Right-wing media’s racist attacks and ethnic slurs directed at Indians, other South Asians, and South Asian Americans have surged over the past year, in part fueled by conservative infighting over the H-1B visa program and a handful of viral posts.Commentators in the conservative media ecosystem have used anti-Indian slurs and characterized the presence of Indian immigrants as “harmful to America.” Some of these figures allege that the U.S. is being “invaded by Indians” who “have abused the H-1B visa system in order to change America forever.” Additionally, commentators said that H-1B visas “shouldn’t even exist” and claimed that “we need a Northern wall” to prevent Indian migrants coming to the United States from Canada.

Right-wing media’s racist attacks and ethnic slurs directed at Indians, other South Asians, and South Asian Americans have surged over the past year, in part fueled by conservative infighting over the H-1B visa program and a handful of viral posts…

  • overcast5348@lemmy.world
    22·
    11 days ago

    What you’ve said is essentially “my wife works with one of the good ones” - you’re barely even masking it bro. 😭

    • jesusactuallyhateshorses@sh.itjust.works
      35·
      11 days ago

      For the record, I think your assumption is nonsense. Facts are not racist. I made no statement in my OP that was racist.

      But, for a second, imagine I was an uninformed/misinformed person who was being casually racist, without knowing it. Your response is to laugh, belittle and ostracise them, rather than teach them how they are being racist, and why being better is important?

      Quite the movement you folks have going here. Good luck.

      • overcast5348@lemmy.world
        22·
        11 days ago

        Do you seriously expect me to have a debate with every shitty racist I come across?

        I’m an immigrant living in Canada too. No roving gangs of Indians have terrorized me despite living in the western world. So fuck out of here with your very first statement of “Indian gangs terrorizing the western world”. If anything, it’s the white supremacists who have been terrorizing the entire fucking world for the last few whatever’s.

        I’m sure that India has a thousand problems. I’m not an expert on India. You using those problems to justify your racism isn’t helping anyone. You’re just a racist piece of shit. At least own that and put on a hood. Peace.

        • jesusactuallyhateshorses@sh.itjust.works
          43·
          11 days ago

          Do you seriously expect me to have a debate with every shitty racist I come across?

          Educating doesn’t necessarily mean debate. Challenging someone’s beliefs doesn’t need to be a fight. Teaching/helping someone to be better shouldn’t be a chore.

          From the sounds and content of your angry response, I’d wager you haven’t tried very hard. You’ve replaced “grace” with “race” in your mind.

          How wrong you are. Welcome to Canada. Try the civil discourse. It’s lovely.

          • overcast5348@lemmy.world
            12·
            11 days ago

            Okay. What would you like to be educated about? I can type out a thousand page essay. Will that be enough to change your opinion about literally anything?

            More importantly, there is existing literature on why racists suck balls. Why haven’t you sought that out and changed your opinion already if you’re truly willing to be educated and change your opinions?

            • jesusactuallyhateshorses@sh.itjust.works
              23·
              11 days ago

              For the record, I think your assumption is nonsense. Facts are not racist. I made no statement in my OP that was racist.

              See above, champ.

              As I’ve already said, you couldn’t be more wrong.

              • overcast5348@lemmy.world
                21·
                11 days ago

                Stating a bunch of random “facts” about a group of people and using that as a justification to hate on them? Yeah, that’s not racism. We should give this phenomena a name. Sounds brand new.

                • jesusactuallyhateshorses@sh.itjust.works
                  22·
                  11 days ago

                  🫠

                  My dude. You already said you know nothing about India. Perhaps go read about it and learn something rather than arguing about things you know nothing about. I’m sure you know of some still reputable information sources.

                  • overcast5348@lemmy.world
                    21·
                    11 days ago

                    I don’t know about India. I know about racism. Once again, you’re a racist piece of shit. Wait for a few days, your rusky bot friends will come online and you can tell them all about me.