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From your Brown Pundits reputation, @razibkhan , I expected lot more nuance but this is very disappointing.
You only made a passing reference to massive reverse discrimination against the UC. And you didn't mention the rapid social progress in India.
You only made a passing reference to massive reverse discrimination against the UC. And you didn't mention the rapid social progress in India.
On top of denying how Brahmin privilege is systemically absent or has been reversed, you contributed to scapegoating of Brahmins who are a small minority that has been at the receiving end of populist politics in India for decades especially in the South which you focused on.
You focused too much on Rao and her personal circumstances and wealth. You only named Brahmin last names. From the article an unfamiliar reader would get the impression that endogamy and discrimination were exclusive to Brahmins. Isn't this patently untrue?
Some valid points, I admit. But as a tiny minority, even within 'upper castes', Brahmins are simply scapegoated though every caste is blameworthy.
First off, we Brahmins have adapted very well to modern times despite structural (and insidious) reverse discrimination for decades.
First off, we Brahmins have adapted very well to modern times despite structural (and insidious) reverse discrimination for decades.
Secondly, whatever criticism Brahmins deserve applies more to other upper castes with land, businesses, political power, etc.
The story of caste in India isn't analogous to that of race in the West. It's inappropriate and lazy to equate the two.
The story of caste in India isn't analogous to that of race in the West. It's inappropriate and lazy to equate the two.
The thread is an example of rampant #BrahminScapegoating that is painfully common in popular media as well. This #AntiBrahminism isn't that different from #Antisemetism.
