🧵 Desi & Hypocrisy 🧵

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The term “Desi” did not originate organically as a neutral cultural label. It emerged as a way to blur and absorb distinct Hindu cultural elements including dress, traditions, and cuisine into a broader shared identity mainly for Subcontinent Muslims 2/
By promoting the label “Desi,” what were once clearly Hindu-rooted cultural practices became generalized, reducing their exclusive association with Hindu civilization.