Is Arabic identity weak among Lebanese?

[Sikeliot]

Maronite Lebanese in the US tend to marry and associate with other Catholics, not necessarily other Arabs. They in my area marry Irish, Portuguese, Italian, French Americans and have assimilated into that sphere of influence.

[StonyArabia]

It's a divided issue, but they often claim to be Arab or whatever floats their boats. Here most of the Lebanese identify as Arab even if they are Christian. However they often would use the word Ar'ban or Beod'an as slur against Arabs from the Arabian peninsula and Bedouins. Both tones of the word are highly offensive and it's used savages, or uncouth or "Wild". Plus what I found interesting that sometimes the Lebanese would associate themselves with the Whites against other Arabs. They often believe the myth their Phoenicians, so let them have it. A lot of them want to be French to. I don't really like that country to be honest, and it only ever produced was entertainment.

[KMack]

A good friend of mine, his Grandparents immigrated from Lebanon, considers himself to be a white caucasian American. They keep some old customs alive at family gatherings though.

[StonyArabia]

A good friend of mine, his Grandparents immigrated from Lebanon, considers himself to be a white caucasian American. They keep some old customs alive at family gatherings though.

They are French wanna bees quite the sad lot really

[KMack]

They are French wanna bees quite the sad lot really

This family not the case. Others IDK

[happycow]

Lebanese are the one group in the levant that can get away with not identifying as arab.

[StonyArabia]

This family not the case. Others IDK

A lot of Lebanese want to be White and French, I have seen it, and it's very amplified with the Christian ones.

Lebanese are the one group in the levant that can get away with not identifying as arab.

lol, Lebanese want to be Europeans more than anything lol, far more than the other groups there that's way.

[Chaos One]

Since Brazil has more "Lebanese" than Lebanon itself, I think it's fun to talk about this.

If you ask any common Lebanese-Brazilian (or even Syrian-Brazilian), most of them don't deny their arabic origin. The point is: they don't want to be vinculated to other arabs like Saudis (and if Christian, at any group who has a majority muslim population, like Iraqis).

Of course, being arab in Brazil isn't so...bad as in US or Europe. We don't have a bad bias against them, and most Lebanese are seen as normal white guys here. Heck, our president is Lebanese-Brazilian, the governor of my state is Lebanese-Brazilian, the last mayor of São Paulo City was Lebanese-Brazilian...

[happycow]

A lot of Lebanese want to be White and French, I have seen it, and it's very amplified with the Christian ones.



lol, Lebanese want to be Europeans more than anything lol, far more than the other groups there that's way.

It doesn't help that other Arabs play into it. My great grandmother was lebanese and my mother even referred to her as a "different race."

[StonyArabia]

Since Brazil has more "Lebanese" than Lebanon itself, I think it's fun to talk about this.

If you ask any common Lebanese-Brazilian (or even Syrian-Brazilian), most of them don't deny their arabic origin. The point is: they don't want to be vinculated to other arabs like Saudis (and if Christian, at any group who has a majority muslim population, like Iraqis).

Of course, being arab in Brazil isn't so...bad as in US or Europe. We don't have a bad bias against them, and most Lebanese are seen as normal white guys here. Heck, our president is Lebanese-Brazilian, the governor of my state is Lebanese-Brazilian, the last mayor of São Paulo City was Lebanese-Brazilian...

Possibly, but here Lebanese identify as Arab, even when they are Christian Maornite because they want minority status within Canada. Otherwise they try to say they are not Arab and blah blah blah lol.