And yall get mad about white girls wearing bindis.

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Yes, anti-Blackness is disgusting. No, we do not have to answer for every shitty thing done ever by other South Asians to be able to complain about racism.

I live in the US and if you do too you have no right acting like you’re taking a moral high ground. Europe too, let’s not let them off the hook.

We DO fight against anti-Blackness in our own communities too. Just cuz this blog has a certain focus doesn mean you know our priorities.

-ZG

So you found a picture of an Indian shop with a racial slur. Well done, that disproves every argument about how exotification of India and Indian culture is a colonial construct that White Westerners take part in today. How appropriation of the bindi and other aspects of Indian culture harms Indians (especially those in the diaspora).

There is a conversation to be had about racism within India. And yes, this includes anti-Black racism experienced by foreign students of African-origin who study in India, etc. But don’t even pretend you give a damn about intelligent discourse, when this is just a “aha!” moment for you.

- S