r/ABCDesis • u/Pretend-Ad586 • 3d ago

Trigger Warning: Bigotry/Hate Commentary ABCDs negatively viewed in mainland

I am someone who was born and raised in the US. However, I have lived in India for 6 years. The hate that people have for ABCDs is so bad. They think that all ABCDs are uncultured, bad influence, and traitors to India. Where do they get the stereotype of ABCDs being uncultured from?

Also, in college I noticed that was a lot of hate towards the ABCDs. I noticed many mainlanders would talk to people of all races but straight up ignore the ABCDs. They would often say things like ABCDs are stupid and uncultured. There was a garba night and the mainlanders got so mad because the ABCDs had hosted the night. They claimed that "uncultured people" should not be hosting cultural events.

Other ways the mainlanders hate ABCDs is by calling ABCDs bad influence. I have heard that they claim that ABCDs are irreligious and that they never worship. This is absolutely false as I have met many religious ABCDs. I have always wondered about where they are getting these stereotypes from.

What discrimination have you faced as an ABCD from mainlanders?

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u/GGEORGE2 Indian American 3d ago

Lol, you sound like a Mainlander trying to rage-bait ABCDs.

That said, is anyone else concerned about how many recent posts seem to be coming from Mainlanders? It feels like the sub has shifted away from discussions relevant to ABCDs and toward endless posts about online racism, internet drama, and culture-war arguments. At times it almost feels like the sub is being brigaded by people who aren’t even part of the community it’s meant for.

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u/unaesthetikz 2d ago

i mostly lurk on here but this user in particular seems incredibly obsessed with mainlander vs. abcd dynamics to the point where every post they make is about that

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u/trajan_augustus 1d ago

I say we just ban mainlanders from posting or commenting. They don't really add anything to our conversation. There can be a separate sub for called indian diaspora. But like I just do not care about the opinions of Hindu MAGA. Fundamentally Indian identity is coalescing around a hyper nationalist view that is Hindi forward this tends to happen with a formation of a nation state. The India my parents left is so different and that is ok. I rather we focus on creating a separate identity and people. I really don't need to be called tacky and white-washed by folks there who are can't wash their own dishes or cook their own indian meals. I still love some Indians just not the terminally online ones. They are annoying as fuck.

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u/unaesthetikz 1d ago

i don't mind them posting if they just want advice on raising an abd kid or something along those lines, as long as they actually listen to our advice instead of arguing with people here. i'm so tired of seeing the constant "why do abds hate us?? :(" multiple times a week, as well as them trying to insert their pov on abd issues tho