It’s something I’ve seen slowly starting to emerge over the course of the last year or so. Maybe even longer. There’s accounts that post stories to designed to shock people into thinking India is a terrible place. Like I get it. India does have issues. And it does have issues with sexual violence as well. But its a shame those conversations seemingly cannot be had without resorting to racism. I hope this site us different.

  • Tar_AlcaranEnglish
    64•2 months ago

    Being critical isn’t automatically racist.

    For example, the country where I’ve been groped the most is Egypt, followed shortly by India. That’s not racist.

    If I were to say that every indian male is therefore a sex offender, THAT would be racist.

  • @stephen01king@lemmy.zipEnglish
    59•2 months ago

    Can you tell me how being overly critical of India as a country is the same as being racist towards Indian?

  • @imPastaSyndrome@lemm.eeEnglish
    33•2 months ago

    I don’t see that comment as racist any more than of that said America… Which I’ve seen tons and is correct

  • @jeffw@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8•2 months ago

    Probably just more now because the elections make international headlines and Modi has been pulling some weird stunts. It’ll probably die back down.

  • downpunxx
    -54•2 months ago

    Indians? lol, try being Jewish in support of Israels right to exist.

    The Fediverse is the same sewer of racism, and xenophobia, with more of a concentration of Islamic Terrorist Supporters, Tankies, Anarchists, and bleeding heart Leftists than other online spaces.

    • @Maddier1993@programming.devEnglish
      32•2 months ago

      Maybe when you say “Islamic Terrorist Supporters” I am hoping you are not considering all 30k+ dead civilians as Hamas? Remember… don’t lose your humanity in your dogmatic defence of Israel.

    • @deegeese@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      27•2 months ago

      But what about my failed colonial ambitions?! Everyone who disagrees is antisemitic.

    • @conditional_soup@lemm.eeEnglish
      25•2 months ago

      Dude, you don’t deserve to be criticized for being a Jew, but you absolutely deserve a tomato for supporting a genocidal ethnostate.

      • @taanegl@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21•2 months ago

        No, I’m sorry. Zionists gotta project everywhere, now that people in the mainstream are aware of what’s truly happening.

        • applepie
          6•2 months ago

          but has everyone thought about the party committing war crimes?

          • HeartyBeast
            3•2 months ago

            Parties. Pretty sure the Hamas October action constituted a war crime too

            • applepie
              1•2 months ago

              international law has concept proportionality, which is clearly lacking within Israeli state and military. you should educate yourself.

              • HeartyBeast
                -2•2 months ago

                I await to see how you justify the apparently indiscriminate massacres of 1,139 people - 695 Israeli civilians (including 36 children), and 71 foreign nationals. Let’s set aside the possibility of rapes and sexual assault as they can’t be absolutely verified.

                In what way do you believe they were proportional?

                • applepie
                  3•2 months ago

                  civilian death toll in gaza is in excess of 30k, you need to learn to do basic math also, champ