I deeply appreciate that. I've been profoundly disappointed in most of this conversation, and your comment is a bright spot.
I think tptacek is the kind of "colorblind" person who would invite you and your parents to dinner at a steakhouse to celebrate, then get puzzled when observant Hindus don't find a beef feast appealing. Probably he thinks it's racist to point out that this is a likely result and would accuse me of stereotyping you, even if I pointed out that some Hindus do eat beef.
-Signed a Hindu American living in Asia