Even right wingers like Jake Shields are questioning it

x.com/jakeshieldsajj/status/1828701984180105568

Seeing it all over tiktok, instagram and especially twitter/x

Idk how to answer this without sounding... racist?

I'll just say I think it's a respect issue

Explain

People try to fight racism with racism

ppl dont respect asians the way they do other races. ppl think asians is nerds

S*** is crazy some times ngl

Gotta be deeper than that me thinks

I’ve noticed it too. I think the reasons for it are that there’s always been a large number of Indian accounts going hard for Israel and with everything that’s happened in the last year far right accounts have taken notice.

Second, there’s been a lot of Indian immigrants coming to places like the UK, Canada and USA and its angered a lot of people. Especially those from Canada and the UK.

its ignorance. ppl dont understand asian culture. also doesnt help ppl assume asians are racist

There's lots of factors. Increasing immigration and cultural conflict, negative portrayals and stereotypes. But I also think it's because the history of colonialism was never taught, so people don't have any sympathy or understanding towards India/Indians for why their society looks the way it does.

Millions were killed, the nation was looted and plundered, and they are still digging their way out of the hole they were left in 77 years ago. The extent of India's richness really isn't understood and the devestation of British rule isn't a widely discussed topic.

So when that sympathetic narrative isn't discussed and you see Indians acting silly on tiktok, you don't see the Indus Valley Civilisation, or the Vedas, or the thousands of years of advanced civilisation that was created by those same people.

Watch the first question and answer!

will add to other replies that medias only talk about india when something bad happens

All the rape and scam stories aren’t helping the Indian PR image

As an Indian myself, imma just say it’s making me closer to deleting twitter more and more every day

Noticed that too but tbh I dont even think about India at all

@rhymingrhino

all that s*** is mainland india stuff. I'm guessing you're talking about their street food and women harassment videos. to be fair those are insane and the food videos can be hilarious

I rarely see racism towards indians stateside tho

all these people giving their think pieces

but it really started from the "i know it smell crazy in there" memes from 2021 and has continued to grow

i dont know if you guys are talking about just jokes as a form of racism or if there is some other side of twitter which is actively racist, i stay away from that lame s*** fr

They’re racist people themselves.

all i can say is i’ve never seen an indian baddie

Racism against all minorities is wrong, even when coming from other minorities. And that’s the issue.

i'm fijian-indian (descendants of indians who were brought to fiji to work on sugarcane plantations)

s*** be pissing me off fr - i blame pewdiepie

cap

Tyla