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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by mistrial9 on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @11:54AM (#23702858)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_for_Backwa...
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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by ak39 on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @12:55PM (#23703671)
The use of the word "Backward" is racist and derogatory.
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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by unmole on Thursday July 02, 2020 @03:16AM (#23710750)
It's the official terminology: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class

It's not considered derogatory in India.

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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by ak39 on Thursday July 02, 2020 @07:06PM (#23719101)
I know. It perpetuates the racism and derogatory attitudes.
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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by nexus2045 on Friday July 03, 2020 @07:32PM (#23728583)
That's the point of this whole thread.
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