comes to defining identity. It's the negative, destructive 'Ah well, she's German' that denies whoever she is any individuality. Let's accept our commonality, celebrate our differences and stop the Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-61887619082317354552010-06-07T23:57:22.323-07:002010-06-07T23:57:22.323-07:00@Anonymous and Nata (it is getting difficult to di...@Anonymous and Nata (it is getting difficult to distinguish between Anonymous guys! I might have to start some complicated numbering system here...)<br /><br />Admitting that we are all different should not mean we are labelling or excluding anyone.And yes, like you say...ignoring the differences would just be pointless.<br /><br />I love the differences in people. I love the fact YOU are all so scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-69969246819015267352010-06-07T20:06:28.968-07:002010-06-07T20:06:28.968-07:00Sadly, our human nature seems to continue to focus...Sadly, our human nature seems to continue to focus on the differences between us. Race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, occupation, language, sexual orientation....you name it and we will label you, categorize you and exclude you if you're not from "our group." Ignoring this reality will never change anything. Teaching our children to value honesty, practice respect, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-59669689363570143562010-06-07T19:33:34.026-07:002010-06-07T19:33:34.026-07:00@Bill: I think being proud of being any one natio...@Bill: I think being proud of being any one nationality is like being proud of having a nose and two ears, silly. But then again, as a mutt, I’m probably just sour grapes :)Natanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-22237701788531410292010-06-07T10:40:22.195-07:002010-06-07T10:40:22.195-07:00Scary, the race taboo you're wandering into is...Scary, the race taboo you're wandering into is a minefield. I sympathize with your standpoint - I really do - but "pretending we are all the same is" not merely "ignorant and stupid." It is the only way most people who have to tick the "white" box can face the world.<br /><br />Frankly I envy you for your ability to get away with speaking about this so freely. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-26466891856801745962010-06-07T07:02:19.427-07:002010-06-07T07:02:19.427-07:00As am I ;) But I digress: I agree with Ani 100%. N...As am I ;) But I digress: I agree with Ani 100%. No further comment needed :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-82098949223206044002010-06-06T14:05:03.416-07:002010-06-06T14:05:03.416-07:00Oh and he is Canadian! LOLOh and he is Canadian! LOLscaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-34815096319754448042010-06-06T14:03:25.844-07:002010-06-06T14:03:25.844-07:00Oh, and Eva...I love French people, so you must fe...Oh, and Eva...I love French people, so you must feel at home here. Ignore Jay, he is a big softy and a dear friend. :)))scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-76263272706699515712010-06-06T14:01:14.117-07:002010-06-06T14:01:14.117-07:00Eva...Now I am intrigued. I would happily thank th...Eva...Now I am intrigued. I would happily thank this Suad, except for I dont have a niece called Suad! :))) so please let me know who it is. you can email me if you want on scaryazeri@gmail.com <br />thank you for reading and thanks for the comments! Love comments, and get sulky when people dont talk to me. ;)))scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-56121418231061149182010-06-06T13:42:46.292-07:002010-06-06T13:42:46.292-07:00Hey, yes, right, I forgot to introduce myself !! W...Hey, yes, right, I forgot to introduce myself !! Well, I'm reading your blog for a little while now, your niece Suad actually posted a link on her facebook page so you can thank her for this new impolite french reader ;) It's a very nice blog btw, I hope you'll carry on !Evanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-3599702694204242772010-06-06T11:46:22.405-07:002010-06-06T11:46:22.405-07:00@Eva: Hello, nice to meet you. I love when some co...@Eva: Hello, nice to meet you. I love when some comments just appear from someone I never knew was here. If it makes sense. :) <br /><br />@Linda: I know that kids dont actually notice skin colour for a while, not sure when they start usually, but mine is only just realizing there is subtle difference. she said recently that a boy in the class ( the only one we have!) is the same as our friend&#scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-66352305122449273842010-06-06T07:45:23.602-07:002010-06-06T07:45:23.602-07:00Nata just wrote what I was about to say ;-)Nata just wrote what I was about to say ;-)An-Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118785424020322944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-90859564275086977102010-06-06T05:11:46.204-07:002010-06-06T05:11:46.204-07:00I know from reading your blogs and your followers&...I know from reading your blogs and your followers' comments that a lot of you are proud of being Azeri, Armenian, etc., etc. - and it's alweays interesting to read the different takes on subjects. But I'd extend your 'So what?' response to the colour/ethnicity question to actual nationalities. I was born in England but have lived most of my life in Scotland, where culturally Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-44496980931569876942010-06-05T08:54:06.959-07:002010-06-05T08:54:06.959-07:00We’re the only real Caucasians btw, because we’re ...We’re the only real Caucasians btw, because we’re from the actual Caucasus. LOL :):)Natanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-20958059697390190522010-06-05T07:17:12.187-07:002010-06-05T07:17:12.187-07:00Couldn't agree more, that politically correct ...Couldn't agree more, that politically correct is also pissing me off sometimes. Here, in France, people says "a Black" instead of saying "un Noir" which means exactly the same but in French. What the hell is the difference ? It's not because you say it in French that it becomes an insult..Evanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-87139719507102297042010-06-05T07:15:24.835-07:002010-06-05T07:15:24.835-07:00Nice one I like it however it proves the reason yo...Nice one I like it however it proves the reason you could not be French as you are far to polite.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355924405278937604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-91142928697808245052010-06-05T06:31:58.117-07:002010-06-05T06:31:58.117-07:00Nah, nothing wrong with flesh :) but if the color ...Nah, nothing wrong with flesh :) but if the color set had been made and named in Kenya, what color would "nude" or "flesh" be? It's the subjectivity of that description I object to. Must admit though, I completely missed this brouhaha (I watch nearly no TV, so kill me!), and certainly it's not worth the fuss.Anihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443689500887100154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-3404576826888078252010-06-05T05:45:15.155-07:002010-06-05T05:45:15.155-07:00@Ani: You know, I heard the word "nude" ...@Ani: You know, I heard the word "nude" so often about a shade of colour when I studied art, etc and I never, ever had an image of a naked human flesh. I think it is one thing if you just dislike the description because it makes you think of human flesh (and you dont like humans? or you dont like flesh? :))... <br /><br />But to have a race raw over someone accidentally using it, scaryazerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209595384194222929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-23540271970088055792010-06-05T02:24:55.848-07:002010-06-05T02:24:55.848-07:00Oh this is a great subject. We always told the kid...Oh this is a great subject. We always told the kids that they are brown, because they are. They are not black nor white. And that is fine. They know that their dad is black and mum is white. They are not confused, however most of their white friends (english) are as their parents try and avoid the subject for as long as they can and then all sort of pearls of wisdom come out. I had some very Juratenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-50335352924667616202010-06-05T01:11:51.608-07:002010-06-05T01:11:51.608-07:00The dark side of ethnocentrism.
"We" sec...The dark side of ethnocentrism.<br />"We" secretly still think/feel we're better than "they" are. That's why there's so much beating around the bush going on. We're concious enough to know that it is not okay to feel/think that way.<br />Sadly so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-81746290316840946372010-06-04T19:55:46.637-07:002010-06-04T19:55:46.637-07:00When my granddaughter was about three years old, s...When my granddaughter was about three years old, she came to visit a couple of weeks after Easter. We'd just finished eating the last of the chocolate Easter bunnies and I asked her what she'd done that day before coming to visit.<br /><br />She said she and Mommy had gone the gym. I asked her how she'd enjoyed her workout and she giggled. She hadn't worked out, you see, she&#LINDA FAULKNERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059741905691302335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545713293332836232.post-46418754022650871952010-06-04T18:40:43.560-07:002010-06-04T18:40:43.560-07:00Scary,
Actually there are two separate issues her...Scary,<br /><br />Actually there are two separate issues here. I too see nothing wrong or racially insensitive about saying "Indian" husband because that's an accurate description (unless he's Pakistani...). However, using the word "nude" as a color description is highly inaccurate. Once upon a time in the U.S., Crayola crayons had a color they labeled "flesh,&Anihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443689500887100154noreply@blogger.com