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 (DIR) Post #9pLHAO8o5nE5lUf1Oq by Lawandemotions@mastodon.social
       2019-11-26T03:40:42Z
       
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       How to identify & moderate caste-based cyberbullying content? The type of posts that are offensive, insulting and humiliating to the bahujan Community comprising of identities of Dalits (Former "untouchables), Bahujans( backward castes that were ertswhole known as Shudras) and Adivasi (Tribal populations).By Upper castes (UC) (A.ka. Savarnas) I mean the people belonging to the Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishyia (in that order) Varnas) 1/n (These definitions are for non-Indians to understand.)
       
 (DIR) Post #9pLLYlcSqruRLfPed6 by Lawandemotions@mastodon.social
       2019-11-26T04:01:44Z
       
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       1) Anti-Affirmative action/ reservation posts-  Some people in academia try to point out the loopholes in the reservation policies from a policy/economic point of view. That's not casteist per se. Bahujans intellectuals counter these arguments very well♦️ But when Savarnas use these arguments to insult, mock, humiliate bahujan to indicate they are incompetent, stupid, worthless, "thieves" who stole their place because of reservation. Or anything of that nature. It amounts to bullying... 2/n
       
 (DIR) Post #9pLLzYhB0jcF5HON4y by Lawandemotions@mastodon.social
       2019-11-26T04:08:36Z
       
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       2) Use of Caste Slurs - There are certain caste names used as insults to say someone is dirty, unkempt, badly dressed. Or simply to humiliate. Some of them are chamar, Madiga, Hole- Madiga, bhangi, pareiyan, Pakki, etc here's a video talking about this: https://youtu.be/wJwkIxOpqZA♦️ These are not only humiliating to the people who belong to such castes, but also, turning their identities into a cruel and insulting adjectives. 3/n
       
 (DIR) Post #9pLLzZ8pLvjYT2KSB6 by Lawandemotions@mastodon.social
       2019-11-26T04:14:56Z
       
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       3) Content Justifying the caste system: There are some UCs, who use social Darwinism/ genetics/ social order maintanance to justify the caste system. Eg. If this is, "Brahmin Women are the prettiest", "Tamil Brahmins are the smartest", " Dalits or certain castes are genetically inferior, thats why the clean toilets". "Caste-system is NECESSARY to maintain, social balance & order" "Kshatriya's or some castes are powerful and we have the warrior blood and that's why we are on the top" .... 4/n
       
 (DIR) Post #9pLM2UjcC1hvfXvt9E by Lawandemotions@mastodon.social
       2019-11-26T04:21:31Z
       
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       "You care born into higher or lower castes, based on the Karma from your previous birth", comments based on notions of  purity and pollution - eg. "Brahmins are pure that's why they are more important in society, Dalits being the most impure are best suited for certain kinds of work" 5/n
       
 (DIR) Post #9pLM2k3JF5NFAyGKQa by Lawandemotions@mastodon.social
       2019-11-26T04:28:16Z
       
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       Related to this- https://theprint.in/opinion/ncrb-adds-insult-to-crimes-against-dalits-and-yes-merit-argument-is-an-insult/311174/?amp&__twitter_impression=true2.1/n