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Caste matters : Dalit student attacked by caste Hindu students for laughing inside bus in Tamil Nadu, India
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In India, Dalits have been attacked and killed by the oppressor uppercastes for sporting a moustache, wearing sunglasses, riding a bike, etc.
A week back in Tamil Nadu, India, a Dalit student was attacked by his fellow students for studying well - https://www.newsclick.in/tn-dalit-student-attacked-studying-well-anti-caste-groups-ring-alarm. A group of high school students broke into his home and hacked him with a sickle.
Caste based crimes abound in India and caste-based discrimination is rife even among Indians outside India. A couple of months back in another state Madhya Pradesh, an Adivasi man was urinated on by a Brahmin member of the ruling political party, the BJP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvXxKI-e-40 (link to kbin post : https://kbin.social/m/worldnews/t/138318/Caste-Matters-a-Brahmin-member-from-the-ruling-party-BJP)
India has a law to fight casteist oppression and violence against Dalits & Adivasis called the Prevention of Atrocities against SC/ST Act. But those in charge of implementing this law are themsselves from the oppressor upper castes. So the law is rarely applied even though caste atrocities abound.
Laws preventing caste discrimnation, like this one and the one passed in Seattle, are essential to ensuing basic human dignity to all, Pro-Hindu groups oppose anti-discrimination efforts.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/22/caste-discrimination-us-modi-visit-hindu?ref=upstract.com
https://time.com/6146141/caste-discrimination-us-opposition-grows/
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/seattle-caste-discrimination-proposal-kshama-sawant-indians-in-us-hindus-in-america-2338186-2023-02-22
Please support laws preventing caste discrimination!
no reason than because the criminals wanted to. I find it important to use words carefully, because there is never a reason beyond hate and wanting to feel superior. To mention what the attackers pretend was the reason is blaming what happened on the victims and accepting the attackers made up defense for their actions. If repeated often enough it will stick with people's minds as an actual reason.
True. I'll reword that statement.
Thanks for calling it out.