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What is a "backward caste"? Haven't heard this term before
by magicnubs 6y ago
What is a "backward caste"? Haven't heard this term before
- mistrial9 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_for_Backward_Classes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_for_Backwa...
- ak39 6y agoThe use of the word "Backward" is racist and derogatory.
- unmole 6y agoIt's the official terminology: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class It's not considered derogatory in India.
- ak39 6y agoI know. It perpetuates the racism and derogatory attitudes.
- nexus2045 6y agoThat's the point of this whole thread.
- ak39 6y agoI have heard this term often but never gotten used to it being used to describe an entire ethnic group nonchallantly - like the comment you are replyig to. I have had several conversations with Indian colleagues where some would use this term to describe other non-privileged classes as "backward" so matter of factly. This is racism of the quintessential kind.