casual racism and discrimination against south asians: a thread

- not including south asians when talking about racism against asians. just because we have darker toned skin doesn’t mean we aren’t just as much asian as the rest.

- saying that we’re overreacting when it comes to ca. everyone is so used to idols calling us curryshitters and dotheads that once we actually call it out you think we’re being too loud about it and that we should just sit back down and let it happen.

- saying that the racism we face isn’t as bad as racism towards others. i don’t want anyone to misunderstand me but sometimes you give no attention to desi ca and mockery when it deserves just as much attention as other types of ca.

- thinking we all follow one religion and speak multiple languages. there are so many religions and languages in south asia but we’re all grouped into one category. we all aren’t indian and speak hindi and follow hinduism but i’ve seen so many people think that.

- thinking that all pakistani people are muslim and all indian people are hindu. just like in america, everyone practices a different religion, even if one is more common than the other.

- mocking our accents. it’s not funny and it never will be. it is way different than mocking a british accent but you still compare the two to justify your racism.

- making manifestation and karma stuff into trends. it’s part of our religious belief and for y’all to take that and make it into your cute little trend or quote or whatever is so fucking disgusting.

- asking us stupid questions like “do you speak hindu?”. please have some common sense and know the difference between a language, religion, and ethnicity. i am not hindi and i do not speak indian.

- thinking we’re all virgins who study too hard. that’s self explanatory. don’t try to stereotype us.

- not appreciating our melanin like you do with idols. are we too dark for your taste?

- making fun of people who wear hijabs. just like you do with every other religion, please respect those who wear hijab is because it is part of their religious beliefs.