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Debate erupts over Indian jokes and British colonial legacy
Original: Making Indian jokes is so vile to me because them British niggas quite literally drove that beautiful country to ruin in
A widely shared post argues that mocking Indians is indefensible given Britain's colonial rule, which the author says devastated India in profound and long-lasting ways. The post drew tens of thousands of likes, with many weighing in on colonial history, its economic impact, and where the line should sit when joking about countries harmed by empire.
Why now: Renewed online debate over whether jokes about former colonised countries like India ignore the harm caused by British colonialism.
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- Making Indian jokes is so vile to me because them British niggas quite literally drove that beautiful country to ruin in such a profound and long-lasting way it’s so fucked up · Solarismenace · 41.5K
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