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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAXHXb-HLakSome people (unwilling to confront the ugly truth) say the problem in India is colourism (ie. positive discrimination for lighter-skinned people, negative discrimination for darker-skinned people). If this theory is true, then Northeasterners, who on average are among the lightest-skinned:
should tend to receive positive discrimination. But if in reality Northeasterners tend to receive negative discrimination, then what is going on cannot be straightforward colourism. What I suggest is really going on is (as usual) Eurocentrism. Positive discrimination is not for lighter-skinned people per se, but for people who remind the discriminators of their colonizers "whites" (which Northeasterners do not).
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"What I suggest is really going on is (as usual) Eurocentrism. Positive discrimination is not for lighter-skinned people per se, but for people who remind the discriminators of their colonizers "whites" (which Northeasterners do not)."
Unfortunately, mere sociological analyses put forth by mainstream media do not suffice to provide an adequate explanation for why such discrimination occurs. I theorize that there may be a genetic component that can be attributed to the behavior of such individuals, namely Turanian blood.
For example, it is no coincidence that the conventionally "white" looking individuals (both in terms of skin color and in their approximation towards Eurocentrically ideal phenotypes) in India are the ones that will seek to emulate Western mannerisms, dress, food habits, communication, etc, all of which are not necessarily "American", but which are undoubtedly Western. One could interpret this phenomenon simply as a matter of individuals wanting to solidify their position in the social hierarchy, but it can also be viewed as them aspiring towards the Eurocentric archetypes which naturally appeal to them.
The reason I bring up this point is because the sociological explanations can easily be used as a cop out (just as can the "colorism" explanations) by those who are inherently racist and seek to infiltrate anti-racist groups, be it Zionist agents or opportunistic False Leftists. Our message should be clear, if you are a racist, you are not welcome here, irrespective of what part of the world you are coming from.
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"For example, it is no coincidence that the conventionally "white" looking individuals (both in terms of skin color and in their approximation towards Eurocentrically ideal phenotypes) in India are the ones that will seek to emulate Western mannerisms, dress, food habits, communication, etc,"
Picture examples would be helpful.
To test your theory, if genes are causing this, then surely by the same token the Northeasterners who are bullied for looking "chinky") would be more likely to seek to emulate Sinosphere mannerisms/dress/etc.? Do they? (If not, the sociological explanation could account for this by noting that China never colonized India whereas Britain/Portugal/Netherlands did.)
"One could interpret this phenomenon simply as a matter of individuals wanting to solidify their position in the social hierarchy, but it can also be viewed as them aspiring towards the Eurocentric archetypes which naturally appeal to them."
Another way to investigate your theory is to consider which Eurocentric archetypes appeal most to the Indian Eurocentrists. For example, do they prefer British archetypes or Russian archetypes? If their behaviour is caused by Turanian blood as you propose, they should prefer the latter:
Do they? (Again, if not, the sociological explanation could account for this by noting that Russia never colonized India.)
"Our message should be clear, if you are a racist, you are not welcome here, irrespective of what part of the world you are coming from."
Definitely.
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www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lets-talk-about-racism-you-look-south-indian-but-your-sister-looks-indian/story-4DgxcpTrZPC7db9rqziWgM.html“Aap toh south Indian dikhti hai par aapki behen Indian dikhti hai.” (You look like a south Indian but your sister looks Indian.)
These words from a decades-old conversation with a Delhi beautician came back to me when Tarun Vijay, a former BJP MP and ex-editor of the RSS publication Panchjanya, recently tried to defend India against charges of racism. “If we were racist,” he said, “why would have all the entire south [India] which is complete… you know Tamil, you know Kerala, you know Karnataka and Andhra… why do we live with them? We have blacks, black people around us.” (sic) Many south Indians revealed their own white-skin fixation when they protested against Vijay’s comment by objecting to being termed black. It is just as telling that most north Indians would be aghast if they knew that the racial descriptor “black” is used by Europeans and Americans not for people of African origin alone but for Indians too, and not just the dark-skinned among us. The offensive aspect of Vijay’s statement is not in these sensitivities though, but in his condescension, the implication that the north can choose whether or not to “live with them”, and in the othering of the south.
It was an attitude echoed all those years back by that woman who blurted out in shock on discovering that my comparatively light-complexioned companion was my sibling: “You look like a south Indian but your sister looks Indian.” Because in her view, the standard Indian is gora and from the north, a dark skin like mine could only belong to a southerner, and a southerner is, of course, ‘the other’.
Being a Malayali-born and living in Delhi, I am used to such remarks. In my school years, I remember a reader of The Statesman writing to the editor: “south Indians are our guests” and “we” should be kind to “them”. “You southies have brains, we north Indians have looks,” said a neighbour to Mum one day.
These comments, like the oily-haired, aiyyaiyyo-spouting, vibhuti-sporting ‘Madrasi’ stock character in old Hindi cinema, are relatively innocuous manifestations of a problem so deep rooted that most of us scarcely notice it.
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Take colour, for one, in the Indian mindscape. White is a reminder of our colonisers, black the colour of African slaves; white is the dominant colour of today’s superpowers, black we associate with a poverty-stricken wilderness; white is linked to Brahmins i.e. those who work in the shade, black to lower castes i.e. those who work under the sun. It’s complicated and convoluted. North Indians, who tend to consider themselves universally ‘gora-chitta’, bombard light-skinned ‘Madrasis’ with the inexplicable question, “How can you be south Indian?”, and are cruel to ‘kallus’ among their own. Priyanka Chopra once spoke to me in an interview of the ordeal of being black in a Punjabi household. South Indians too deem light lovelier than dark. Meanwhile, suicides have been reported in both regions by victims of colour-related oppression.
Here though is a twist in my tale. My experience of colour prejudice pales in comparison with the crushing taunts thrown at one of my closest friends all his life. Kaala kauwa, kaala bhoot, kaala kaloota (black crow, black ghost, blacky), black as coal — he has heard it all, from classmates (in a respected Delhi school, mind you), neighbours, strangers, even relatives and friends. I saw his shoulders wilt in humiliation as a child, and each time my heart broke a little for him.
While writing this piece, I asked him why I was not similarly traumatised. Stressing his conviction that the epithets would have remained unchanged if he had been north Indian, he reminds me too that most Indians would not consider me as dark as he is. True. On the Asian Paints Shade Card of Complexions in every Indian’s head, I am 3.946 ‘shades fairer’ than my friend and 5.217 ‘shades darker’ than my sister. In the vocabulary of our contemptible version of racism, then, he is a ‘kaala kauwa’ deserving ridicule, I merit sympathy, and my sister is crowned an ‘Indian’.
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The correct way to undermine this is to keep exposing the extent of Eurocentrism/West-worship among a considerable fraction of Indians suffering from colonial trauma:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVuudcpW-MY---
www.gqindia.com/content/white-privilege-indian-tinder-gq-india"I think maybe I'm a racist," writes Charu, 31, 14 kilometres away, active 2 minutes ago. "I only want 2 **** u coz u r white."
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"I want u 2 pee on me. R u into that?"
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But Charu's invitation reminded me of a piece I'd read in MW by Dustin Silgardo, about how men packing more melanin than me felt they weren't getting their fair shakes on Indian Tinder. Like, zero hits, bro.
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In fact, Indian men were complaining the app was broken, or corrupted by a "no matches bug". What other explanation could there be for their datelessness?
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Huh. That's interesting. I hadn't noticed any bugs (beyond the one match, in making the kind of horrible snap judgment so frowned upon on Tinder, whom I suspect may've picked up a few pant-crabs along the way). My Tinder box was full of Indian girls. A fecund amount. Were my Indian brothers really having so much trouble with this?
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So as one might -- as one should, fellas -- like having been diagnosed with a sneaky case of pant-crabs, I contacted my recent Tinder matches to see if our relations had been somehow infec--affected, by my evolutionary lack of skin pigment.
"Are you inclined to swipe right on a white guy more than an Indian?" I asked 28-year-old Sonali, a friend whose being on Tinder had initially made me consider that the whole thing might not just be for douche-tubes.
""I would lean towards the white guys," she said,
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She's done this six times since January, and has been on only 10 dates -- one Indian, nine whites. "One led to sex and one was just heavy petting," she wrote. "Both were white."
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Meera said at one point she used to get 25-30 matches an hour and had to turn off notifications.
Or maybe you shouldn't right-swipe quite so many dudes?
"Ok," I typed. "How many of those Tinder matches turned into real dates?"
"Four."
"And how many of them led to sex?"
"Just one. The white guy."
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"There are so many [women] on there that have really confrontational messages now," complained my 32-year-old Gujju friend Arjun, having noticed the Meeras of Tinder adding conditions and caveats to their profile descriptions recently.
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Well I guess you haven't matched with Charu yet, Arjun. In her case, those proscribed come-on lines above might be welcome. But no. Arjun wouldn't have matched with Charu. Our kinky little housewife is in it for the palefaces. Palefaces that'll **** on her.
And some people think I exaggerate about Eurocentrism among former formerly colonized peoples.....
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It was just a matter of time before this obvious inconsistency was called out. Now is as good a time as any!
www.yahoo.com/huffpost/bollywood-skin-whitening-priyanka-chopra-195756748.htmlPriyanka Chopra — whom Forbes called “arguably the most successful Bollywood actor to cross over to Hollywood” — Sonam Kapoor — winner of India’s prestigious Filmfare Award in 2017 — and Disha Patani — who starred alongside Jackie Chan in the film “Kung Fu Yoga” — were among those criticized for posts promoting social justice and arguing that all skin colors deserve respect.
They previously served as brand ambassadors for Garnier, L’Oréal or Pond’s “fairness” creams, which are widely promoted in India as a means of reducing darker skin.
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