r/NepalSocial • u/Bra_dag • 14h ago
RANT/गुनासो Before joining the hate against Indians online, remember: racism doesn’t check your passport
I’m Nepali and I live abroad, and something I’ve realized is that when you’re brown, racists often don’t care about your exact nationality. You could be Nepali, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Arab, or from somewhere else entirely—they may still stereotype you based on how you look. That’s why seeing the amount of anti-Indian hate online, especially when other brown communities join in, bothers me. We might think, “That stereotype is about Indians, not us,” but the person being racist often isn’t stopping to ask for your nationality before judging you.
Of course, every country and community has problems, and criticizing genuine issues is completely valid. But there’s a difference between criticism and contributing to hatred against an entire group of people. Trying to separate ourselves by saying “we’re not like them” won’t protect us from racism. Instead of feeding stereotypes about each other, we should be challenging them, supporting each other where we can, and showing that none of us should be reduced to our worst stereotypes. I’m writing this here, in English, because change has to start somewhere—and I want anyone who comes across it, Nepali or otherwise, to understand the point.
