5 ms·

It's funny how this is NEVER mentioned in the media. I guess BLM is "so hot" right now (but to be honest this caste issue was never mention even before BLM als

It's funny how this is NEVER mentioned in the media. I guess BLM is "so hot" right now (but to be honest this caste issue was never mention even before BLM also). Perhaps this is because in the West this concepts of casts within society is completely foreign to us. So for a Westerner this does not create any acute psychological response if someone says "I'm a Dalit". A westerner would be like "huh, yeah ok man, I have no idea what that is." So in the mind of a westerner this "he's a Dalit" doesn't create any associations by which he would judge this person because the concept of "casts" is so foreign to us. This is also why we ignore it + westerners are not affected by this system as it applies only to Indians. I did hear stories though that the upper cast Indians in a managerial position onyl hire other upper cast Indiands and keep whites because "they know they perform". But upper cast indians still severely favourite their own vs whites for example. I guess you could say that their "you're a Dalit gtfo" is the same as someone in the west says "you're black gtfo".

ponker 6y ago
It can't be anything to do with the fact that the US is ~0.05% Dalit and 13% black.
lazyeye 6y ago
Its entirely predictable that the media wouldnt report on this. I have nothing but contempt for both big tech and the media.
neither_color 6y ago
It might come up more now that a descendant of upper caste Indians is campaigning for Vice President.
eesmith 6y ago
Bear in mind that "African American activists helped created South Asian America as we know it." - https://blackdesisecrethistory.org/ https://blackdesisecrethistory.org/ , and high-social status of Asian-Americans who immigrated after the racist National Origins Formula was replaced in 1965 with a policy which emphasized professionals and other individuals with specialized skills is used as a wedge to attempt to break that solidarity. So if it's taken so long for BLM to be "so hot", perhaps it's not so surprising that an awareness of caste discrimination in the US lags? Some people say "I don't see race" as of it's a good thing. (See https://www.oprahmag.com/life/relationships-love/a32824297/color-blind-myth-racism/ https://www.oprahmag.com/life/relationships-love/a32824297/c... and https://theconversation.com/i-dont-see-race-and-other-white-lies-99979 https://theconversation.com/i-dont-see-race-and-other-white-... for two of a myriad of articles on the topic.) Most people in the US really don't see caste, because they don't have the training or experience, and therefore also don't really see caste discrimination. I think this shows a downside of "not seeing" bigotry.

ponker 6y ago

It can't be anything to do with the fact that the US is ~0.05% Dalit and 13% black.

lazyeye 6y ago

Its entirely predictable that the media wouldnt report on this. I have nothing but contempt for both big tech and the media.

neither_color 6y ago

It might come up more now that a descendant of upper caste Indians is campaigning for Vice President.

eesmith 6y ago

Bear in mind that "African American activists helped created South Asian America as we know it." - https://blackdesisecrethistory.org/ https://blackdesisecrethistory.org/ , and high-social status of Asian-Americans who immigrated after the racist National Origins Formula was replaced in 1965 with a policy which emphasized professionals and other individuals with specialized skills is used as a wedge to attempt to break that solidarity. So if it's taken so long for BLM to be "so hot", perhaps it's not so surprising that an awareness of caste discrimination in the US lags? Some people say "I don't see race" as of it's a good thing. (See https://www.oprahmag.com/life/relationships-love/a32824297/color-blind-myth-racism/ https://www.oprahmag.com/life/relationships-love/a32824297/c... and https://theconversation.com/i-dont-see-race-and-other-white-lies-99979 https://theconversation.com/i-dont-see-race-and-other-white-... for two of a myriad of articles on the topic.) Most people in the US really don't see caste, because they don't have the training or experience, and therefore also don't really see caste discrimination. I think this shows a downside of "not seeing" bigotry.