News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on American society is so focused on race that it is blind to class. Parent comment

Re:American society is so focused on race that it is blind t... by garfieldnate on Friday November 04, 2022 @10:29AM (#33467289)
Okay, but to follow up, how do you know that some are engineering managers at Microsoft, now? Is this just something that gets around via gossip?

Also, is "caste radar" a word you made up, or is that a generally-used concept?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:American society is so focused on race that it is blind t... by random314 on Friday November 04, 2022 @04:54PM (#33473599)
> how do you know that some are engineering managers at Microsoft, now?

I am connected to those folks on LinkedIn.

> Also, is "caste radar" a word you made up, or is that a generally-used concept?

I made it up. But I have read content online, where Dalits feel a huge pressure when they are asked which temple they attend, or how they celebrate certain festivals. I don't know what these ritual differences are. Many folks pick up caste from last names, I can only pick up a small subset of them. What I meant to say was that - I can't tell the caste of a person as easily as Hindus. The Dalits I know, I surmised their caste from their entrance rank and many of them didn't hide it.

[ Parent | on HN ]