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> What's mentioned in the article is that as caste is a primarily SE Asian phenomenon, this is a bill that targets SE Asians. People tend not to like being sing
by amluto 3y ago
> What's mentioned in the article is that as caste is a primarily SE Asian phenomenon, this is a bill that targets SE Asians. People tend not to like being singled out on the basis of their race.
That seems weak.
One should not (and legally may not) discriminate on the basis of being Indian, which is a South Asian phenomenon. One should not discriminate on the basis of having Native Hawaiian ancestry, which is a Hawaiian phenomenon. And one should not discriminate on the basis of how many of someone’s ancestors happen to have been slaves in America, which is an American phenomenon (although there are surely analogues elsewhere).
edit: SE -> South.
- margalabargala 3y agoI don't disagree. It's just something the people who benefit from getting to discriminate focused on to try to get to keep discriminating. But IMO it's fine, because banning discrimination based on ancestry in general is better than banning discrimination on the basis of ancestry only when caste is involved. Mrs. McCoy shouldn't be able to discriminate against Mrs. Hatfield on the basis of last name either.
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- rawgabbit 3y agoI thought Indians are South Asian?
- amluto 3y agoWhoops, I, mindlessly copied the post I was replying to.