you really can't tell the difference between an indian's perception of caste/class within their own society, and a white observer being racist?
as per the gini index, india is substantially more equal than societies like the united states and united kingdom.
we don't have formalized caste systems, but class is a perennial and pernicious evil in british society. people born on the bottom are likely to stay on the bottom -- a long way from the congenital 'winners' who take it all.
as i said above, india is a developing country and has a long, long way to go. but making out that they're 'racist' towards themselves and have 'second-class citizens', when you're from a country that literally demonizes its underclass on a daily basis, is just funny. being susceptible to hierarchies, discrimination and snobbery is not an exclusively indian thing; it's not related to brown skin.
Last edited by uziq (2021-08-26 01:16:04)