| Bigbrotherbp 31.08.2006 23:15 |
I'm not asking that what's his birthplace. Is him Persian, Arabian or Indian? |
| L-R-TIGER1994 31.08.2006 23:55 |
Persian I think. |
| Bigbrotherbp 01.09.2006 00:01 |
Yeah, I think so. (Parsi) |
| rocks. 01.09.2006 00:11 |
Parsee. |
| TRS-Romania 01.09.2006 01:12 |
his nationality was british |
| queen mercury 33542 01.09.2006 01:17 |
Here is how I understand it. Freddie's parents were Indian, and Parsees. There were a small group of parsees in India. They met in India and returned to Zanzibar where freddie was born. So I feel, Freddie wasn't African descent. He was Indian. And maybe because of him being born in zanzibar, he was Persian. |
| deleted user 01.09.2006 01:45 |
he was persian because he was descended from persian zoroastrians, also known as parsis, who migrated to india to escape oppression, but he himself was born in zanzibar, which is nowhere near either persia or india. so, he was persian in the genes, african by birth, indian by a logical stretch, arab not at all, and english by choice:) |
| deleted user 01.09.2006 01:47 |
oh, and i think this was in freddie mercury: the untold story...and i'm paraphrasing here...somebody said he had asked freddie if he was indian, and freddie had laughed and said, no, he was persian. |
| The Fairy King 01.09.2006 07:51 |
link |
| deleted user 01.09.2006 08:49 |
bigbrotherbp wrote: Yeah, I think so. (Parsi)YEP Parsi that's it! |
| you_rock_my_socks06 01.09.2006 10:00 |
Bascially Freddie's parents are Persian they had Freddie in Zanzibar and then they moved to England. Persia is now called Iran... |
| una999 01.09.2006 11:04 |
he was born in zanzibar so he's a zanzabri. Persia - ok persia sonds mystic but persia never existed or doesn't xist. It's Iran - the Greeks just named it persia like they named Europe, Asia etc. Iran was always know as Iran in Iran and that's why they're called iran today - because that's their name and not Persia. Anyway didn't all humans come from Africa to begin with?? So wahts the fascination. Ok it sounds cool but Zanzibar is cool enough!!! If anyone wants history lessons i'm not available. |
| luis663 01.09.2006 12:07 |
Fredie's nationality was British. He has persian roots though. Zanzibar was a British colony when Freddie was born. It's like Zidane, the guy was born in Africa, but his nationality is French because he was born in a French colony back then. |
| deleted user 01.09.2006 12:17 |
He had Persian roots. But you'd have to trace over a millenium back before you got there. His family were/are from Gujarat. |
| ANAGRAMER 01.09.2006 16:19 |
Freddie's ancestors were Persian. His parent's nationality was Indian. He was born in a British 'colony'. I suppose he may legally be British but racially Asian/Indian/Arab Confused? |
| Carol! the Musical 01.09.2006 17:03 |
ANAGRAMER wrote: Freddie's ancestors were Persian. His parent's nationality was Indian. He was born in a British 'colony'. I suppose he may legally be British but racially Asian/Indian/Arab Confused?That makes a lot of sense! :) |
| Sergei. 01.09.2006 17:37 |
TRS-Romania wrote: his nationality was britishAre you joking or something??? |
| deleted user 01.09.2006 17:46 |
ANAGRAMER wrote: Freddie's ancestors were Persian. His parent's nationality was Indian. He was born in a British 'colony'. I suppose he may legally be British but racially Asian/Indian/Arab Confused?persians are not at all ethnically related to indians or arabs. asian is a pretty subjective term, since not all the peoples living in asia are related. racially he was persian. |
| unknown 01.09.2006 18:57 |
I researched this bit carefully on my homepage: link and link: Although Freddie was born in Zanzibar, his grandparent's hometown is in Bulsar in the Gujarat province of western India. Freddie's nationality is Indian or 'Bi Indian' as his birth certificate says, but his so called ethnic group or 'race' (so says his birth certificate) is Parsee. |
| queenrocks! 10902 02.09.2006 05:44 |
Freddie said himself he was a Persian He could have been Indian because his education was in Bombay (Mumbai) but he was a British citizen from the late 60's to his death so Freddie could have adopted the British language |
| Bigbrotherbp 02.09.2006 06:51 |
Right Is Parsi = Persian? Is Parsi a country or just a tribe? If Fred is Persian, so he is Iran? |
| Poo, again 02.09.2006 09:46 |
Parsi/Parsee is not the same as Persian. link Have a look at this. Wikipedia is always right, because it's on the internet. |
| deleted user 02.09.2006 16:08 |
not all persians are parsis. but all parsis are persians(ethnically). |
| yandere 25.02.2019 07:54 |
Who knows, we may never know Awesome game Funny game |
| Sweetandtenderhooligan 25.02.2019 17:23 |
There's a distinct difference between nationality and ethnicity His nationality was British |
| Sebastian 25.02.2019 18:12 |
By the way, Zidane was born in Marseille. |
| bucsateflon 25.02.2019 18:23 |
still algerian |
| emrabt 25.02.2019 18:30 |
British. |
| Mustafa IbraGame 27.02.2019 15:30 |
German/Deutsch :) |
| indy19 21.03.2019 05:52 |
His nationality was always British. His parents ALWAYS held British passports because they were British (Indian) subjects. It's the reason the family could quickly leave Zanzibar during the 1974 revolution and go to Britain. I'd like to say something about the Parsi community in India. There are a substantial amount of RICH Parsis in India. Many of these families are really well-known, like the Tatas (of the Nano car fame). India has also had a half-Parsi Prime Minister (in case some of you didn't know this). Rajiv Gandhi's father was a Parsi. Yes, Miss Indira Nehru married a Parsi man -- Feroze Gandhi -- and became Mrs. Indira Gandhi. No, she WAS NOT related to Mohandas Gandhi (who was Gujarati -- again, complicated, I know -- because Freddie's parents were also Gujarati). How does that happen? It happens when an old ethnic diaspora (like the Parsis from old Persia) stream into another country (like India) the way they did a 1000+ years ago, and start intermarrying at some point. So, when you take a look at famous Parsis in India like Feroze Gandhi, or Zubin Mehta, or Persis Khambatta -- they ALL look like a combination of Old Persian features melted subtly into Indian features. What happened with one Farrokh Bulsara was that he had his mother and father's combined features AND was using a lot of pancake makeup on top of his pale coloring. But his strong jawline, his lips and eyes were ALL very, very Parsi. So I'd say he was a beautiful mix of ethnic Indian and ethnic Parsi. But his nationality was ALWAYS British. And this was made easier because he attended -- from a very young age -- a British missionary school in hills of Poona (near Bombay) and it gave him a strong base/background in English and western sensibilities. I went to such a school from when I was 3-4 until I was 15, and in terms of my musical and cultural sensibilities (including the fact that I consider English my first language if not my "mother tongue" -- just like English was HIS first language as opposed to Gujarati being his "mother tongue), I completely get how "British" he was. |
| indy19 21.03.2019 05:53 |
Sorry, I meant to write 1964 revolution in Zanzibar. Why can't I edit my post, btw? |
| Dr Magus 21.03.2019 10:36 |
indy19 wrote: Sorry, I meant to write 1964 revolution in Zanzibar. Why can't I edit my post, btw?You can but it's an invisible icon just to the right of the date and time above your post. |
| Shvili 21.03.2019 14:04 |
He was a British national. As for ethnicity, he identified as Parsi but that's a broad definition. Had he been alive today and took one of those so popular DNA tests, I think results would show that his ethnicity was made up of ancestry from: West Asia link and South Asia link His haplogroup would allow to estimate a specific modern day county or ethic group, he was closely associated with. Kashmira can take the test and determine maternal ancestry. To determine paternal ancestry his male cousin from fathers side or their male children can take the test. |
| bucsateflon 21.03.2019 16:28 |
I don't think him or his family had any doubts about their ethnicity |
| Holly2003 21.03.2019 16:32 |
link |
| indy19 22.03.2019 00:39 |
Double posting, sorry!! |
| indy19 22.03.2019 00:41 |
Dr Magus wrote:Ahh I see it! Thanks so much! Not sure why it's invisible :)indy19 wrote: Sorry, I meant to write 1964 revolution in Zanzibar. Why can't I edit my post, btw?You can but it's an invisible icon just to the right of the date and time above your post. |
| dysan 22.03.2019 07:49 |
The last time this place was updated was during the push for The Invisible Man single in 1989 and we thought that would be a funny touch. |