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Re:Apple becomes first tech giant to explicitly ban caste di... by mcv on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @10:55AM (#32483600)
Food preferences? What if you happen to prefer food from a different caste?
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Re:Apple becomes first tech giant to explicitly ban caste di... by thematrixturtle on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @11:09AM (#32483814)
They're referring to being vegetarian, which is a Brahmin marker. To be more precise, while a vegetarian is not necessarily Brahmin, a meat eater is unlikely to be a (practising) Brahmin, similar to pork and Islam/Judaism.
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Re:Apple becomes first tech giant to explicitly ban caste di... by FlyingSnake on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @11:57AM (#32484597)
> a meat eater is unlikely to be a (practising) Brahmin.

It’s not always the case though. The Bengali Brahmins or the Sarasvat Brahmins of Konkan are predominately meat eaters. It’s all mixed up.

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Re:Apple becomes first tech giant to explicitly ban caste di... by xeromal on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @11:49AM (#32484442)
Your accent will probably give you away. Or your last name. Or your physical features. Or they'll just guess you're a different caste and treat you differently anyways.
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