How To Be An Anti-Casteist

Re:How To Be An Anti-Casteist by foogazi on Thursday October 01, 2020 @11:11PM (#24658406)

I think when it gets to saying these things out loud it might be too late

The fact that it would be top of mind at all

Could be curiosity or it could be a status play. Are there castes she would/would not hire from, would it be a problem to getting work done?

Edit: I’ve worked with indians my whole career and only recently learned via HN that caste system “carried over” to the US

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Re:How To Be An Anti-Casteist by andreareina on Friday October 02, 2020 @12:48AM (#24658970)

I have all sorts of thoughts that I don't act on, or actively work to counteract. Should I be judged on these thoughts that, to a first approximation, I cannot control[1] yet I don't let affect what I do?

I'm flawed, but I used to be more so. A big part of that improvement is thanks to the people that judged my actions and not every aberrant thought that entered my head.

[1] responsibility is there of course, and I work to reduce their future frequency. But that change takes time, and until then the best remedy to unwanted ingrained patterns is to not act on them.

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Re:How To Be An Anti-Casteist by samatman on Thursday October 01, 2020 @11:19PM (#24658464)

It may be because of my habit of blurting out whatever stupid thought I'm having, but believing that someone might blurt out whatever stupid thought they're having comes easy to me.

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