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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ADDRESSED ON 'KHLOE & LAMAR' AS LAMAR CONSIDERS MOVE TO TURKEY
By Carina Adly MacKenzie
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http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/03/armenian-genocide-addressed-on-khloe-lamar-as-lamar-considers-move-to-turkey.html
March 13 2012
Kardashians rarely address serious issues on their various reality
shows. "Serious issues" in the Kardashian-Jenner-Odom-Humphries family
tend to revolve around just how hot the wax can be without burning your
lady-business, or whether someone else is jealous of someone's Bentley.
But on Sunday night's episode of "Khloe and Lamar," a very serious
issue was discussed -- the Armenian genocide, a hot topic of debate.
When Lamar is made an offer to play basketball in Turkey, he and Khloe
are presented with the option of relocating to Istanbul so that he
could avoid the boredom of the NBA lockout.
Concerned about not being able to stay in shape without playing,
Lamar definitely considers the offer. "Too much time off kind of
works against you," Lamar says. "I always wanted to go play in Europe,
so I think this is a great opportunity."
Khloe wasn't particularly enamored of the idea of moving away from
her family at the drop of a hat, but moving to Turkey, specifically,
complicated things even more. "You know, there was a big time incident
against the Armenians," Rob told Khloe sarcastically. "It was called
a genocide."
"That adds so much more stress to me, because of my family history,"
Khloe says in a voice-over. "The Armenian genocide is such a
controversial and very sensitive issue because the Turkish and the
Armenian people disagree on the facts about what actually happened.
The Armenians say that between 1915 and 1918 over 1.5 million Armenians
who called Turkey their home were either killed or deported by the
Ottoman Empire. But the current Turkish government refuses to call
the kiddings genocide, and estimates the death toll to be much less."
Khloe expressed concern that she would be betraying her Armenian
ancestry and legions of Armenian fans if she and Lamar moved to
Turkey, since the Kardashian family are such high-profile Armenian
celebrities. "I do not hold today's generation of people, either
Armenian or Turkish, accountable," she said.
Rob and Khloe did some Wikipedia-ing to learn more about the tragedy
before she made her decision. She also confided in Kim. "Just
be careful, to be honest with you, because you're Armenian," Kim
said. "I don't think you understand. When I did the cover of Cosmo
International, Turkey picked it up on the month of April issue, which
is the month of the genocide, and I got a lot of backlash for it. I
had to literally write my fans letters."
Kardashian problems!
Lucky for Khloe, she ultimately didn't have to make a decision,
because the lockout ended before she and Lamar ever came to a definite
conclusion about the issue. It would have been interesting to see
what she would have done had it not.
By Carina Adly MacKenzie
Zap 2 It
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/03/armenian-genocide-addressed-on-khloe-lamar-as-lamar-considers-move-to-turkey.html
March 13 2012
Kardashians rarely address serious issues on their various reality
shows. "Serious issues" in the Kardashian-Jenner-Odom-Humphries family
tend to revolve around just how hot the wax can be without burning your
lady-business, or whether someone else is jealous of someone's Bentley.
But on Sunday night's episode of "Khloe and Lamar," a very serious
issue was discussed -- the Armenian genocide, a hot topic of debate.
When Lamar is made an offer to play basketball in Turkey, he and Khloe
are presented with the option of relocating to Istanbul so that he
could avoid the boredom of the NBA lockout.
Concerned about not being able to stay in shape without playing,
Lamar definitely considers the offer. "Too much time off kind of
works against you," Lamar says. "I always wanted to go play in Europe,
so I think this is a great opportunity."
Khloe wasn't particularly enamored of the idea of moving away from
her family at the drop of a hat, but moving to Turkey, specifically,
complicated things even more. "You know, there was a big time incident
against the Armenians," Rob told Khloe sarcastically. "It was called
a genocide."
"That adds so much more stress to me, because of my family history,"
Khloe says in a voice-over. "The Armenian genocide is such a
controversial and very sensitive issue because the Turkish and the
Armenian people disagree on the facts about what actually happened.
The Armenians say that between 1915 and 1918 over 1.5 million Armenians
who called Turkey their home were either killed or deported by the
Ottoman Empire. But the current Turkish government refuses to call
the kiddings genocide, and estimates the death toll to be much less."
Khloe expressed concern that she would be betraying her Armenian
ancestry and legions of Armenian fans if she and Lamar moved to
Turkey, since the Kardashian family are such high-profile Armenian
celebrities. "I do not hold today's generation of people, either
Armenian or Turkish, accountable," she said.
Rob and Khloe did some Wikipedia-ing to learn more about the tragedy
before she made her decision. She also confided in Kim. "Just
be careful, to be honest with you, because you're Armenian," Kim
said. "I don't think you understand. When I did the cover of Cosmo
International, Turkey picked it up on the month of April issue, which
is the month of the genocide, and I got a lot of backlash for it. I
had to literally write my fans letters."
Kardashian problems!
Lucky for Khloe, she ultimately didn't have to make a decision,
because the lockout ended before she and Lamar ever came to a definite
conclusion about the issue. It would have been interesting to see
what she would have done had it not.