I wanted to ask, are there any ABCDs here who are often fat shamed by FOBs when they reject them. I have had that experience where I rejected Fobs due to cultural clash and their quickness to enter a relationship and or hook ups but then I get fat shamed by them…

Anyone else have this experience?

I made a post here a month ago saying people were affected too much by the online racism going on and I want to admit I was wrong about the stance I took on it. A lot of these Twitter posts are just Pakistani bots or made by white incels trying to attack any minority group they perceive weak. That was my initial assumption and I thought we could definitely protest on the street but we should not be as worried because I actively look down on the people making such posts. We seen what happened with the Palatine mass shooting plot and it is messed up but now it’s getting to a point we can become targets. It affects everyone families and young kids. I keep talking about “collectivism” but collectivism will not be possible with certain rheoteric.

But this post is not about that, I wanted to talk about America in this post. I had these conversations about politics with my friends about American excellence and other issues people are facing in country. They think I am too invested in these issues but they have to be addressed. People talk about how much “America has done for me and my family?” Tell me again? What has America done for you and your family? Does the system truly view African American, indigenous people, or our own as Americans? America views your family as laborers whom they can exploit so they can profit off. They do not care about being “pro immigration”, they care about being “pro capital.” If they cared about your family, there would not be such rhetoric against pagans rn. Even if America done “so much” for your family, then why is it that so many families from minority communities get brutalized? To me, this is much bigger of an issue than money or a certain lifestyle I want to have. There are people dying from a lack of healthcare or police brutality and it will be selfish of me to look the other way on these issues. This is supposed to be a country for everyone to practice their freedom of religion peacefully and it’s not happening rn.

I am yet to hear a good answer from anyone here. What is a good reason we should show any pride to America rn? I don’t see any good reason. Patriotism is moreso jingoism and Americans use it to hide their racism. I don’t buy this idea of patriotism. To make change, we have to be as resistant towards the ideas of America and no one wants to pick up arms yet no one wants to make peaceful protests. My other childhood Indian friends are kinda tiring out from my actions such as not standing up for the national anthem, wearing clothes depicting Che Guevera and Fidel Castro, and now I’m planning on buying socks that depict police officers and military men as pigs. The thing about doing all this is it invites conversations with other people about these issues. One of the big issues holding America back is Christian nationalism and institutionalized Christianity. They try so hard to convert people from other religions and missionaries are some of the people we need to target. I recently stalked a missionary spreading their rhetoric in a minority community and I called the towing company on him. Some people will say this is out of line but they need to stop spreading their rhetoric. Make other peoples lives as uncomfortable as possible if they want to be a barrier to resistance. One thing I noticed is all the businesses ran by “god fearing Christian” people also tend to harbor racists. You can’t be as business person and be a racist too, I am also trying to identify these people and make them uncomfortable too. To me, there has got to be changes. I also believe Christianity and white supremacy go hand in hand but I completely respect people who chose to practice based off their own accord. I do not believe in the process of finding other people and trying to convert them under the guise of saving them. We need to be more like African Americans who are willing to fight for freedom. I have a good understanding of why people here don’t want to do some of these things. Their jobs can get impacted, they can be confronted, and these are all valid reasons but change is not made being ideal. We should at least start boycotting companies such as Amazon and move to suppliers or distributors. You can do this by going on Amazon and seeing where the original product is coming from and buying from the original producer’s website. We can also educate each other and speak on these issues but I don’t see enough people doing that.

I found this website useful for learning telugu https://bhashafy.com/ It has other major Indian languages too.

Hope this helps for those trying to learn their heritage language.

I’m an Indian woman but pass heavily as black so have been called the n word before. Black people often do not realize I am Indian and think I am black as well. Had a lot of anti black racism growing up as well. Even now in my thirties I meet Indians who say they think I’m black. Curious if anyone else has had this experience.

Does anyone have any good recommendations for nostalgic Indian diaspora movies for Canadians or Americans. Movies like “For here or to go” “Karma calling” ect. Let me know