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Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
India sucks. They still havent managed to stop shitting in the street. The whole country is an open trash dump. And then theres all the rape. They gouge victims eyes out and set them on fire.
START PRINTING ALL THE NEWSPAPERS WITH INDIA MAP WITH STATE NAMES.
Let those dull heads understand how wrong they are we are just keeping quiet for peace sake.
How can we, the NE Indians expect illiterate mainland Indians to change their prejudicial behavior towards us even when the educated section of those Indians continue to deny the prevalence of such instances of racism meted out to us in outside NE cities or places of India. Though the GOI has shown some concerns and taking action in this domain but it does not meant for us to be complacent since illiterate people either defy govt’ s order or ignorant about it. The general mentality or perception of all anti-NE people has to change for all time to come.
START PRINTING NEWSPAPERS WITH INDIA MAP AND STATE NAMES!!!
This has to start now .We cannot stand back the racism we are facing because of their dull stupid brains!!Why should I hate my own home country and feel like I don’t belong here ;like a loner? EVEN WE CAN START ATTACKING LIKE HOW PAKISTANIS OR MUSLIMS DO!! DO YOU BITCHES AND DOGS OF SOUTH INDIA AND DELHI WANT THAT?.IMAGINE YOURSELF in our place ;put yourself in our shoes. Would you stand still and do nothing??? Of couse not you would rebel ,fight and become butchers.BUT WE NORTH EASTERNS ARE NOT THAT.WE ARE TALKING SINCERELY AND RAISING OUR VOICE PEACEFULLY UNLIKE YOU DULL BRAIN IDIOTS!!
When I was studying in south I faced so much racism as a student ,as a kid.Thats too much pressure to take as a child if you are being teased by the whole college even when you walk around the college or go to the washroom.I hate that they call us Chinese when I’m not.I’m an Indian and why instead of being proud of my country they make me upset,sad and frustrated. “Its like all indians are supposed to be black and have wide eyes”.WTF!! Is this definition?I hate south indians the most and even Delhi too.They are so racist.These states don’t even know which states belong to India. Why do I have to go through so much hate and suffering brcause of their ignorance of knowing!Why?And they say brain drain and all those shit!Of course we don’t want to stay in our own home country and study abroad instead of being treated like trash.I always loved my country but as I grew up its becoming too difficult to take in so much hate.After all we are human beings. ESPECIALLY SOUTH INDIANS WHEN THEY COME TO NORTH EAST WE NEVER TREAT THEM LIKE ATLEAST I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT AFTER SO MUCH THAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH.They need to experience how racism feels like and its not something nice that they are doing.They are behaving crazy in the name of S**t.
I still dont undwrstand why INDIANS are so FOOLISH in trying to cause conflict among ourselves in the name of looks,colour,religion?? WHEN WILL THIS END ?We are supposed to fight our country’s enemies together like Pakistan ,China etc.Instead they are criticizing us based on looks and other shitty physical features or appearances.
IGNORANCE TO RACISM IS NOT WORKING !OT NEEDS TO STOP!! WE NEED A BIG FULLSTOP!!!
How can we, the NE Indians expect illiterate mainland Indians to change their prejudicial behavior towards us even when the educated section of those Indians continue to deny the prevalence of such instances of racism meted out to us in outside NE cities or places of India. Though the GOI has shown some concerns and taking action in this domain but it does not meant for us to be complacent since illiterate people either defy govt’ s order or ignorant about it. The general mentality or perception of all anti-NE people has to change for all time to come.
These indians are racist . We will teach them a lesson when they come to north east . Just wait . These indians are actually corona because they are spreading the virus . North East has few cases thag also because of jamat members and bangladeshis
Agree that people from north east face racism in North India especially in Delhi. But at the same time, before taking high moral ground, they should ponder over that they themselves hold prejudice against bengalis, unlike Delhi, which had no past history of prejudice against bengalis and in fact sheltered bengali refugees. The current imbroglio over CAA in Assam is a classic example of prejudice against bengalis.
Corona and CAA both are different term some one getting a tag as Chinese, MOMO or Corona is a different issue and the issue CAA is all about not to allow Bangladeshi …..no doubt difference toom place but CAA was a issue which was all about how politician played ;created a huge difference but NE students getting a tag name like Corona it which means attacking verbally in individual only because of appearance …..so before commenting look at the activity do not jst try to merge a different story with a different one which doesn’t even fits.
Corona was spread by Indian not by northeast… People …
Corona have not even rich northeast.. yet …
How’s trump calling it Chinese virus makes it racist! It’s seems to me more like a pressure on CCP … No Chinese people living in china can see this because of the firewall so it doesn’t matter.
I have never heard such an incident that any mainland north India person are beaten up in North East India. It is no true in fact north Indian people think that they are superior than northeast people. No wonder such a comment is pooping up bcoz india is racist country and also street look dirty
Actual their mentally are worst than Hitler
. Come to the northeast we have cleanest village in asian. You people need to learn lession from us
I sympathize with the people of the north east, but at the same time think about how they treat people whom they consider ‘ the other’, in their region. They demand an archaic Inner Line Permit, which the Britishers had introduced to isolate them. This demand which they make today also indicates they want to retain the isolation. So is it not expected that just as they don’t see others as their own they will also at times be in the receiving end?
Sir, as you write this do not forget that northeast is the only place which isn’t much affected by corona virus. And about the isolation and treatment towards the people of other region,not only the northeast people but all the people of India in different regions have this attitude towards other people.As a saying goes :Every dog is a lion in its territory. So please don’t grab this chance during the pandemic to write such things towards northeastern people, instead of remaining united to fight through this crisis of corona altogether as an Indian. Because if we,the northeastern people start speaking about all the other people of different region it’ll be worse as the way you people treat us when we are in your region is even worse. Including the fact that we are minorities and are less, too less in numbers.
It will be a gift to a person if his land is of vast and pluralism. In that way if my country remains and if I could say Kashmir is ours: Kanyakumari is ours; Arunachal, Mumbai, Jaipur, etc. etc. are ours I amlucky to be born here. But if anything happens against it, it will be because of people like you and I but not by the politicians who come and go. We must respect all Indians as our brothers and sisters for our self pride also.
it seems nonsense to you people because you haven’t faced the racism we face you may be right about you guys facing racism but i have never heard about it and have only seen and heard northeastern people of India face it .
As an Indian, I do feel are racist through and through. In western countries, there’s a saying that black skinned people can’t be racist, but in India, yup! You can. No it’s not about just racism, we hurl every kinds of insults to each other. Wait! If you are thinking it’s only about north India, you got it wrong bro! In this case we are brothers and sisters. We like to bash and undermine every people who doesn’t match with us. And as we love to do it passionately, we change it according to our religion, culture, mother tongue, looks even the teams we support and make it convenient to hurt others. And it’s a pan India thing, there’s no chinkis, gujjus, dhotis, chapattis, madrasis in these.
The man who spat must be thrashed by police …. legally. But to brush all Indians with racist brush is a little toooo much. Dont forget the same north Indians spray bullets on north indians for varioous reasons.
Mostly all Indians I have known are all racist towards NE people…
A lot worse had happened with North Easterners in the past. Many of them had to flee back to their states, due to threats to life and property by Muslims, during the Rohingya crisis.
People are gathering in religious places in INDIA. They are saying that corona virus will not affect them, but will affect non believers. I think the writer should write about that . Would be nice to hear her opinion
she has recalled everything except for the anti NE violence in Bangalore carried out by her community in 2012.
As usual Ms. Taskin whines on and on regarding the “abuses”, “racism”, “misogyny”, etc. she and others from north-eastern states have faced in “mainland” India. What she very conveniently brushes under the carpet is the treatment meted out to so called “mainland” Indians residing in these north-eastern states. Save Assam and Tripura, mainland Indians are persecuted, harassed, bullied across all states by members of various tribes. Be it Nagas in Nagaland or Khasis in Meghalaya, the non-tribal, i.e., the mainland Indian, is the target of violence, intimidation and extortion. Usually, the perpetrators are the various “student” unions – e.g. the KSU in Meghalaya. Racist tropes and stereotypes abound and mainland Indians are vilified and demonized on a regular basis.
India sucks. They still havent managed to stop shitting in the street. The whole country is an open trash dump. And then theres all the rape. They gouge victims eyes out and set them on fire.
START PRINTING ALL THE NEWSPAPERS WITH INDIA MAP WITH STATE NAMES.
Let those dull heads understand how wrong they are we are just keeping quiet for peace sake.
How can we, the NE Indians expect illiterate mainland Indians to change their prejudicial behavior towards us even when the educated section of those Indians continue to deny the prevalence of such instances of racism meted out to us in outside NE cities or places of India. Though the GOI has shown some concerns and taking action in this domain but it does not meant for us to be complacent since illiterate people either defy govt’ s order or ignorant about it. The general mentality or perception of all anti-NE people has to change for all time to come.
START PRINTING NEWSPAPERS WITH INDIA MAP AND STATE NAMES!!!
This has to start now .We cannot stand back the racism we are facing because of their dull stupid brains!!Why should I hate my own home country and feel like I don’t belong here ;like a loner? EVEN WE CAN START ATTACKING LIKE HOW PAKISTANIS OR MUSLIMS DO!! DO YOU BITCHES AND DOGS OF SOUTH INDIA AND DELHI WANT THAT?.IMAGINE YOURSELF in our place ;put yourself in our shoes. Would you stand still and do nothing??? Of couse not you would rebel ,fight and become butchers.BUT WE NORTH EASTERNS ARE NOT THAT.WE ARE TALKING SINCERELY AND RAISING OUR VOICE PEACEFULLY UNLIKE YOU DULL BRAIN IDIOTS!!
When I was studying in south I faced so much racism as a student ,as a kid.Thats too much pressure to take as a child if you are being teased by the whole college even when you walk around the college or go to the washroom.I hate that they call us Chinese when I’m not.I’m an Indian and why instead of being proud of my country they make me upset,sad and frustrated. “Its like all indians are supposed to be black and have wide eyes”.WTF!! Is this definition?I hate south indians the most and even Delhi too.They are so racist.These states don’t even know which states belong to India. Why do I have to go through so much hate and suffering brcause of their ignorance of knowing!Why?And they say brain drain and all those shit!Of course we don’t want to stay in our own home country and study abroad instead of being treated like trash.I always loved my country but as I grew up its becoming too difficult to take in so much hate.After all we are human beings. ESPECIALLY SOUTH INDIANS WHEN THEY COME TO NORTH EAST WE NEVER TREAT THEM LIKE ATLEAST I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT AFTER SO MUCH THAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH.They need to experience how racism feels like and its not something nice that they are doing.They are behaving crazy in the name of S**t.
I still dont undwrstand why INDIANS are so FOOLISH in trying to cause conflict among ourselves in the name of looks,colour,religion?? WHEN WILL THIS END ?We are supposed to fight our country’s enemies together like Pakistan ,China etc.Instead they are criticizing us based on looks and other shitty physical features or appearances.
IGNORANCE TO RACISM IS NOT WORKING !OT NEEDS TO STOP!! WE NEED A BIG FULLSTOP!!!
How can we, the NE Indians expect illiterate mainland Indians to change their prejudicial behavior towards us even when the educated section of those Indians continue to deny the prevalence of such instances of racism meted out to us in outside NE cities or places of India. Though the GOI has shown some concerns and taking action in this domain but it does not meant for us to be complacent since illiterate people either defy govt’ s order or ignorant about it. The general mentality or perception of all anti-NE people has to change for all time to come.
These indians are racist . We will teach them a lesson when they come to north east . Just wait . These indians are actually corona because they are spreading the virus . North East has few cases thag also because of jamat members and bangladeshis
Agree that people from north east face racism in North India especially in Delhi. But at the same time, before taking high moral ground, they should ponder over that they themselves hold prejudice against bengalis, unlike Delhi, which had no past history of prejudice against bengalis and in fact sheltered bengali refugees. The current imbroglio over CAA in Assam is a classic example of prejudice against bengalis.
Corona and CAA both are different term some one getting a tag as Chinese, MOMO or Corona is a different issue and the issue CAA is all about not to allow Bangladeshi …..no doubt difference toom place but CAA was a issue which was all about how politician played ;created a huge difference but NE students getting a tag name like Corona it which means attacking verbally in individual only because of appearance …..so before commenting look at the activity do not jst try to merge a different story with a different one which doesn’t even fits.
Corona was spread by Indian not by northeast… People …
Corona have not even rich northeast.. yet …
How’s trump calling it Chinese virus makes it racist! It’s seems to me more like a pressure on CCP … No Chinese people living in china can see this because of the firewall so it doesn’t matter.
We want justice
Take necessary steps
I have never heard such an incident that any mainland north India person are beaten up in North East India. It is no true in fact north Indian people think that they are superior than northeast people. No wonder such a comment is pooping up bcoz india is racist country and also street look dirty
Actual their mentally are worst than Hitler
. Come to the northeast we have cleanest village in asian. You people need to learn lession from us
I sympathize with the people of the north east, but at the same time think about how they treat people whom they consider ‘ the other’, in their region. They demand an archaic Inner Line Permit, which the Britishers had introduced to isolate them. This demand which they make today also indicates they want to retain the isolation. So is it not expected that just as they don’t see others as their own they will also at times be in the receiving end?
Sir, as you write this do not forget that northeast is the only place which isn’t much affected by corona virus. And about the isolation and treatment towards the people of other region,not only the northeast people but all the people of India in different regions have this attitude towards other people.As a saying goes :Every dog is a lion in its territory. So please don’t grab this chance during the pandemic to write such things towards northeastern people, instead of remaining united to fight through this crisis of corona altogether as an Indian. Because if we,the northeastern people start speaking about all the other people of different region it’ll be worse as the way you people treat us when we are in your region is even worse. Including the fact that we are minorities and are less, too less in numbers.
It will be a gift to a person if his land is of vast and pluralism. In that way if my country remains and if I could say Kashmir is ours: Kanyakumari is ours; Arunachal, Mumbai, Jaipur, etc. etc. are ours I amlucky to be born here. But if anything happens against it, it will be because of people like you and I but not by the politicians who come and go. We must respect all Indians as our brothers and sisters for our self pride also.
it seems nonsense to you people because you haven’t faced the racism we face you may be right about you guys facing racism but i have never heard about it and have only seen and heard northeastern people of India face it .
So from last weeks stingy, ridiculous article, this time the ship sails into leveraging an unfortunate, ignorant incident.
Now, I am wondering it is not a “OPINION” column, it is a “Habit” column.
The article is epitome of mental bankruptcy of the “hater” not even a writer.
This is utter stupidity, a complete shit show.
As an Indian, I do feel are racist through and through. In western countries, there’s a saying that black skinned people can’t be racist, but in India, yup! You can. No it’s not about just racism, we hurl every kinds of insults to each other. Wait! If you are thinking it’s only about north India, you got it wrong bro! In this case we are brothers and sisters. We like to bash and undermine every people who doesn’t match with us. And as we love to do it passionately, we change it according to our religion, culture, mother tongue, looks even the teams we support and make it convenient to hurt others. And it’s a pan India thing, there’s no chinkis, gujjus, dhotis, chapattis, madrasis in these.
The man who spat must be thrashed by police …. legally. But to brush all Indians with racist brush is a little toooo much. Dont forget the same north Indians spray bullets on north indians for varioous reasons.
Mostly all Indians I have known are all racist towards NE people…
A lot worse had happened with North Easterners in the past. Many of them had to flee back to their states, due to threats to life and property by Muslims, during the Rohingya crisis.
People are gathering in religious places in INDIA. They are saying that corona virus will not affect them, but will affect non believers. I think the writer should write about that . Would be nice to hear her opinion
she has recalled everything except for the anti NE violence in Bangalore carried out by her community in 2012.
As usual Ms. Taskin whines on and on regarding the “abuses”, “racism”, “misogyny”, etc. she and others from north-eastern states have faced in “mainland” India. What she very conveniently brushes under the carpet is the treatment meted out to so called “mainland” Indians residing in these north-eastern states. Save Assam and Tripura, mainland Indians are persecuted, harassed, bullied across all states by members of various tribes. Be it Nagas in Nagaland or Khasis in Meghalaya, the non-tribal, i.e., the mainland Indian, is the target of violence, intimidation and extortion. Usually, the perpetrators are the various “student” unions – e.g. the KSU in Meghalaya. Racist tropes and stereotypes abound and mainland Indians are vilified and demonized on a regular basis.
Total nonsense, by a faux muslim writer