“ Never think of her identifying as Asian . ”
Eagle-eyed fans noticed thatKim Kardashianidentified as “Asian” in a recent Instagram story, but it’s not as random as you might think.
For reference, followers picked up on this piece of information when Kim documented her recent trip to a head spa on social media. The star filmed for Instagram as her scalp was analyzed ahead of the treatment, and her name, sex, age, and ethnicity were detailed at the top of the screen, reading: “Kim Kardashian / Female / 44 / Asian.”
Sharing the screenshot to aRedditforum, one of Kim’s followers admitted: “Didn’t know Kim identifies herself as Asian,” going on to add: “Before yall come for me, I know she’s half Armenian and Armenia is in Asia. Never thought of her identifying as Asian so was a [bit] surprised.”
For reference, while Kim’s mom,Kris Jenner, is of Scottish and Dutch heritage, her dad, Robert Kardashian, was Armenian, making Kim and her siblings, who grew up in Los Angeles, half-Armenian.
Although Armenians are more closely affiliate with Asian civilization and history , Armenia ’s geographic location sometimes sees Armenian mass identify as European or else of West Asian .
While it is located in the South Caucasus neighborhood of the Armenian Highlands in Western Asia , and shares a border with the Middle Eastern country Iran , it is also bordered by the European land Turkey and Georgia , as well as Azerbaijan , which is a “ Eurasian ” land that cross both Europe and Asia .
