For background I’m black, born and raised in the UK, got a BSC and MSC, work in IT and I have an Indian gf and other Indian friends.
For the past couple of months I’ve seen more and more anti black racism from Indians online en masse. Most of the time it’s the whole ‘ruined gene’ pool stuff that you’ll see from white people but at least white people are white… Makes absolutely zero sense for Indians to be joining in on that kind of hate especially with all the anti Indian racism around currently.
Secondly, I’ve seen a lot of racist stuff against black people on X(and I mean a lot but you get used to it honestly) but some stuff that Indians say will have me in my chair with my hands on my head as it’s absolutely abhorrent like certain Indian songs where a woman is singing the N word like it’s a Christmas carol of sorts(not joking about the Christmas carol part it’s akin to the song ‘The twelve days of Christmas’).
Thirdly, my gfs family. Honestly after seeing all the anti blackness I was expecting it but wow, they called me a criminal(among other things) and questioned how my dad came to this country…(he came on a scholarship and skilled immigrant visa and owns a business ffs). Nobody has ever called me that in all my years from just looking at my appearance and I work with loads of white people at work who are just great but it’s always the Indians I’ll have issues with in one way or another. I’ve been absolutely flabbergasted by this since. I for sure dislike her family with a passion now and even asked her on several occasions if continuing the relationship is what she wants as I will continue to dislike her family to my core for asking such ridiculous questions. Their attitude towards the issue seems to be a ‘Do what you want’ now but even then I’d practically need to see them on their knees for that level of unprecedented disrespect towards my upbringing.
Fourthly, I saw a story of an Indian man who called a hitman on his son’s black partner to k!ll her as he didn’t want his son to marry a black woman. Again I’m flabbergasted and filled with rage for these people. The guy was even a lecturer at a HBCU or whatever which usually has a lot of black students. So this person was profiting from those students whilst hating their guts through and through. Just wow.
Now on the flip side. I’ve been best man at my South Indians friends wedding and everyone there was lovely and said I had the best speech on the day. I’ve stayed over at a North Indian friends’ house on several occasions after a birthday party and their parents were amazing. In regard to the wedding, I got involved with all the customs and cultural attire and it was fun. I understand why there is anti blackness as black people have a high crime rate and single parenthood proportion which is a darn shame. So I understand why someone’s initial reaction to a black person can be negative at times especially if you’ve had a negative experience with one but from how I speak and carry myself I’ve never had an issue in white spaces and with white coworkers. Also, very literally, any black stats in the UK just doesn’t apply to my family in the slightest… House ownership, crime, single parenthood etc just doesn’t apply to me personally but I understand the group averages and per capita.
So now I’m in a rather peculiar predicament where I’m on the verge of hating Indians for everything I see about them but I’m even more baffled by Indians complaining about racism towards them. Shouldn’t they enjoy the abuse they receive as it’s what they also dish out?
TLDR: Why do Indians complain about racism towards them whilst propagating racism towards black people. Shouldn’t they enjoy the abuse?