Thread by @CoHNAOfficial

THREAD: Another #Hinduphobic racist, xenophobic rant-this time by #AmyWax. Shame on @TuckerCarlson & @FoxNews for platforming such individuals. She is being sanctioned by @pennlaw. But, notice how similar she sounds to some "South Asian Scholars" who also target Hindus. @Penn 1/n

https://twitter.com/NikkiMcR/status/1513565762581114885

Brown & Asian faces (even those born or raised in USA) who raise concerns around racism & prejudice are marked as "foreigners" and "immigrants" and apparently not fit to be Americans! A stark reminder of the anti-Asian xenophobia present even today on both sides of the aisle. 2/n

@TuckerCarlson then says "...they have a freaking caste system...", which once again paints Hindus and Indian Americans as the oppressors by default - as if they carry "caste oppression" as part of their DNA and transfer it genetically to the next gen. 3/n

The above "caste" argument is learned via textbooks based on a racist, colonial narrative on Hinduism, which essentially leads to the conclusion that Hinduism = caste = oppression. Here is a picture of a school textbook and lesson in America. 4/n

In Nov 2021, we saw this same argument by a Silicon Valley executive, who claimed to value diversity. Yet she called Indian Americans "parasites" and asked them to "stop turning America into a caste/apartheid system that you came from." 5/n

https://twitter.com/CoHNAOfficial/status/1457910761020444685

Wax shockingly claims "Brahmin women" who lead the charge against racism are taught to discriminate since childhood. So, to be a Brahmin Hindu automatically means one has been groomed to discriminate - a vilification similar to "caste" policies at @CalPoly @ucdavis . 6/n

For those who feel these are one-off situations, we direct your attention to a similar rant from right wing commentator Anne Coulter who similarly channeled her "inner Audrey Truschke" WRT Hindus. 7/n

https://twitter.com/CoHNAOfficial/status/1401977425211314180

The "Dismantling Global Hindutva" conference also singled out, targeted five Brahmin Hindu last names, called them purveyors of violence. Thus, it is easy to parallels between the Hinduphobic venom coming from the "South Asian" scholars & these racist xenophobes. 8/n

The new @Twitter CEO was also wrongly attacked for being a Brahmin by Equality Labs (a great example of the blind hatred against successful Hindu Americans). Also an example of the blatantly false information peddled by the so called "caste" experts. 9/n

The argument then summarized:
1. Brown/Hindus/Indians --> from "shithole country" with a "caste system". Are taught to discriminate from birth.
2. Those who raise concerns about racism should just shut up because they have escaped from "shitholes" to come here.
10/n

The calls for us practicing Hindus to be quiet and fall in line with prevailing thought comes from extremists on both the Left and the Right. We are calling out #Hinduphobia, and will continue to do so, not matter where it emanates from. 11/n