Snapshots of #Hindutva culture --
abuse, dehumanization, misogyny oh misogyny, and foul language. Why?
Because I'm a scholar.
Because I work on Indo-Persian history.
Because I work on the Hindu Right.
Because I'm a woman.
Above all, because they hate.
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abuse, dehumanization, misogyny oh misogyny, and foul language. Why?
Because I'm a scholar.
Because I work on Indo-Persian history.
Because I work on the Hindu Right.
Because I'm a woman.
Above all, because they hate.
eventbrite.com/e/dismantling-…
For anyone just joining us, please note that Hindutva is not Hinduism.
Hindutva is a narrow political ideology and Hinduism is a broad-based religious tradition. It is offensive to conflate the two. Many Hindus oppose Hindutva, and thus become targets of Hindutva hate.
Hindutva is a narrow political ideology and Hinduism is a broad-based religious tradition. It is offensive to conflate the two. Many Hindus oppose Hindutva, and thus become targets of Hindutva hate.
Sometimes people ask how I know that those attacking me support Hindutva. There are a thousand ways. One is that they proudly claim it sometimes -- This is a type of hate in the open these days.
discussion of raping my daughters (youngest is 5), followed by a general promise of retribution to come.
Folks -- this thread is all hate mail from the last 6 hours or so.
Folks -- this thread is all hate mail from the last 6 hours or so.
I'm going to check out of Twitter for a while.
Seeing the rape of my children discussed is, well, difficult.
What hatred. What horror. Ask yourself -- What kinds of things are likely to come from such an ideology? Maybe we should fight against it. eventbrite.com/e/dismantling-…
Seeing the rape of my children discussed is, well, difficult.
What hatred. What horror. Ask yourself -- What kinds of things are likely to come from such an ideology? Maybe we should fight against it. eventbrite.com/e/dismantling-…
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