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Recursion

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13. They're much of a muchness here

Reply to Jackie Wilson Said (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:07 AM

Mar 2016

Skin color is in many cases a pretty accurate proxy for caste. Plus caste discrimination is illegal, but oddly enough skin color discrimination isn't.

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I find it very strange that people don't think their race affects their perspective [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 OP

White people (like me) are currently the default. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #1

I think you nailed it. Number23 Mar 2016 #5

It is more than possible gollygee Mar 2016 #2

It does, and anyone who says it doesn't is fooling themselves Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #3

that's what i think. you've had a whole host of different experiences based on your demographics La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #4

Many white people don't think they HAVE a race - they're just "people" EffieBlack Mar 2016 #6

must be nice. La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #7

Must be ' know . . .- but I wouldn't really know, me not being white and all ... EffieBlack Mar 2016 #8

If you're white in America, "race" means "non-white" Recursion Mar 2016 #9

I am fascinated about your experiences in India. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #10

I'm white. You definitely don't want to be of African descent in India Recursion Mar 2016 #11

More about casteism than racism? Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #12

They're much of a muchness here Recursion Mar 2016 #13

Well, I don't doubt what you say at all. Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #14

I think so ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #15

@ La Lioness Priyanka serbbral Mar 2016 #16