Arab caricatures:
How many Arabs and Afghans looks like:
Here's my theory
Most caricatures are satire and they tend to try and rally up the public to laugh at or hate a certain topic/person/thing.
In general, villians tend to have bigger noses and ugly features (look at any evil witch or cartoon villian)
Historically too, when caricatures were used to poke fun at the Jews, they drew them with big noses (a common feature of the Israelites). I think caricatures are trying to recreate the same hatred for middle-easterners as the Germans did for the Jews. It's ironic that they don't really realize that their work isn't really original... and are just recycling similar techniques from the past.
Although some Arabs are semites (like Jews) they aren't all semites and they don't all have the same features as the Jews. The middle East is very variable in features (as anything is when there isn't much inbreeding)
Anyway, I also want to point out that the young Arab men you posted are on a scale of 100, and not a fair comparison xD but thanks for the yumminess
Maybe because most middle eastern people are sémites and that the west used to draw Jews with big noses, so after the Holocaust they just changed the clothes and kept the same drawings for their other sémite cousins (Arabs).
I'd say Middle Eastern people do tend to have a big nose (as in, it's not unusual) but it's not any bigger than European Balkan noses (dinarized noses) or some Baskid noses and they're definitely smaller than Jewish noses.
As for North Africans I think we tend to have smaller noses than middle Easterns on average but still kinda varies.
Just like this exist.
It's a cartoon for pete's sake. Something that represents them doesn't always have to be detailed because that's the point of cartoons.
Some of them have quite large schnozzolas!
I am pure Syrian i got small nose
@Cute_syrian I have many Syrian American (first generation) friends and I do understand. However, SOME middle easterners do have big noses. . . don't they?
There are big nose in every nationality i don't think anyone should be stereotype for it
@Cute_syrian How many middle-easterners have big noses compared to people from other areas? I don't know the answer to that question but I have an idea that it is more common among middle easterners.
It's minority my nose is small and cute.
@Cute_syrian The question is not about you.
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Because they have bigger nose than White, at least in my country Middle Eastern and North African have bigger nose.
There's also a country in Middle Eastern where every women get a nose job. I think it was the Persian but Im' not 100 % sure.
In France we have many North African and some Turk (who look very similar to middle eastern) and they have bigger nose than the White French so this stereotype is true in my country but maybe Norwegian / Scandinavian have bigger nose than French?
From my experience many Norwegians (especially the elderly) have bigger noses than both French people and some Middle-eastern ones. But there's a lot of variety in Norway though when it comes to nose sizes.
Everyone has bigger noses than the French xD
The French are known to have very small, pointy noses
@virginbish That's surely why then XD
Ahah good to know xD
And yes, most elderly of any culture have bigger noses (because the cartilage of the nose and ears continue to grow)
Do they?
I think some Jews have big noses like Barbra Streisand
I once read an article on noses. It said that the shape of your nose has evolved to fit the climate you or your ancestors have lived in. For example: narrow nostrils are better at humidifying and warming cold, dry air.
But that might be questionable.
I think caricature drawing as a large exagerates the shape and size of facial features, so most have big noses.
I've definitely noticed the larger noses on middle easterners on quite a few occasions. It's not just something that was made up for the sake of caricatures.
Maybe how common it's depends on which country we're talking about. I've seen some Kurdish and Turkish people with a bit bigger nose, but most big nosed individuals I've seen are Europeans and elderly people. To me it seems more of an international thing than an Arab thing.
We've a lot of Syrian, Iranian and Iraqi refugees, but also some Afghans - Most of them have noses that are either the same size as everyone else's or slightly smaller. Many have small narrow and straight noses like this.
Second guy is so handsome
@Cute_syrian, It's the same person:
Haha he look better with less beard
First guy look like dream guy i am pure Syrian my nose is not big.
Most Syrians from my experience have small noses. Many Iranians, Iraqis, Afghans etc. also have small noses.
Thanks i guess haha
Well, we do have large noses. I just don't think it's uncommon to come across similar sizes among other ethnicities. I'm an example of this I think
Your nose size is medium, not big. Prince Charles' nose is big imho.
The majority of afghans are not models like that and they do generally have big noses. All the afghans I have ever known had massive schnozes.
Stereotypes exist for a reason
same reason cartoons of brits often have terrible teeth... its a cartoon. doesn't need to be based in fact
Many of them have big noses. This is why nose job is really popular among them.
Dark skin tends to exaggerate features and make them look larger than they actually are.
All middle eastern are not even dark i am pure Syrian i am not dark
I'm disagree. From my experience light skins makes features bigger, more clumpy and less defined than dark skin. In addition dark skin can hide wrinkles, acne, spots etc.
You picked two super good looking dudes to represent how middle easterners look and two old dudes to represent how caucasians look?
There are many Caucasians with small noses too like Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie, but my point was that many European people also have big noses while Middle-eastern have small - so the caricature doesn't make sense. There's a huge variety among both Europeans, Middle-eastern etc. I've personally seen more Caucasians with bigger noses than Middle-eastern, but it's mostly elderly people regardless of where they comes from who've big noses.
Angelina Jolie's nose isn't natural. She had a massive nose before plastic surgery too..
@gothgirl997, I've heard about that before - but it still doesn't change the fact I perceive her nose as straight, narrow and small.
Your perceive her nose before plastic surgery as small? 😲
When will people stop idolizing celebrities like gods? 🐑 🐑
@gothgirl997, when someone have a big nose it's when it's out of proportions, big compared to rest of the face etc. E. g. prince Charles'. Angeline Jolie has an averaged sized nose - but is relatively small.
I beg to differ but obviously you're brainwashed, like most people on this site..
@gothgirl997, things are subjective, gurl! :3
First guy is super handsome
2nd look average
3 rd is not at all attractive
not all of them are attractive.
@Cute_syrian, here's my opinion:
He's extremely handsome: 10/10.
He's also a 10/10.
This man is 8/10. He's probably between 38 - 44 years old, so he's a bit "old". In addition he looks like a conservative pretty boy. If he was younger and looked more modern - more like a handsome liberal, he would be closer to 10/10.
Prince Charles is 4,9/10. The other old dude is like 5/10. They're two average dudes.
My opinion first guy 10 look. just my type
Second a bit average 6 or 7
Third 4 lol
Both of them 4.5
@curiousnorway those two dude are below average i live in argentina average guy look way better than again argentine men are good looking in general.
@Cute_syrian, I'm agree there are many good looking men (and women) in Argentina. I think if the pretty boy I posted a picture of wasn't conservative or old he would look way better. A turban and an angry look can do much - making you look more unattractive.
Haha both of them are not my type haha thanks Latino in general are attractive i am feeling more attractive after moving to argentina lol like i am more charming
@Cute_syrian, you're very pretty. :)
They don’t but my 2 Arab friends do lol... hahah one is afghan the other is Lebanese 😂🤷♂️
It’s a prominent feature I’m sure...
I can't see the picture. It's removed.
But why? Not cool gag... Not cool...
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Actually, Asians think Europeans and descendants have large noses.
Middle Eastern features tend to vary I don't know why they draw them like that
Good to see someone who's agree with me.
Yea it is the jews with big noses not them
I have no idea but I'm sure our friends the anthropologists have some theories.
No one can beat the j00s when it comes to noses.
I’ve seen more middle eastern guys with big hook like noses than Caucasian’s.
Jamie Farr is real life.
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