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clothes. The thing that bothers me is that shouldn't this be the other
way around??
And it feels really hypocritical to point this outtoo, because I'm not
opposing this ongoing system in anyway..
Anyways,
I really struggled with this question as it's somethingthat I've never
consciously thought about before and it forced meto rexamine a lot of
my decisions, upbringing and lifestyle
Also, the emotions that arise when I think about thisare
A sense of possessiveness, the need to protect thispart of my culture,
my heritage, my identity, and a weirdly sense of prideand belonging.
Ethnicity|part2.
I believe the words I chose were a combination ofpersonal and
communal experiences.
But honestly, when I think about it now, it seemsa bit biased.
India as a country is more in fear of facing racismfrom its own
countrymen, rather than from foreigners. It's a placewhere when
people see my dark skinned friend from Southern India,they'll call him
names like African, black, blackman, etc., most of them as a joke, as a
jibe, but none of them realizing the inherent toxicityof it.
My words are definitely more influenced by what ideashave developed
around me by what I've observed. My personal experiencesare very
few, but what I've experienced around me has botheredme a lot.
My feelings in relation to my ethnicity is neutralto racism
Differ from Asian stereotype(s).
One stereotype that I've always mulled over, and onethat I've always
observed is the one about asian intellect. About howAsians are good at
math, or asians are very academic in nature. How inevery american
drama series or movie, there's an Indian nerdy guyalways present.
While I'm all up for repre level sentation, I actuallyquite enjoy seeing a
fellow Indian on screen, making the content more relatable,what's
bothersome is the level of stereotyping they're shownin. Like an Indian
guy is always academically inclined, has very conservativeparents, is
bad at relationships, and is big nerdy goof-up altogether.
Although I agree that stereotypes often emerge fromsome tiny bits of
truth. Most of the Indian stereotypes have been provento me time and
again, I've seen my friend's parents forcing him tochoose a stem
subject and upheld strict academic standards, I'veseen my friend's
parents not approve of her relationships, etc. etc.
This is the point of conflict for me. I hate stereotypes,but I hate that
they hold some truth too. I'm angry at our community'srepresentation
in Hollywood, but I understand the reason behind thosechoices too.
mchaos
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