Anyone else noticing a rise in anti-Indian racism online and offline?
I've been seeing a worrying trend over the past few years, and I want to know if others are noticing it too.
Online, Indian"has become a go-to punchline.
Comment sections under almost any video or news story fill with the same stereotypes about accents, hygiene, scams, and "curry" jokes, and it's often upvoted rather than called out. Posts about immigration frequently turn into pile-ons against Indians specifically, with people treating an entire nationality as a single stereotype.
It's not only online. Indian students, workers, and families in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia have described more hostility, from slurs and "go back home" comments to discrimination in hiring and housing. There have also been reports of racially motivated attacks and vandalism of temples and community spaces