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Attacks on Africans expose India's racist inclinations

Graham2001

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Not trolling, but this is not the first time I have encountered racism by non-Whites.

The recent attacks on Africans have raised concerns about the safety of foreigners in India and an alarming trend of hate crimes and racism in the country. What does it mean for India's pluralistic ethos?

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The racist attacks are not restricted to Africans; even the students from India's northeastern region complain that they are being discriminated against because of their "Chinese looks."


"We face racism because we look different. I can relate to my African colleagues. The parliament needs to pass an anti-racism law," Alana Golmei, an Indian student from the northeastern region, told DW.
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http://www.dw.com/en/attacks-on-africans-expose-indias-racist-inclinations/a-38207117
 
You obviously weren't brought up in South Africa.

All race groups had elements that didn't like the others, and we had a number of official designations - white, black, coloured and indian.
Coloureds and Indians were formally classified into various subgroups, including Cape Coloured, Malay, Griqua, Chinese, Indian, Other Asian and Other Coloured.
Japanese were considered honourary whites. Lucky devils.
 
Graham2001 said:
Not trolling, but this is not the first time I have encountered racism by non-Whites.
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Why should non whites be any different? In India, in addition, there has been in the past a caste system which closely resembles racism. And it is not yet extinct. So why the seeming surprise?
 
fagin said:
You obviously weren't brought up in South Africa.

All race groups had elements that didn't like the others, and we had a number of official designations - white, black, coloured and indian.
Coloureds and Indians were formally classified into various subgroups, including Cape Coloured, Malay, Griqua, Chinese, Indian, Other Asian and Other Coloured.
Japanese were considered honourary whites. Lucky devils.
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We should do that with hair.

"What do you call it when a Ginger pushes a Baldy out of an airplane and then falls out after him?"

"Luck."
 
There are, in the final analysis, two main modes of behavior for homo sapiens sapiens, classified as "Jekyll" and "Hyde." This is valid species-wide.
 
I remember an issue a few years ago with companies in India marketing skin lighteners for women, since darker skin is often considered less attractive and less desirable.
 
marplots said:
We should do that with hair.

"What do you call it when a Ginger pushes a Baldy out of an airplane and then falls out after him?"

"Luck."
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Interestingly, one of the tests for classifying race, as there was much crossover, especially with 'coloureds' (the early boers did a lot of 'socialising' with the natives), was the pencil test. Stick it into someones hair and if it stayed there they weren't white. Colloquially the hair of black people was referred to as peperkorrels (pepper corns), because of the tight curls.
 
fagin said:
Interestingly, one of the tests for classifying race, as there was much crossover, especially with 'coloureds' (the early boers did a lot of 'socialising' with the natives), was the pencil test. Stick it into someones hair and if it stayed there they weren't white. Colloquially the hair of black people was referred to as peperkorrels (pepper corns), because of the tight curls.
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Well... with my straight baby fine dark blond hair, that ain't happenin'.

Dammit... I fail again. Can I take the test over? :confused:



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#*********** racists

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Jim_MDP said:
Well... with my straight baby fine dark blond hair, that ain't happenin'.

Dammit... I fail again. Can I take the test over? :confused:



;)


# *********** racists
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racist rectums works too!!!!!
 
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Armitage72 said:
I remember an issue a few years ago with companies in India marketing skin lighteners for women, since darker skin is often considered less attractive and less desirable.
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True in India and China. In China it is definitely rooted in "poor people work in outdoor jobs, so are darker/tan".
 
Vixen said:
I am surprised anybody is surprised. India has long had a rigid caste system.
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But caste is only loosely associated with skin color, and most people may not know that. I didn't have a grasp of the Indian preference for light skin until grad school, hearing my Indian friends talk about someone's new "light" arranged bride. I was also unaware of the strong Chinese preference for light skin until I dated/married a Chinese woman. Even our idea of the Chinese skin tone is off. My wife and nephew get fairly brown with just a bit of sun. Most Chinese avoid the sun to such an extent that you don't see the range of skin tones that should be there.
 
Armitage72 said:
I remember an issue a few years ago with companies in India marketing skin lighteners for women, since darker skin is often considered less attractive and less desirable.
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In West Africa, skin lightening is a huge business. Women spend billlions to get lighter skin.
 
Modified said:
True in India and China. In China it is definitely rooted in "poor people work in outdoor jobs, so are darker/tan".
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Not just in India/China. It was present in Europe too. To the point of aristocracy and other wealthy people trying to be white not just "white" - alabastr-like skin. It's just that in India and China it is now, instead of past.

I don't think it survived 20th century.
 
Klimax said:
Not just in India/China. It was present in Europe too. To the point of aristocracy and other wealthy people trying to be white not just "white" - alabastr-like skin. It's just that in India and China it is now, instead of past.

I don't think it survived 20th century.
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My understanding is that it reversed, at least for white people in GB, when the relation of wealth to skin tone became: "poor people work all day in factories and never leave the country, so are pale; rich people vacation frequently in warm climates, so are tan."
 
Modified said:
My understanding is that it reversed, at least for white people in GB, when the relation of wealth to skin tone became: "poor people work all day in factories and never leave the country, so are pale; rich people vacation frequently in warm climates, so are tan."
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I think that varied for men vs women as well. Active outdoor lifestyles of hunting and such were always acceptable for wealthy men. It wasn't until the 1920's that tan active women became more acceptable.
 
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