Again my point is we make it very obvious and do not think twice that it's wrong. Yes, the entire world is racist but they are not very direct about it and are aware of what they say. TheresA degree of awareness in then that's not found in desis. And sorry, I am not racist and I know many Many people goray, kalay, neelay, peelay sab that are not racist at all.
So non desis are also racists, but they are not very direct about it and are aware of what they say INFRONT OF YOU YEAH. These racist desis you are talking about, they dont say that stuff directly to others do they? No they dont. They say such things when they are among other desis (and no i am not saying that its a good thing to do). Just like the kalay do when they are only with kalay and the goray with goray.
But because you are exposed to desis more, you think its only us who are evil and bad.
Do you actually expect, that a gora will say to you directly that you smell like curry or that you are a taliban They probably do so when you are not around. (since we love to make generalizations about our own people, why not make them about others too.)
Stop having this misconception that 'others' are very distinguished and civilized and that your own people are the root to all evil.
So non desis are also racists, but they are not very direct about it and are aware of what they say INFRONT OF YOU YEAH. These racist desis you are talking about, they dont say that stuff directly to others do they? No they dont. They say such things when they are among other desis (and no i am not saying that its a good thing to do). Just like the kalay do when they are only with kalay and the goray with goray.
But because you are exposed to desis more, you think its only us who are evil and bad.
Do you actually expect, that a gora will say to you directly that you smell like curry or that you are a taliban They probably do so when you are not around. (since we love to make generalizations about our own people, why not make them about others too.)
Stop having this misconception that 'others' are very distinguished and civilized and that your own people are the root to all evil.
Really? really? What did I say that others didn't say here? This was supposed to be a lighthearted discussion! Didn't you read the prime example of my own mother that I posted earlier? It's the innocent type of racism desis have, it's not the kind of racism blacks have towards whites or whites have towards black in the US. It's the kind of racism/prejudice/whatever that doesn't lead to hate crimes. Others have said worse things in this thread but you decided to single me out and attack me! Wow! When did I say non desis are NOT racist?
You know what they say assumption is the mother of all fu**ups. You only decided to single me out because you know I how i feel about religion. You decided to put me on the spot because I said I don't like desi food in one of my threads! When did I EVER say I hate desis or anyone? I am the one talking about human rights here most of the time. I have not insulted anybody here yet you found a mediocre reason to insult me.
Shame on you! This is the reason why people like me feel that some of you have little to no tolerance towards people that disagree with parts of the desi culture or Islam. Had somebody else created this thread, you wouldn't assume the things you have assumed about me! Next time please don't pick something so irrelevant to come back at me. Whatever it is that you have assumed about me, please bring that to the table instead of insulting me in a random thread.
^I thought this was supposed to be a discussion about trying to understand "why" the racism or prejudice towards Blacks exists among the older generation of desis. I didn't think the thread was about one group being more or less racist than another. Feelings of prejudice exist in all groups of people....and it's not even confined to ethnicity or race....it can even include other characteristics such as age, gender, profession, sexual orientation, etc. I think it's good to have an understanding behind external factors that are causing the prejudice...some of those factors are not within the control of the person you're prejudiced toward. Theorist....sometimes it helps to look at the nick of the individual you're arguing with....it can sort of lesson the surprise or shock. I have NOTHING against Dil Pakistani....I don't even know him/her. But when you consider the nick and then the subject of the argument....it is sorta funny.
"^I thought this was supposed to be a discussion about trying to understand "why" the racism or prejudice towards Blacks exists among the older generation of desis. I didn't think the thread was about one group being more or less racist than another. "
If you are a desi living abroad then it doesnot mean that u will be racist against a gora, kala etc. I have lived in uk for quite a long time now but havenot seen one incident of direct racism by a desi. Surely there must be racist desis just like there are racist gorays, kaalays etc but that doesnot mean that just because of some of those weird people the entire race gets the label of racist. It depends on what type of mannerisms and teachings you get.
The question each of us should ask ourselves - are we less racist today than a year ago, and do we continue to become less racist. Recognizing our limitation is 1st step towards improvement,
Firstly i did not attack you. I simply replied on that post of your where you said that non desis dont make their racism obvious and are not direct, while desis according to you are very direct about such things. Didnt you say that? Yes you did, and i just stated what i thought about that.
Secondly the bold part of your post: What the hell are you talking about girl/dude??? I dont even know you and i dont know what your beliefs are and i dont know where you said that you dont like desi food or any other desi/islamic thing that you dont like.
I just posted in this thread because i saw that comment of yours and i disagreed with it. I didnt comment in this thread because you created it. Seriously i didnt even notice you, until now.
Please tell me, what did i assume about you and where oh where did i insult you???
I just gave my opinion in a random thread on GS and thats it. And no, i didnt think ‘oh great, Theorist created a thread, let me insult him/her because he/she disagrees with certain desi/islamic aspects’.
I dont care what you think or what you do.
There are so many people here whom i disagree with. Dont think that you are more special than those others that i will especially come to pick on you.
This post of yours makes it obvious that you actually want people to insult/attack you because of your ideas, so that you can prove your point that (certain) desis have little tolerance towards people ‘like’ you (i.e. people that disagree with partsof desi culture and Islam).
