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Caste among Sikh[1] and Muslim[2] communities is as deeply rooted as caste in Hindus. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BSN-3nmMyM https://www.youtube.com/w

• user- 5y ago
  Thanks for these, dissapointing to hear but the more I know the better
• withinboredom 5y ago
  Did you just man-splain someone’s own religion/community?
  • screye 5y ago
    I merely pointed out that their claim did not pass academic or statistic rigor. India is a big country, and we all live in our silos. I merely refuted the claim. I don't believe I did so condescending-ly or as a means of putting them down. It is one thing to say that "X is not technically a part of our religion" or "I have never witnessed X" and another other to dismiss it as a phenomenon entirely.
  • barry-cotter 5y ago
    Ah yes, no one can ever have factually wrong beliefs about their own community. The Serbs were merely defending themselves on Yugoslavia in the 90s.
  • TulliusCicero 5y ago
    People are wrong about their own religion or community constantly, often because they feel a need to be defensive, or to portray it in a good light. I grew up Mormon. Many, perhaps most active Mormons will spin controversial Mormon history and teachings in the best possible light, and downplay toxic cultural practices as being not that common, or not really part of the church (even when they were widespread). It's funny, there was even a sort of saying on my mission, "Would you go to a Chevy dealer to ask about a Ford car? No, you'd go to a Ford dealer!" to try and explain why you should trust LDS missionaries. But of course, that saying doesn't really make any sense -- the real authority you should trust would obviously be a reputable third party, not someone with incentives going either way.
• tsol 5y ago
  This is overstating the case. While it exists in both communities, it's very uncommon. Still I don't doubt that some people still hold on to those views among the billions in India
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