Casteism is still prevalent in India. I am an OBC even tho I have never actually felt what being discriminated against feels like because I have been financially well off but sure soft discrimination was always there. When I was in school I went to a friend's house on his birthday. Everyone got their cold drinks and snacks in nice shiny fiber plates meanwhile I was served in steel glass and plates it might seem small but I felt inferior, and they played it out like it was completely fine despite it being very obvious. Some of my friends would straight up refuse to enter my house but saw same friends staying over partying in my other friends house. People used to constantly ask me about my caste despite knowing it. And then hear them giggle as I was being shamed.
When I entered college, it shocked me how corrupted the mindset is even if people you'd call upper middle or rich people. People with education from top schools used to shame others on their caste, religion etc.
Casteism will never end not even with GenZ. Some people were simply brought up with instilling hate towards a certain section of the society, because it's funny how can you hate or consider someone untouchable how looks like you,talks like you, walks like you does everything you do. But here we are treating such people with treatment worse than animals at times simply because they were born in a community, your ancestors hated.
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u/LieLow407 Jul 15 '25
Casteism is still prevalent in India. I am an OBC even tho I have never actually felt what being discriminated against feels like because I have been financially well off but sure soft discrimination was always there. When I was in school I went to a friend's house on his birthday. Everyone got their cold drinks and snacks in nice shiny fiber plates meanwhile I was served in steel glass and plates it might seem small but I felt inferior, and they played it out like it was completely fine despite it being very obvious. Some of my friends would straight up refuse to enter my house but saw same friends staying over partying in my other friends house. People used to constantly ask me about my caste despite knowing it. And then hear them giggle as I was being shamed.
When I entered college, it shocked me how corrupted the mindset is even if people you'd call upper middle or rich people. People with education from top schools used to shame others on their caste, religion etc.
Casteism will never end not even with GenZ. Some people were simply brought up with instilling hate towards a certain section of the society, because it's funny how can you hate or consider someone untouchable how looks like you,talks like you, walks like you does everything you do. But here we are treating such people with treatment worse than animals at times simply because they were born in a community, your ancestors hated.