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High caste people in India will often find ways to casually mention their caste in conversation, sometimes within minutes of meeting someone new. Its reflexive
by puranjay 4y ago
High caste people in India will often find ways to casually mention their caste in conversation, sometimes within minutes of meeting someone new. Its reflexive - like subtly turning your wrist to show off a new watch.
And I have no data to corroborate this, but I've felt caste chauvinism increase in the last few years.
- sangnoir 4y ago> And I have no data to corroborate this, but I've felt caste chauvinism increase in the last few years. ...as has Hindu nationalism, as noted in the article.
- ReactiveJelly 4y agoA worrying trend. The vibe of nationalist theocracy in the USA has not been fun for me as a non-Christian.
- int_19h 4y agoThere's a broad trend in the rise of populist ethnocultural nationalism around the world, which usually brings with it a revival of all kinds of discriminatory outlooks because they're "traditional".
- known 4y ago