GetInTheTruck
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Caste system is not as old as india and NOT in the hindu holy books
Which books are you referring to?
Caste system is not as old as india and NOT in the hindu holy books
Because of affirmative action like policies in India related to caste, a lot of brahmins lie about their caste and change their name in order to get into top schools. This wouldn't even be possible if caste could be identified by looks alone. Caste is identified by surname, and in the case of brahmins, they are usually identified by both surname and gotra. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotra.
both sides of my fam are brahmins and we are pretty diverse in regards to complexion, some of us are dark, some fair....it's a mixed bag really, and it's mainly due to the fact that brahmin men tend to always marry women who are lighter than them. I'm close to your complexion as well assuming that's you in your avy.
No, I told you why I'm bowing out. It's because @Camile.Bidan posted shyt that made me rethink what I was taught. My rethinking is not about IF aryans invaded india, and caused the caste system as we know it today. The rethinking is WHO the Aryans were and how they spread, and where they were from. You really think I'm bowing out because of you? You know how many times I had to rethink my "worldview"? The shyt is tiring. YOU gave me a headache because you are intellecutally dishonest. I still can't believe you tried to tell me buddha was wearing a hat, like I'm fukking blind I really don't want to end up like you. A fool who just goes by what he was taught and ignores everything unless it coincides with his beliefs. See the difference between me & you? A real lover of knowledge(me) and someone who just wants a circle jerk(you).@lotty I don't know why you keep bringing up religion, I don't even consider myself a Hindu even though I happen to come from a brahmin family so with that.
You're bowing out now because you've realized you aren't really equipped to discuss a matter as complex as caste and genetics beyond posting articles you read online that you think support your worldview.
No, I told you why I'm bowing out. It's because @Camile.Bidan posted shyt that made me rethink what I was taught. My rethinking is not about IF aryans invaded india, and caused the caste system as we know it today. The rethinking is WHO the Aryans were and how they spread, and where they were from. You really think I'm bowing out because of you? You know how many times I had to rethink my "worldview"? The shyt is tiring. YOU gave me a headache because you are intellecutally dishonest. I still can't believe you tried to tell me buddha was wearing a hat, like I'm fukking blind I really don't want to end up like you. A fool who just goes by what he was taught and ignores everything unless it coincides with his beliefs. See the difference between me & you? A real lover of knowledge(me) and someone who just wants a circle jerk(you).
Do you even know what religion does to people? You are telling me things you were taught from a RELIGIOUS TEXTS. That's like a Christian saying they aren't christian but, every time you talk to them about history they refer to what happened in the bible. And you JUST HAPPEN to come from a Brahmin family. That still effects the way you see things. Most white people don't want to hear about police brutality, slavery or Jim crow because their family most likely had something to do with it. The same thing with you and hindusim. Don't bullshyt yourself.
I believe it is race based in it's ORIGINS. I said this since we started this conversation. The origins of it has effected what goes on to this day, but on the surface it's about profession. Notice I keep saying the same things but, for some reason you twist the way you say things thinking I'm going to give a different answer. Think what you want. Peace to you.You're babbling man. And I've spoken about caste discrimination here before I never denied it existed, my only issue with you regarding this topic was your claim that caste was race-based. That's it.
No, I told you why I'm bowing out. It's because @Camile.Bidan posted shyt that made me rethink what I was taught. You know how many times I had to rethink my "worldview"? The shyt is tiring. YOU gave me a headache because you are intellecutally dishonest. I still can't believe you tried to tell me buddha was wearing a hat, like I'm fukking blind I really don't want to end up like you. A fool who just goes by what he was taught and ignores everything unless it coincides with his beliefs. See the difference between me & you? A real lover of knowledge(me) and someone who just wants a circle jerk(you).
Do you even know what religion does to people? You are telling me things you were taught from a RELIGIOUS TEXTS. That's like a Christian saying they aren't christian but, every time you talk to them about history they refer to what happened in the bible. And you JUST HAPPEN to come from a Brahmin family. That still effects the way you see things. Most white people don't want to hear about police brutality, slavery or Jim crow because their family most likely had something to do with it. The same thing with you and hindusim. Don't bullshyt yourself.
Back out because of what? You're right. indo-European did not originate in India.
I faced same arguments with South East Asians. They didn't want to believe that they were a mixed blood peoples of black and Asian, so they latched on to the South East Asian origin hypothesis. They used the same arguments-- Austronesian languages originated south east Asia, Oldest Y-DNA K was found in the Philippines therefore Asians ( and by implication Europeans and Indians also came from the south), and Polynesians were a transitional form between East Asians and the "original" black Asians.
It's uncomfortable for south East Asians to accept that they are indeed descendants of invaders who mixed with natives, and Northern Asians use that as a means to insult south East Asians. The SEAs have a biased against that so they create fallacious arguments
Now, of course genetics has proven that to be completely false. Austronesians came from the north. Polynesians are a mix of black and Asian so are South East Asians.
Indians of course don't want to accept that they are also a product of a similar process. I have met Indians from the deep southern regions, and I have seen 100s of pictures of the Andaman islanders. They were CLEARLY lots black people in India, and those people were being bred out long before the Britain showed up.
I know a lot of older punjabis because I have worked with them and had them as neighbors, and I have heard them insult southerners as being "too black", "too dark", "too weak" or "too ugly" on multiple occasions. There is definitely some sort of de jure segregation going out there.
This an old study but most don't know about it but it helps prove the theory that europeans created the caste system as we kniw it today when they conquered northern india. People tried to say it was bullshyt but now we see it wasn't. They used religion to divide everyone and maintain power. Sounds familiar right. They may look different now but the power is still there.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/05_01/Indo-European.shtml
"Bamshad's team found that Y chromosomes from the Brahmin and Kshatriya closely resembled European Y chromosomes rather than Asian Y chromosomes. The Y chromosomes from the lower castes bore more similarities to the Asian Y chromosome. The mitochondrial DNA showed the same pattern.
The authors believe their results support the notion that Europeans who migrated into India between 3,000 and 8,000 years ago may have merged with or imposed their social structure on the native northern Indians and placed themselves into the highest castes.
Analysis of the paternally transmitted Y chromosome among Indians in general indicated that the Y chromosome had a more European flavor. Maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA among Indians is more Asian than European. This suggests that the Europeans who entered India were predominantly male."
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My man, this was about the history WAY before the brits came to india!Any student of history already knew this. Its confused indians like getinthetruck that likes to act as if the most racist system in the world (the caste system) is somehow based on some colorblind fallacy. When everyone knows india was colonized by the british who taught them everything they know about racism and classicism.