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[[Image:Armeniangenocide deadpeople.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bodies of Armenians killed during the 1915 [[Armenian Genocide]].]]

'''Anti-Armenianism''' (also '''Anti-Armenism''' and '''Anti-Armenian sentiment''') is hostility toward or [[prejudice]] against [[Armenians| Armenian people]], [[Culture of Armenia|Armenian culture]] and the [[Armenia|Republic of Armenia]], which can range in expression from individual [[hatre(contracted; show full)f [[hate mail]] campaigns directed at Paul Krekorian, a  city council candidate for [[California]]n [[Democratic]] Primary, making racist remarks and accusations that the Armenian Community was engaging in [[voter fraud]].<ref>[http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=959 Armenian Community Condemns Anti-Armenian Attacks During California Democratic Primary Election<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== Anti-Armenianism by individuals ==

For several months in [[1994]],
 Ahmet Coşar going by the alias of [[Serdar Argic]] posted thousands of messages, claiming that the Armenian Genocide didn't happen or that Armenians massacred Turks, on Usenet [[newsgroup]] threads mentioning the word Turkey. [[Samuel Weems]] published the book [[Armenia: The Secrets of a "Christian" Terrorist State]] in [[May]] of [[2002]]. Weems has made such claims as the "number one export of Armenia is terrorism" and that there was no Armenian Genocide.<ref name = "Tall Tale">[http://www.tallarmeniantale.com/interview-weems.htm#sw  Weems Interview], Tall Armenian Tale.</ref>  American historian [[Justin McCarthy (American historian)|Justin McCarthy]] is known for his controversial support of Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide.<ref>{{cite news | title=A PBS Documentary Makes Its Case for the Armenian Genocide, With or Without a Debate | publisher =[[The New York Times]] | url= http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/17/arts/television/17stan.html?ex=1302926400&en=42703f4960edef66&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | date=April 17, 2006 | accessdate= 2006-09-02}}</ref> Azeri cartoonist ''Kerim Kerimov Mammadhan'' has produced around 4500<ref name="Kerim">[http://www.kerimkerimov.az/ Kerim Kerimov Official Web Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Anti-Armenian cartoons, most of which depict crude [[caricatures]] of Armenians. Common themes of his work include portraying Armenians as  giant [[serpent (symbolism)# Political propaganda|snakes]] <ref>http://www.kerimkerimov.az/pics/karikatures/karikatura2_10.jpg</ref>, terrorists <ref>http://www.kerimkerimov.az/pics/karikatures/karikatura2_74.jpg</ref>, racists, [[fascists]], and militarists bent on [[world domination]] <ref>http://www.kerimkerimov.az/pics/karikatures/karikatura2_17.jpg</ref>. His cartoons are often included with the phrase “Terrorism, [[Drug addiction|narkomania]], and armenism are the same disease”. His works also often mocks the Armenian Genocide and its recognition by foreign countries, especially countries in Europe. During her interviews modern Azerbaijani historian [[Farida Mammadova]] has made anti-Armenian statements. According to her, "it is known, that on whole planet exactly the Armenian people is distinguished by the absence of spiritual and other human values".<ref>[http://www.day.az/print/news/armenia/38422.html Фарида Мамедова: «Разрушив захоронение «Агадеде», армяне в очередной раз пытаются посягнуть на историю Азербайджана», Day.Az daily, January 06,  2006 (in Russian)]</ref> [[Murad Gumen]] is another individual who espouses anti-Armenian rhetoric in his website "Tall Armenian Tale."
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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Adana massacre]]
* [[Denial of the Armenian Genocide‎]]
* [[Gurgen Markaryan]]
* [[Hrant Dink]]
* [[Justin McCarthy (American historian)|Justin McCarthy]]
* [[Sumgait pogrom]]
* [[Maraghar Massacre]]
* [[September Days]]
* [[Serdar Argic]]
* [[White Genocide]]

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