I really doubt that. The concept of race as known to some other multi-racial countries like the US or Singapore, isn't so clear in India.Strong Eagle wrote:I thought it interesting that India seems so to be the least racially tolerant according to this map. Original article can be found here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wor ... the-world/
Yeah, from academic point of view they are indeed different races. However, in India the term race isn't used as the major differentiating factor. The North Indians/South Indians regional grouping is just too big. Even within South Indians, there are 4 states and each of them have their differences.sundaymorningstaple wrote:There is a huge difference between the Dravidian of Southern India and the Northern Indian which has been mixed with European stock since Alexander the Great's time till now in various strengths. In fact, I believe they are considered different races.
Recent research publications by several Indian and Western anthropologists suggests that Aryan and Dravidian are not races but just different cultures. Moreover the genetic variation across the subcontinent is close to NIL as per the recent studies. The much publicized Aryan invasion theory is a myth as well though the neo-nazis may not approve of it. This theory was propagated and was effectively used by the European colonizers to establish hegemony over the Indians. Aryan culture came sweeping across the present day Afganistan, Paksitan and Northern India spawning a new linguistic root and culture. Even today some Dravidian dialects are spoken in Balochistan ( in Pakistan ). The Indian freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose visited Germany when it was under the Third Reich and tried to garner Hitler's support in his armed rebellion against the British by stating that "Indians and Germans both belong to the Aryan Race". This was owing to sheer desperation to gain independence as he believed that armed rebellion was the only way to oust the British and the only way to muster fire power was to side with the axis powers.sundaymorningstaple wrote:There is a huge difference between the Dravidian of Southern India and the Northern Indian which has been mixed with European stock since Alexander the Great's time till now in various strengths. In fact, I believe they are considered different races.
But many seem to have lost that fear when using various forms of online media, where unashamed racist vitriol is often openly on display.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Agreed but you've said basically the same thing. The curry incident, was between a PRC and an Indian family. They haven't had the "fear" stomped into them yet, so they still say what's on their minds "on your face" whereas most locals are extremely "passive-aggressive" about it because of out and out fear of the gahmen.
I am surprise that this is your notion of Singapore after 30 years here. Of course there are racists in Singapore, just like there are racist in America, Australia and many other countries. KKK anybody?sundaymorningstaple wrote:Until you have the curry wars, you mean.![]()
Locals are so racist on so many different fronts, even after 30 years here, it still boggles my mind, for all their spouting about how multi-racial they are. They are "tolerant" out of fear, as was mentioned already.
The multiculturalism is forced on them by the government sanctioned racial policies embedded in the HDB housing policy where the "mixing" of the races is micro-managed down to the individual housing block. Given their choice they would never buy next door to a minority.
I find that Malays and Eurasians are the least racist of the four main groups here. The curry crowd is just about as racist as the incense burners are and just about a tolerant. Oddly enough, though, you see a lot of Indian males with Chinese females here. But on top of the forced multiculturalism they have a healthy dose of xenophobia as well against all foreigners but more against those of their own race coming from their ethnic countries of origin. No damn wonder the survey said Singaporeans are an unhappy lot. They bring it on themselves.
Are their respective cultures responsible? Their respective religions? I don't think it's the latter though, but I could be wrong. Or is it a depleted gene pool from too much social engineering?
As far as the results on the map? I think zzm is spot on.
Our house is currently on sale from the last 6 months and almost every prospective buyer, always at the end of viewing and just leaving the house, invariably ask the agent "Who are the neighbours?" and the agent replies "That one is Malay" and "That one is chinese".Given their choice they would never buy next door to a minority.
Sad, but true.Wd40 wrote:I can confirm SMS's statement:
Race is kind of the 1st identifier here, before anything else.Given their choice they would never buy next door to a minority.
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