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I feel like people think hate and racism toward South Asians is okay, meanwhile for others it’s not.
People are so casual with hate for every South Asian, stereotyping them and just calling them slurs, seeing them as inferior .. objects.
And not many are knowledgeable about South Asians. They think all of South Asia is poor (similar to how they think Africa is like). Dirty, and etc.
There are wealthy areas in every country, and poverish areas too. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh are not poor, dirty.. and a common misconception that the streets are dirty, and nobody uses a toilet.
Like some parts East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia both use the normal toilet and the western toilet. The western toilet is more common though in these days.
Racism and stereotypes are not okay. I suggest being knowledgeable and researching instead of putting people in a box, thinking it’s okay to see them inferior, be racist and be stupid.
I always get assumed to be either Hispanic, Filipino, Japanese, other southeast parts of Asia.. but never Indian. It’s because I’m a pale tan, and I don’t stereotypically look like how an “Indian” should look like. :/ This is how stereotypes are harmful. I’ve also gotten hate and so much racism on me just being Indian, and not speaking the stereotypical language that people expect Indian’s to speak, be from and look like.
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fredd
I feel this. As a Pakistani person, all my friends were discussing racism, and somehow, each and every one of them said their parents / family is super racist towards Indians specifically. They also said it as if it was like 'they really aren't that racist. its just towards indians', kind of showing how it isn't a big deal?
I feel like it isn't even entirely their fault. In my area, if ever someone was to be committing a crime, their identity is only shown if they are an immigrant / come from an immigrant family. I've heard such horrible things towards south Asians like 'they're polluting the country, causing more crimes, taking our jobs.' and to a degree, I honestly agree. My area is so desperate to revive the economy their immigration application is way too easy to get through. And yes, crime rates, car accidents, and burglaries have 100% increased as more immigrants are welcomed in the country. But this isn't the problem of the entire race. It's a problem of poor background checks beforehand, and the laws put in place aren't severe enough.
It's a problem that shouldn't and can't be solved with just racism, and in fact, racism only makes it worse.