This article is height of double standards and hypocrisy. You talk Indians supporting blacks but what was the last time blacks helped Indians overcome their stereotypes????
It never even happened. And what about the ethnic cleansing of idi Amin in Uganda.
You liberal fascists you are the ones that drag down Indians on world stage. Liberal BBC cucks
I consider myself liberal mostly. I agree with Print on most things.
But not with this. And that’s due to facts. African Americans see Asians as targets, not allies.
There are many sub-classes in the Black community, many of which are quite decent people, but not the main group.
Black on Asian Crime is 280 times more common than Asian on Black crime. Their culture finds us easy targets.
That’s 28000% higher crime than converse. That is seriously messed up. It is the worst crime culture in the world today that never takes responsibility for anything and says looting is their right and reparations. They burnt quite a few Indian American businesses in these protests. I don’t think anyone even said sorry. They actually worship crime and criminals and make them celebrities.
A black child rapist with outstanding warrants gets shot by police while resisting and their community burns Indian-American used-car business to the ground. For what? They just demonstrated why we need more police, not less.
Yes yes we should all give black people more freedom then everyone else so they can them butcher each other senseless as already happens in almost every country in the world. More people die fro. Black on black attitude and greed violence then the one off person that dies in police custody every ten years. campaigning when they need to put their own houses in order first.
Also on the history of black rights protests they never ever ever talk about other ethnic groups. Seems like black rights movements only care about black rights ONLY, freebies in compensation for people that existed in an earlier thst month longer alive today and freedom from arrest if they get caught of a crime. Isn’t it odd that only black hip hop artists glorify drugs violence murder etc. Their youths long for that lifestyle. If you commit crim you get arrested. And if you live in a black area expect more black convictions. Just statistics.
If Indian Americans think their own freedom and opportunity have nothing to do with the struggles for equality of the Black people, I find that sad. When you have found privilege, it’s easy to lose support for who are left behind.
Dear Meera,
I condemn all form of discrimination. I just want to ask you one question: what kind of reaction would you have expected to see if George Floyd was a religious minority from Pakistan? Would you have ever gotten to know about it? If you did, what would you have done about it? Would you have galvanized your Afro-Canadian friends to condemn it/speak out so vocally that it becomes an international issue? Would there have been a ” a poor innocent South Asian Minority Lives Matter movement? I believe the answer would have been no. Because, no body really cares about the trials and tribulations of the South Asians in the W
est. They have really no one to speak for them. That is why they have timidly learnt to survive by keeping quiet. When two elephants fight, the grass suffers. Here, the grass is trying to stay safe by not taking sides, or at least not being too vocal about it. The day the media starts taking injustices to South Asians seriously, and highlighting the racism they too experience at the same level as this event. Then, the Asians shall not shy away from speaking against injustice.
Truly an absurd article. Gandhi himself put his life in the line to free India from the terrible British regime and bring Indians their dignity back. In turn he inspired MLK to go ahead with his movement in America. So don’t you dare imply Indians haven’t played their part in western civil rights. It started with Gandhi, of it wasn’t for him the British colonial rule would never have ended.
And South Asians have absolutely nothing in common with black Americans. South Asians have a rich and ancient culture to draw from, they are proud of their roots and spiritual culture, they live with pride. Black’s on the other hand came as unwanted slaves who were stranded after slavery was abolished. They don’t have a culture or roots to fall back on. That’s why they try so hard to be loved by others, but it’s tough for the world to love and respect you when you are known for crime and under achievement.
South Asians owe absolutely nothing to Black’s, it’s true they look down upon Black’s and fear them and pity them, but that isn’t a fault on their part. You’re responsible for your reputation. South Asians have earned their esteemed status by absolutely dominating in studies and in turn dominating in their chosen fields. Thats why they’re respected and aren’t hunted by cops. Black’s get sad when faced with this reality but in life you need to face up to sad truths at times. You can’t just cry racism all day
I find this type of overhanded forced inclusion of many cultures a type of racism in itself. Who are you to push us into one generic South Asian group? What’s the end game here?
This title is a little overwhelming and a bit too generalized. Most Indians who live in US are educated and modern. Just because some people who hold on to their castes and surnames, we cant bunch everyone to be a racist. I feel it’s unwarranted to call on everyone to be anti-black.
When the division is also about the haves and have nots how can you expect the haves to joint the have nots. When an average Indian is better off than an average white American how can you expect him to support the agitation.
Majority of the Indians are first and second generation migrants who are still busy making their own lives.
Our own anti-Blackness, has less to do with the color of the skin, but more to do with the family culture, which is non-existent in the African American population which unfortunately never did migrate as families, the dominant migrant society kept them away from opportunities till very recently.
While a considerable number is coming out of both the above, a big lot still remains in the category of have nots.
Aspirations are always for going up the social and financial ladder not down.
indians in us are not there ON THE CHARITY OR SUFFERANCE OF CRIMINALLY INCLINED BLACKS.. THEY ARE THERE BY THEIR OWN SWEAT AND BLOOD. THE BLACKS ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS OR ALLIES… WHY SHOULD WE GO THE AID OF THOSE THAT DO NOT COME TO OURS…I CONCEDE modi is terrible at governance… But DONT BLAME THE CASTE OR ISLAM INDUCED DIVIDES ON HIM.. INDIA WAS*** ALWAYS****DIVIDED ON THOSE LINES.. INDIAN UNITY IS FICTION.. Why should we south asians toe the line set by blacks…
People like Deepa Iyer who are associated with Jihadi loving groups can whine and moan as much as she wants. Not a penny to these Jihadi loving leftist terrorist.
We are Americans of Indian origin and do NOT call us South Asians. And Pakis and Bangladeshis have their Islamic network which will help them.
In your #9 recommendation, calling people to stand up for casteism, Hindutva and Islamophobia is welcome, however I do not know whether this is an inadvertent mistake or intentional omission, either way it’s a missed opportunity not to call for standing up to radical Islam. This kind of discriminatory preaching is rampant in so called left liberal media which needs in itself needs an “undo” , if you want your message to hold any water.
I’m not sure how any of the suggestions you’ve made here would change something that requires redress at the grassroots level.
You need to address issues with black communities facing poverty, addictions lack of education.etc. they need to stop focusing on being black and more on being individuals with identities.
The community structure they have if it has to endure could benefit from cultural revitalization and new perspectives.
And need to understand that there’s always going to be some nuts white or otherwise that are going to react out of fear, being trigger happy.
Best to avoid a confrontation with them as much as possible while being polite and following directives calmly.
This article is height of double standards and hypocrisy. You talk Indians supporting blacks but what was the last time blacks helped Indians overcome their stereotypes????
It never even happened. And what about the ethnic cleansing of idi Amin in Uganda.
You liberal fascists you are the ones that drag down Indians on world stage. Liberal BBC cucks
I consider myself liberal mostly. I agree with Print on most things.
But not with this. And that’s due to facts. African Americans see Asians as targets, not allies.
There are many sub-classes in the Black community, many of which are quite decent people, but not the main group.
Black on Asian Crime is 280 times more common than Asian on Black crime. Their culture finds us easy targets.
That’s 28000% higher crime than converse. That is seriously messed up. It is the worst crime culture in the world today that never takes responsibility for anything and says looting is their right and reparations. They burnt quite a few Indian American businesses in these protests. I don’t think anyone even said sorry. They actually worship crime and criminals and make them celebrities.
A black child rapist with outstanding warrants gets shot by police while resisting and their community burns Indian-American used-car business to the ground. For what? They just demonstrated why we need more police, not less.
Yes yes we should all give black people more freedom then everyone else so they can them butcher each other senseless as already happens in almost every country in the world. More people die fro. Black on black attitude and greed violence then the one off person that dies in police custody every ten years. campaigning when they need to put their own houses in order first.
Also on the history of black rights protests they never ever ever talk about other ethnic groups. Seems like black rights movements only care about black rights ONLY, freebies in compensation for people that existed in an earlier thst month longer alive today and freedom from arrest if they get caught of a crime. Isn’t it odd that only black hip hop artists glorify drugs violence murder etc. Their youths long for that lifestyle. If you commit crim you get arrested. And if you live in a black area expect more black convictions. Just statistics.
Pure double standard. What about minorities life in Pakistan
If Indian Americans think their own freedom and opportunity have nothing to do with the struggles for equality of the Black people, I find that sad. When you have found privilege, it’s easy to lose support for who are left behind.
Dear Meera,
I condemn all form of discrimination. I just want to ask you one question: what kind of reaction would you have expected to see if George Floyd was a religious minority from Pakistan? Would you have ever gotten to know about it? If you did, what would you have done about it? Would you have galvanized your Afro-Canadian friends to condemn it/speak out so vocally that it becomes an international issue? Would there have been a ” a poor innocent South Asian Minority Lives Matter movement? I believe the answer would have been no. Because, no body really cares about the trials and tribulations of the South Asians in the W
est. They have really no one to speak for them. That is why they have timidly learnt to survive by keeping quiet. When two elephants fight, the grass suffers. Here, the grass is trying to stay safe by not taking sides, or at least not being too vocal about it. The day the media starts taking injustices to South Asians seriously, and highlighting the racism they too experience at the same level as this event. Then, the Asians shall not shy away from speaking against injustice.
Truly an absurd article. Gandhi himself put his life in the line to free India from the terrible British regime and bring Indians their dignity back. In turn he inspired MLK to go ahead with his movement in America. So don’t you dare imply Indians haven’t played their part in western civil rights. It started with Gandhi, of it wasn’t for him the British colonial rule would never have ended.
And South Asians have absolutely nothing in common with black Americans. South Asians have a rich and ancient culture to draw from, they are proud of their roots and spiritual culture, they live with pride. Black’s on the other hand came as unwanted slaves who were stranded after slavery was abolished. They don’t have a culture or roots to fall back on. That’s why they try so hard to be loved by others, but it’s tough for the world to love and respect you when you are known for crime and under achievement.
South Asians owe absolutely nothing to Black’s, it’s true they look down upon Black’s and fear them and pity them, but that isn’t a fault on their part. You’re responsible for your reputation. South Asians have earned their esteemed status by absolutely dominating in studies and in turn dominating in their chosen fields. Thats why they’re respected and aren’t hunted by cops. Black’s get sad when faced with this reality but in life you need to face up to sad truths at times. You can’t just cry racism all day
I find this type of overhanded forced inclusion of many cultures a type of racism in itself. Who are you to push us into one generic South Asian group? What’s the end game here?
This title is a little overwhelming and a bit too generalized. Most Indians who live in US are educated and modern. Just because some people who hold on to their castes and surnames, we cant bunch everyone to be a racist. I feel it’s unwarranted to call on everyone to be anti-black.
When the division is also about the haves and have nots how can you expect the haves to joint the have nots. When an average Indian is better off than an average white American how can you expect him to support the agitation.
Majority of the Indians are first and second generation migrants who are still busy making their own lives.
Our own anti-Blackness, has less to do with the color of the skin, but more to do with the family culture, which is non-existent in the African American population which unfortunately never did migrate as families, the dominant migrant society kept them away from opportunities till very recently.
While a considerable number is coming out of both the above, a big lot still remains in the category of have nots.
Aspirations are always for going up the social and financial ladder not down.
indians in us are not there ON THE CHARITY OR SUFFERANCE OF CRIMINALLY INCLINED BLACKS.. THEY ARE THERE BY THEIR OWN SWEAT AND BLOOD. THE BLACKS ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS OR ALLIES… WHY SHOULD WE GO THE AID OF THOSE THAT DO NOT COME TO OURS…I CONCEDE modi is terrible at governance… But DONT BLAME THE CASTE OR ISLAM INDUCED DIVIDES ON HIM.. INDIA WAS*** ALWAYS****DIVIDED ON THOSE LINES.. INDIAN UNITY IS FICTION.. Why should we south asians toe the line set by blacks…
People like Deepa Iyer who are associated with Jihadi loving groups can whine and moan as much as she wants. Not a penny to these Jihadi loving leftist terrorist.
We are Americans of Indian origin and do NOT call us South Asians. And Pakis and Bangladeshis have their Islamic network which will help them.
In your #9 recommendation, calling people to stand up for casteism, Hindutva and Islamophobia is welcome, however I do not know whether this is an inadvertent mistake or intentional omission, either way it’s a missed opportunity not to call for standing up to radical Islam. This kind of discriminatory preaching is rampant in so called left liberal media which needs in itself needs an “undo” , if you want your message to hold any water.
As a liberal atheist, I endorse this 100%.l
I’m not sure how any of the suggestions you’ve made here would change something that requires redress at the grassroots level.
You need to address issues with black communities facing poverty, addictions lack of education.etc. they need to stop focusing on being black and more on being individuals with identities.
The community structure they have if it has to endure could benefit from cultural revitalization and new perspectives.
And need to understand that there’s always going to be some nuts white or otherwise that are going to react out of fear, being trigger happy.
Best to avoid a confrontation with them as much as possible while being polite and following directives calmly.