Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy

Post by throo121212 » Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 5:35 AM UTC

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> which I assume is very low because we're not Hindu Caste does not go away if you convert to an Abrahamic religion. Asian christians pray in separate churches and are buried in separate cemeteries from White Europeans. Non-black christians/muslims/jews have a history of treating their black counterparts very differently.

> Asian christians pray in separate churches and are buried in separate cemeteries from White Europeans I can only speak to my own experience and this is not mine.

Post by throw0101a » Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 12:00 PM UTC

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The interesting thing about caste is that it's basically invisible: unlike race, you can't tell somebody's caste by looking at them. (There is some correlation to skin color, but there are also plenty of eg Tamil Brahmins who are very dark-skinned.) Which is why caste-conscious Indians meeting new people go through an elaborate dance asking about family name, where they're from, if they're vegetarian etc to figure ou…

While in the USA at the moment, I would agree that most racism that's seen is based on clearly-visible skin color, I would argue that's a fairly new development. My grandparents were born in the 1920s. One side is Polish, the other side is Italian. With the exception of my Grandfather who looked extremely Sicilian, none of them would have their ethnicity readily apparent to someone in the late 30s who may have posted…

Post by j45 » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 7:16 PM UTC

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Long overdue. Those who are most offended by a light being shed on this practice are often those who have benefited from it the most. For many (the 98% who are not the correct caste), caste is a sin that they cannot be freed of. This has been well being entrenched in place for over 20-25 years. It can be found at any large tech company not just in SV, but beyond too. Children are destined to be treated as less as if…

In India caste based reservation system (affirmative actions) applies to 50-60% of population.. and some places much much more [1]. Folks with caste and hence benefactor of the system are in majority, those who don't have that are in actually minority. [1] In the State of Tamil Nadu, the caste-based reservation stands at 69 percent and applies to about 87 percent of the population. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reser…