Google’s caste-bias problem

Re:Google’s caste-bias problem by vsr_pg on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:09AM (#32425846)

I take no position on the broader issue of the article, but I was shocked to see that Isaac Chotiner (a repeat India-related article writer at New Yorker) failed to mention that Narendra Modi is an OBC in the context of describing the BJP's caste base. Truly, an egregious oversight and one that misleads readers.

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Re:Google’s caste-bias problem by andsoitis on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:36AM (#32426333)

I reread that piece but fail to see why you think it misleads readers, given the focus of the article?

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Re:Google’s caste-bias problem by metadaemon on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:13AM (#32425892)

What do OBC and BJP stand for?

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Re:Google’s caste-bias problem by seventyheads on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:20AM (#32426042)

OBC - Other Backward Class [1]

BJP - Bharatiya Janata Party (the current ruling political party of India)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class

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Re:Google’s caste-bias problem by adharmad on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:23AM (#32426099)

OBC stands for "Other backward classes". It is a caste classification created by the Indian government based on certain criteria of people who are economically/educationally backward but who do not fall under the main backward class group (Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes - SC/ST).

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Re:Google’s caste-bias problem by mtalantikite on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:18AM (#32426007)

OBC: "Other backward class" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class

BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party, which is the right wing Hindu nationalist party that is in power in India (of which Modi is a part of) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party

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Re:Google’s caste-bias problem by 1sembiyan on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:22AM (#32426068)

He also says

> “The right-wing Hindu movement in India has historically not been associated with people from underprivileged castes, and those people have generally been less supportive of the movement“

My understanding is that BJP has come to power under an OBC wave, both in UP in 2022, and in the North 2019.

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Re:Google’s caste-bias problem by fireflash38 on Thursday August 11, 2022 @11:51AM (#32427578)

Both your quote and your response can be true, depending on "historically". For example in the US -- the rust belt used to be solidly democratic. Politics & groups can frequently realign.

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