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[quote=Anonymous][quote=CindyBindy][quote=Anonymous]

Cindy: you're doing a good job here, and I'm in agreement with most of your comments/observations -- [b]but that doesn't change the fact India is one of the least racially tolerant countries, which is what the thread is about.[/b][/quote]

This is what all my essays in this thread are about too. I haven't been talking about flowers this whole time, I've been talking about why India is [i]not[/i] the least racially tolerant country in the world. So what about all this still has you persistently believing that India is the most racist place ever? [/quote]

Cindy, I was born in India but have lived in the US for most of my life. Have visited India often for varying periods.

I would have to say that India (and for that matter Indians who spent their formative years in India) are not only conscious of race but of color and religion. It is endemic to every aspect of life there. The color of the skin is especially important which is why skin lightening products are huge sellers in India. A fair skinned person - especially a woman - is considered much more attractive than someone who is darker skinned which is why the matrimonial ads in India emphasize skin color. A woman who is light skinned but does not have particularly attractive features is more desirable than a darker skinned woman who may have better features.

Even in the US, immigrant parents are much more receptive to their children marrying a white American than an African American. Then there is an almost universal hostility among both Hindus and Indian Christians to marriage with a Muslim. Hindus and Christians prefer that their children marry within the same religion and the same community but are mildly tolerant when they choose to inter-marry but marrying a Muslim is considered taboo and the parents would generally not tolerate it.

There is open negative stereotyping of other races among many Indians who live in the US.

I think to suggest that race, color and religion are not major prejudices among Indians especially in India is just misleading. What is encouraging is that Indian children born and brought up in the US have managed to shed many of these prejudices their parents have brought with them.

I could cite many positives when it comes to Indians whether in India or the US but racial and religious tolerance is not among them.
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