Things brown/south asian tumblr will probably never address:
Antiblackness that actually involves the input of black south
asians & black people in general
Ignoring the fact that South Asia is comprised of 8
countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Maldives,
and Sri Lanka.
Lack or complete ignorance of north east indian culture and
peoples.
Cultural hegemony India tends to have over representing South Asia
Discussion of caste which doesn’t reduce it down to an old practice that doesn’t actively shape an individual’s life in a variety of ways that are not exclusive to socioeconomic struggles.
How the discussion of the South Asian diaspora focuses
mainly on those living in the West.
Steve McCurry making a name for himself off of the
exploitation and exotification of South Asian faces and bodies (see: Sharbat Gula: known globally merely as “The Afghan Girl”
Ignorance of the issues Adivasi peoples face across South
Asia.
Exploitation of the bodies of South Asian women for
surrogacy by Westerners.
Savarna appropriation of Avarna arts redeeming it anew with
culture now that it’s been mutilated by forward castes. (ie: Appropriation of Sadir into modern day Bharatnatyam)
The creation of good and bad brown/south asian dichotomy in the West Post 9/11 (ie: Indian peoples are characterized/seen as intelligent spiritual peaceful people while Pakistani and Afghani peoples are characterized/seen as violent terrorists or oppressed women who are labeled under islamophobic terms such as “radical muslim”
The lack of discussion about the South Asian diaspora in the
Caribbean and South America.
Discrimination against Black African students living in
South Asia.
Portrayal of Hinduism & Buddhism as peaceful religions while Islam is portrayed as violent and backwards.
Complete ignorance or writing off of Southern & Northeast Indian cultures by North Indians and Northern South Asians alike as not being authentically Indian or only discussing it when talking about the different regions of India.
How Bollywood has stolen, appropriated, and made racist
caricatures of Indians and Non-Indians who are not Savarna North Indians. (See: Chennai Express, blackface meant to represent native Hawaiian peoples seen in the Hawa Hawai song in Mr. India, Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen, etc)
Misogyny and sexual violence against Dalit women.
Erasure of brown skin in South Asian media, replacing brown skinned South Asian women with extremely light skinned South Asian or white women calling them the ideal faces of South Asian womanhood and beauty.
