Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but c'mon! In response to @HinduAmerican's #Hinduphobia glossary, a few South Asianists released a "manual" denying the existence of #Hinduphobia, thereby trafficking in it!
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Remember also that because of one of the "manual" author's track record of #Hinduphobia, a conference was actually held on her university's main campus @RutgersU where her Chancellor called #Hinduphobia & anti-Hindu hate out & the concept was fully defined hindustudentscouncil.org/2021/press-rel…
Back to the "manual": it denies #Hinduphobia by denying anti-Hindu bias ever occurs on a "horrific scale." My God.
-Bangladesh Hindu genocide?
-Hindu girls targeted & raped in Pakistan?
-Hindus cleansed from Kashmir?
-generational trauma from temple dest/colonization?
Erased. 3/
-Bangladesh Hindu genocide?
-Hindu girls targeted & raped in Pakistan?
-Hindus cleansed from Kashmir?
-generational trauma from temple dest/colonization?
Erased. 3/
Hinduphobia erased, the "manual" takes a shot at Hinduism. 'Hindu' is bracketed. Hinduism's authenticity questioned. It's all up for "debate."
This is epistemic denialism setting the context for violence. If Hinduism doesn't really exist, how can one be Hinduphobic, right? 4/
This is epistemic denialism setting the context for violence. If Hinduism doesn't really exist, how can one be Hinduphobic, right? 4/
Why stop at Hinduism. The "field manual" moves on to attack the legitimacy of India. The borders are "contested." To deny the identity of India and Indians, they prefer "South Asian" even when their scholarship is focused on India, they write.
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At least the academics admit that they are also activists. Their business is not only pedagogy. Theirs is an ideological project.
Who is erasing Hinduphobia and Hinduism? More than a third of the academics are not even Hindu, and none are domain experts in Hinduism! 6/
Who is erasing Hinduphobia and Hinduism? More than a third of the academics are not even Hindu, and none are domain experts in Hinduism! 6/
Parents take note. Academics like these are the 1st contact your children have with the "study" of Hinduism. They are open about the political projects/ideological games being played. It starts in 6th grade & continues throughout. Educate yourself. Support those fighting back.
Final note. The scholars say they created this guide to fight harassment.
We condemn & reject online attacks/bullying.
But do they condemn attacks on Hindus?
@HinduAmerican sued one of these scholars precisely because of her trafficking ugly lies and defamatory statements.
We condemn & reject online attacks/bullying.
But do they condemn attacks on Hindus?
@HinduAmerican sued one of these scholars precisely because of her trafficking ugly lies and defamatory statements.
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