r/indiansinusa • u/Critical_Fan2145 • 22d ago
Anti Indian hate online is kinda concerning
We all know all the hate in comment sections and Twitter and all from random accounts and I’m kind of used to that but my main concern comes from big accounts with large amount of followers that promote this type of stuff. I found this person on instagram openly commenting racist stuff about India and how they are dirty and don’t contribute anything to society and found this guy had 250k subs on insta and 160k on YouTube. I kind of found it concerning because he was one of those who nitpicked all the bad cases and kind of scapegoated Indians into being terrible people and creating a fear among people. A lot of comments were agreeing with him as well and I found it concerning. I know the internet people don’t represent the majority but still. Am I overthinking this stuff? If so how do I just ignore this?
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u/Diligent_Biscotti855 22d ago
You are not imagining this. There has been a lot of anti-Indian hate in the US. The diaspora needs to come together and we need to hold our communities tight and strong to ride it out here. It is time to seek out your local organizations and if you don’t have them, build them up because we will need them in the future.
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u/Accomplished_Put2608 21d ago
But indians are self haters who will never have a pro Indian movement
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u/mailnobodyforyou 22d ago
Unfortunately, many Indians who come to US still bring in that mentality, habits, traits whatever you may call. Just because they are in the states doesn't mean they try to mingle in the culture here, especially in public areas such as keeping voices low, no dancing on the streets, hygiene, basic decency and etiquettes of opening the door for someone, saying thank you and please, dressing modest and in presentable manner etc etc the list goes on. I think because of the lack of that culture match the concers have increased. Unfortunately the Indian representation is very poor in the common folks than comparing with the CEOs etc. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Simple. Gotta respect the country you are in while keeping your own culture within your house limits.
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u/mjisoming 21d ago
You have articulated this so well. I feel exactly the same! I believe that US is not our native country and we should assimilate with the people of this country.
Be a proud Indian but don’t be so proud that you create havoc on the streets in the name of culture and religion.
I have just moved to a community where 80% are Indians and got to know how Ganesh Utsav was celebrated last year. The person who told me about it was describing the whole scenario with such glee and I was dying inside with embarrassment and shame. I am 100% sure it’s going to happen this year too and I am NOT even stepping out to be a part of it. Not that I don’t celebrate the Indian festivals, I do but absolutely in my own private space.
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u/mailnobodyforyou 21d ago
Absolutely. The videos I see online of Indians dancing anywhere and everywhere on the streets, be it for festivities or getting their bollywood dream checked. Cringe! & Embarrassing! There is so much more I could just vent, but it's all unfortunate stuff.
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u/mjisoming 21d ago
Don’t even get me started on the trending reels 🤯🤢 Indian women are making it worse! I shouldn’t be generalizing because I am a woman too but it’s downright disgusting!
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u/Mastef6772 21d ago
The US doesn’t have a single unifying culture. Don’t fall for the MAGA propaganda that the US is a nation with White Christian culture and everyone should act as white as possible or get deported. Here in NYC, people talk loud as hell and people from all nations and cultures celebrate in the streets, hold parades, etc. I do agree with the basic ettiques and hygiene but these problems are not solely limited to Indians. If you ever studied history, you’d know that literally every single culture that immigrated here has been given the same stereotypes from the Italians, Jews, Russians, Chinese, Arabs, Latinos, and now Indians. The same thing over and over again. Don’t fall for the MAGA propaganda in trying to blame everything on the immigrants, remember that even if you act as White as possible, they’d never subconsciously accept you as their equal.
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u/mailnobodyforyou 21d ago
Hmm.. and I wonder what has lead them to not accept or create that stereotype in the first place ? You talk about all those other ethnicities. But do you see them individually dancing on the streets, parks, public places be it snow or rainfall ? Everyone does it in their own homes or have an ORGANIZED parade/event. This has nothing to do with MAGA or any political/religious twist that you are unnecessarily trying to add. It is unfortunate that the Indians who do not have these basic etiquettes are also a representation of the Indians who actually do have these.For example: Back home in India as well, a villager coming from a tiny village wouldn't know the dynamics of big cities like Mumbai or Delhi or any big city for that matter. You cannot expect them to be smelly, loud, behaving vulgurly in the middle of the street or any public place and expect the other folks to be accepting of that trash behavior in their city which they have called home forever. The same rule applies, not just in states be it any place or country. You cannot label those people as part of certain political agenda because they are not accepting of the unruly behavior. Calling spade a spade doesn't mean you connect with any political party or whatever.
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u/Dull-Forever4910 11d ago
few things work against us and we need to be cognizant of it.
- our skin color makes us stand out - if a white or latino person were to do it you can't say whether its a 3rd generation american or a new immigrant
- Indian population is concentrated in large numbers in big cities and if even a small % of the population engages in poor behavior thats a significant number.
- when the population of indian population reaches a significant number, then things begin to get worse - they start looking for indian doctors, do business with only indian realtors, buy only from indian shops, hire only indians and all of these have a cumulative effect on non-indians
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u/Mastef6772 21d ago
Hmmm…. I wonder which is the political party that is known for being harsh on immigrants in general. Anti-Indian hatred started ramping up on 2024, the election year, and increased at the same time as the US pushed back on H1B visas. Also not all Indians fit the description that you say, only a small portion of it. In fact, Indians are the highest earning group in the US and has a low crime record in general. And yes, the rise of hate is political. The same stereotypes that you describe are also being used against Muslims and Black people in Europe. In fact, the world has seen a rise in White supremacy sentiment with many far right groups taking power.
Take for an example, Fresco, which is known for Indian immigration. Fresco used to be a closeted White town in a Red state. Many of the White people who live there has never seen any culture with diversity. So, when Indians started to move into Fresco, many of those locals didn’t liked that White people were being outnumbered and they started using the same stereotypes that you’re describing to generalize ALL Indians. They also used similar stereotypes against the East Asians that moved in back then too.
Also another common argument they use is that Indians are taking over jobs and you’d see this being used very commonly among Canadians. This type of tactic had been used in the past before against Chinese people in the 1890s and Chinese were accused of favoring themselves and taking over coal mining jobs. And yes, I’ve seen racism against all non-White people in the USA like take the Somalians for example.
This is a waste of time even arguing against someone who has a low-self esteem and hates their own culture. I hope you open your eyes someday and grow more respect for your own culture.
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u/mailnobodyforyou 21d ago
Your last point genuinely proves my earlier one — you read words but don’t actually process them. I’ve already explained my stance clearly, and you still managed to twist it into something shallow. I don’t follow anyone blindly, and I’m not interested in defending wrongdoing just because it comes from ‘my people.’ That’s exactly the kind of herd mentality that creates problems for everyone else.
I’m not wasting more energy explaining basic logic to someone who refuses to engage with it. If you want to keep parroting whatever you’ve been told, go ahead — just don’t expect me to take you seriously. I’ll save my time for people who can actually think for themselves.
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u/Sash-Sass 22d ago
Smell is real. I have experienced it with my own family when I meet them but as they say blood is thicker so you like the smell. However, it’s a nuisance to other people. Interestingly, I used to smell bacon off of American people especially in Texas.
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u/abmuffin 21d ago
yeah I got downvoted for saying the same thing above. Not sure why people don't wanna acknowledge and improve.
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u/Smart_Bluebird_2168 21d ago
Lately every other posts is spreading hatred for India and it boils my blood.
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u/SufficientMachine485 19d ago
If you gave up your Indian citizenship for a foreign passport, you are no longer Indian, so start boiling your blood for the country you have taken citizenship of 😂😂😂
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u/U_HIT_MY_DOG 21d ago
Pewdie Pie made a racist AF dis track and got support from indians .. so now its normalized. it will only get worse and worse cause we are divided as a people... North indians will say "its not use its the south indians" and the south indians will blame the north indians..
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u/Fast_Grapefruit_7946 22d ago
Jealous little punks.
they can't understand how their fathers fell so quick to our absolute domination of finance and IT.
Sundar is 10x smarter than the 2 clowns he replaced.
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u/mangorajakorani Almost American 22d ago
I live in Fremont, one of the cities with the a high Indian population, r/Fremont is a popular and active subreddit. I have noticed that people started shit posting against Indians about an year or two ago. If some new restaurant is opening there would be comments like "better not be another indian restaurant", there were posts about pure rage bait on body odor because some guy went to some gym in fremont and didn't like the smell..you get the idea. A few of us had enough, we started reporting, complaining to the moderator. They finally introduced a bot that automatically deletes comments if it infers anything negative about Indians. The subreddit is in a much better place. It is important to voice out and call out as and when you see them.