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Caste is not the same as Class Discrimination.

ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
Depends on who is doing the definition. The British system has a lot more to do with who mommy and daddy are, than what the sheepskin says. It's pretty hard for people raised in the US to understand it. We keep looking at it through our lens, and we have a relatively young, egalitarian, culture that started when our continent was used as an overflow for the prison system. A lot of folks in the UK try to get ahead by modifying their speaking patterns and accent. My mother had impeccable English (her mother sounded like she came from Liverpool). She was a scientific editor, and was absolutely brutal. I know. She edited some of my work. I don't think it really got her what she wanted.
- C1sc0cat 6y ago
  Yes but Class discrimination is no where as brutal as Caste discrimination is - you don't get honour killings for marrying the wrong person. Don't take this the wrong way this is your white privilege showing
  - ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
    YGBSM. Are you sure that you want this post to stay up? EDIT: I removed the quote of your insult, and simply flagged your post. Let's be adults, here. I'll probably remove this post before the two hours are up.
    - pessimizer 6y ago
      Is mentioning white British privilege over low-caste Indians now a flagging offense?
      - ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
        > Is mentioning white British privilege over low-caste Indians now a flagging offense? Flat-out, deadly, insults are. It was delivered as an insult. > Don't take this the wrong way this is your white privilege showing I didn't "take it the wrong way." I took it exactly as it was intended. What's ironic, is that the insult was delivered without the person even taking a few minutes to find out a bit more about me. I don't hide anything. It's all there, for you to examine. I understand that this is an emotional issue, which was why I carefully kept all of my responses to my own experience, and never made a value judgement. I'd suggest that you read through all my comments, and point out my insults. If I have inadvertently done so, then I sincerely apologize, and will make any amends possible. I am not Indian, and won't even pretend to understand what Indians of lower caste go through, but I do have some experience in the British system.
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Depends on who is doing the definition. The British system has a lot more to do with who mommy and daddy are, than what the sheepskin says. It's pretty hard for people raised in the US to understand it. We keep looking at it through our lens, and we have a relatively young, egalitarian, culture that started when our continent was used as an overflow for the prison system. A lot of folks in the UK try to get ahead by modifying their speaking patterns and accent. My mother had impeccable English (her mother sounded like she came from Liverpool). She was a scientific editor, and was absolutely brutal. I know. She edited some of my work. I don't think it really got her what she wanted.

C1sc0cat 6y ago
Yes but Class discrimination is no where as brutal as Caste discrimination is - you don't get honour killings for marrying the wrong person. Don't take this the wrong way this is your white privilege showing
- ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
  YGBSM. Are you sure that you want this post to stay up? EDIT: I removed the quote of your insult, and simply flagged your post. Let's be adults, here. I'll probably remove this post before the two hours are up.
  - pessimizer 6y ago
    Is mentioning white British privilege over low-caste Indians now a flagging offense?
    - ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
      > Is mentioning white British privilege over low-caste Indians now a flagging offense? Flat-out, deadly, insults are. It was delivered as an insult. > Don't take this the wrong way this is your white privilege showing I didn't "take it the wrong way." I took it exactly as it was intended. What's ironic, is that the insult was delivered without the person even taking a few minutes to find out a bit more about me. I don't hide anything. It's all there, for you to examine. I understand that this is an emotional issue, which was why I carefully kept all of my responses to my own experience, and never made a value judgement. I'd suggest that you read through all my comments, and point out my insults. If I have inadvertently done so, then I sincerely apologize, and will make any amends possible. I am not Indian, and won't even pretend to understand what Indians of lower caste go through, but I do have some experience in the British system.
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