Something that deeply bothers me: #Savarna in North American academia create power struggles and hostilities with other savarnas over claiming 'their' Dalit-Bahujan people (read objects). #caste #NorthAmericanAcademia #AcademicTwitter 1/

These savarnas police friendships of Dalit-Bahujans, dictate who these folks can be in relationship with, and use them as pawns to fight with other savarna academics. 2/

However, at the end of the day, these savarnas get into bed with these other savarnas, write job and tenure letters for each other, promote each other’s scholarship, invite each other for talks. 3/

Who is disposable in the savarna academics game are Dalit-Bahujan students and junior faculty. They are used as mere stepping stones for winning anti-casteist street credit and scholarly legitimacy for Brahmins and other savarnas.

The games these savarna academics play, the performances they give each day beats any Bollywood superstar who they love to critique and write articles on. They are the dirtiest of people, the most monstrous people ever. White supremacists pale in comparison.