Thread by @gidla_sujatha

Caste system vs. brahminism
Upper caste vs Brahmin

Frankly speaking I detest Dalits and anti-caste people saying, “Brahmin this”, “Brahmin that.”
In fact, it raises hairs on my arms with contempt.

You will never catch me using “Brahmin” as a substitute for uppercaste. You will never catch me using “brahminism” in place of caste system or caste bigotry.

The more one uses “Brahmin” in their so-called anti-caste diatribe, the less militant, the more accommodationsit, and a sell-out he/she is. BEWARE OF SUCH PEOPLE.

I can think of one reason why Brahmin is considered the enemy of untouchables. Because Brahmin caste is common to all regions in India (also Nepal) but all other castes vary from region 2 region. For example, Rajput is in Rajasthan, but not in the south. Similarly, Jats in Punjab

And Kamma, Reddy, Kapu, Raju, Velama, etc., etc.
Since Brahmin is the only one in common you can say that is the reason to rule against against Brahmin caste and Brahmins to substitute for all upper castes.

But this should not be a reason for educated people, activists, etc., etc., to bash Brahmins. And it is NOT why they rail against Brahmin, the real reason is to mislead folks from understanding what caste is and how to fight to abolish it.

There is no question whatsoever that casteist Brahmins are the vilest people on earth. There is also no question that Brahmins dominate every field, except the ones that are hard, humiliating, and filthy.

And yet, it is WRONG to reduce caste system to “Brahminism”.

The physical violence against untouchables is committed SOLELY by other upper castes. Namely Kamma, Reddy, Kapu, Velama, Raju In Andhra, and Vanniyar, Thevar, idk what other land-owning castes are there in TN, Etc.

(Besides Brahmin the only other caste that is common to all regions in South Asia, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, etc., is untouchables.)

*rail against

This tweet is inspired — I got the inspiration from watching a recent Dalit book-writer on YouTube. Obviously he/she was railing against Brahman, brahminism.

The reason for my dislike for people who spout anti-Brahmin stuff is not some special fondness for Brahmins nor is it the ignorance of those who do “Brahmin this”, “Brahmin that”.

It is purely bcause this is DELIBERATE. Meant to divert and mislead REAL struggle against caste.