Racists smear Bobby Jindal with hateful taunts

[KarateCowboy]

Will their peers shame them?

http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/25/l...acial-taunts-after-presidential-announcement/

Jindal, son of immigrants from India, during his announcement said, “And I’m done with all this talk about hyphenated Americans. We are not Indian-Americans, Irish-Americans, African-Americans, rich Americans, or poor Americans — we are all Americans.”

That was too much for many, particularly Indian comedians associated with progressive websites. They took to Twitter to attack.

 

[TerranceL]

He committed the sin of being a conservative while also being a minority.

 

[KarateCowboy]

He committed the sin of being a conservative while also being a minority.

I know, and those people, well, they're not people!

 

[Vylo]

Has Jindal even taken any stances that could be seen as Uncle Tomish?

 

[KarateCowboy]

Has Jindal even taken any stances that could be seen as Uncle Tomish?

I don't think that's possible. He's not black, and Indian immigrants have done quite well in the USA. Applying the "Uncle Tom" paradigm to it seems really leukophobic; as if white people just automatically oppress everyone.

 

[Arcangl86]

How are Indian-Americans criticizing Jindal for saying something that can be understood to be denying his own Indian-American heritage racist exactly?

 

[rambot]

But in this case, there is no "hatred breeds hatred" right?

 

[JustOneWay]

Jindal is Indian, and the only taunters posted are other Indian people?

How is this racist?

 

[JustOneWay]

Will their peers shame them?

Maybe their peers will say racist things about them, and we can have a discussion about all those racists.

 

[JustOneWay]

Looks to me that we have some Indians shaming another Indian for scrubbing his heritage from his candidacy....

A shameless attempt to win a conservative vote.

 

[KarateCowboy]

Looks to me that we have some Indians shaming another Indian for scrubbing his heritage from his candidacy....

A shameless attempt to win a conservative vote.

He is doing the right thing by embracing the Melting Pot. It's a rejection of the racist notion that our race determines who we are. Jindals message is unifying. The others are divisive and racist

 

[KarateCowboy]

Jindal is Indian, and the only taunters posted are other Indian people?

How is this racist?

Because they're expecting him to be a certain way because of his race.

 

[KarateCowboy]

How are Indian-Americans criticizing Jindal for saying something that can be understood to be denying his own Indian-American heritage racist exactly?

He is rejecting the anti-american and divisive hyphenation ideology. Racists are saying "racially, you're Indian, so because of your race you have to do such and such"

 

[KarateCowboy]

But in this case, there is no "hatred breeds hatred" right?

Not sure what you're asking.

 

[JustOneWay]

Because they're expecting him to be a certain way because of his race.

No, they are insulting him for his abandonment of the name of his culture for votes in America. They did not say he was inferior to them in any way.

Furthermore, he arrogantly spoke for all the other Indian-Americans who would prefer to keep their heritage by saying "We are not Indian-Americans, Irish – Americans, African– Americans, rich Americans, or poor Americans – we are all Americans."

Presumptuous and insulting towards others earns the ridicule.



No racism here.

 

[JustOneWay]

He is doing the right thing by embracing the Melting Pot. It's a rejection of the racist notion that our race determines who we are. Jindals message is unifying. The others are divisive and racist

I see. According to this post, one assumes that if an Indian self identifies as an Indian-American, that person is racist.

 

[Audacious]

He is doing the right thing by embracing the Melting Pot. It's a rejection of the racist notion that our race determines who we are. Jindals message is unifying. The others are divisive and racist

Admitting that racism exists and that it creates problems for people who are minority races sure is racist.

 

[Vylo]

No, they are insulting him for his abandonment of the name of his culture for votes in America. They did not say he was inferior to them in any way.

Furthermore, he arrogantly spoke for all the other Indian-Americans who would prefer to keep their heritage by saying "We are not Indian-Americans, Irish – Americans, African– Americans, rich Americans, or poor Americans – we are all Americans."

Presumptuous and insulting towards others earns the ridicule.



No racism here.

What evidence is there that he deliberately shed his culture for votes?

 

[JustOneWay]

What evidence is there that he deliberately shed his culture for votes?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/parthiv-n-parekh/stop-being-indianamerican_b_6519042.html

He told the world he refuses to be called an Indian-American in the same speech he says he is running for President.

What other evidence do you require?

More importantly, do you believe the comments about him are racist?

 

[KarateCowboy]

No, they are insulting him for his abandonment of the name of his culture for votes in America. They did not say he was inferior to them in any way.

Furthermore, he arrogantly spoke for all the other Indian-Americans who would prefer to keep their heritage by saying "We are not Indian-Americans, Irish – Americans, African– Americans, rich Americans, or poor Americans – we are all Americans."

Presumptuous and insulting towards others earns the ridicule.



No racism here.

America is the Melting Pot. That means melt or get out of the pot. His culture is American, and he appears to identify as ethnic American, as we all should. The racism is where you assume his culture is or should be Indian because his race is Indian. It would be like expecting me to speak Luxembourgish and practice their culture because I'm racially so.