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**saopinax** · 11-22-2011, 02:13 AM

Why do we desis just love starting threads, posting articles, sharing stories, making observations, and other posts devoted to highlighting the racism and other faults possessed by the Arabs when we possess all of those faults and then some at a far greater magnitude?

I am a desi myself and I think that I know my "own people." I've never said that what I am saying is not "racist" and a 'racist" comment is not bad in and of itself if you define a "racist" comment to be one that is based on race. I've never decried "racism."

What I have decried is our tendency on this forum at least, if not more generally, to start numerous threads, post numerous articles, share stories and observations devoted to highlighting Arab racism or faults while being blind to ourselves and our shortcomings. This is something that can definitely be objectively measured. Use the search function and see how many threads and posts you get devoted to critiquing Arabs as opposed to desis and you'll have your empirical evidence. Honestly, just use the search function.

Also, consider your statement that my saying "desis are more racist than Arabs, something that cannot be objectively measured, is just as silly as the other way around" (i.e. saying Arabs are more racist). If this is the case, why is it that only when this claim was made about desis that you decided to decry the entire enterprise as stupid but not when it was confined to critiquing Arabs?

Before you claim that it was because you had never read this thread before, ask yourself two questions, those being is this an issue worth lying over and would your forum activity log vindicate you?

11-22-2011, 02:13 AM	#27
saopinax Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Why do we desis just love starting threads, posting articles, sharing stories, making observations, and other posts devoted to highlighting the racism and other faults possessed by the Arabs when we possess all of those faults and then some at a far greater magnitude? I am a desi myself and I think that I know my "own people." I've never said that what I am saying is not "racist" and a 'racist" comment is not bad in and of itself if you define a "racist" comment to be one that is based on race. I've never decried "racism." What I have decried is our tendency on this forum at least, if not more generally, to start numerous threads, post numerous articles, share stories and observations devoted to highlighting Arab racism or faults while being blind to ourselves and our shortcomings. This is something that can definitely be objectively measured. Use the search function and see how many threads and posts you get devoted to critiquing Arabs as opposed to desis and you'll have your empirical evidence. Honestly, just use the search function. Also, consider your statement that my saying "desis are more racist than Arabs, something that cannot be objectively measured, is just as silly as the other way around" (i.e. saying Arabs are more racist). If this is the case, why is it that only when this claim was made about desis that you decided to decry the entire enterprise as stupid but not when it was confined to critiquing Arabs? Before you claim that it was because you had never read this thread before, ask yourself two questions, those being is this an issue worth lying over and would your forum activity log vindicate you?
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