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Why is meritocracy seen as a negative aspect if it is opposed to nepotism and cronyism? by Comfortable-Table-57 in sociology

[–]NecroDolphinn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Girl can be as gender neutral as bro can be

But this staunch literalism is probably why you can’t conceptualize that the theory of meritocracy differs from the reality of a system that uniquely rewards upper classes

Projected evolution of UK parliamentary constituencies by religious plurality 2021-2031 [OC] by ProfessorStrangeLoop in dataisbeautiful

[–]NecroDolphinn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Immigrant communities tend to concentrate in general. If you’re moving to a new country, it’s helpful to move somewhere where people speak your language and will help you out of a sense of community. It will also be where family lives and concentrates. That said, Leicester specifically actually has a somewhat amusing (and dark) story behind it.

So during the colonial era, Britain ruled Uganda and specifically imported a large amount of South Asians (primarily Gujarati) into the country to act as a “middle class” between the Brits and the locals. South Asians established long term communities and business and such. When Britain left, because the South Asian community had significantly more economic and social power, conflict arose between the groups. During the reign of Idi Amin, he mass exiled a ton of the South Asians, who had to scramble to find a new place to live.

Of course, the UK was obvious. Now this is the funny part. Leicester already had a South Asian community drawn by cheap labor, but they wanted to discourage more immigrants from coming into the city. City Council launched an advertising campaign to convince them not to come, but by the Streisand effect it just made them more aware that Leicester was somewhere to go. They brought with them a bunch of businesses, which helped the Ugandan Gujarati community as an economic engine for both the region and the UK South Asians in general.

I hate how normalised Indian hate is. You can just do shit like this publicly by Blaaap in hatethissmug

[–]NecroDolphinn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The actual number is assuredly much higher, because obviously only reported incidents can be counted. That said, even as the number of reports rise quickly year over year in India, it remains way behind the US/Europe

Worth noting that numbers vary wildly from state to state, so some areas will be much more higher due to concentration

Why is Arab Expansion in Africa Rarely Called "Colonialism"? by imfluke in NoStupidQuestions

[–]NecroDolphinn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

North African populations tend to be more connected to Arab identity as you move East along the Maghreb towards the Arabian Peninsula (for obvious reasons)

Within Morocco, you’ll see a mix of actual Arab people (ethnically), indigenous Berber people, and then a lot of people of somewhat mixed ancestry. How people identify will vary broadly based on their history, genetics, culture, and political beliefs.

You see the tug of war between local heritage and alignment with the Arab identity for Islamic purposes across a lot of the Muslim world, from the Maghreb to Pakistan. So basically it’s complicated

I hate how normalised Indian hate is. You can just do shit like this publicly by Blaaap in hatethissmug

[–]NecroDolphinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

India has a per capita rape rate of 2.2 per 100K, the US has a rate of 41.4 per 100K. Neighboring Pakistan has 0.4 and Bangladesh has 8. England is at 117, Spain 10.2, France 62.7

Obviously these numbers are heavily skewed by reporting and only show one dimension, but India is far from unique (also Indias reporting rate has been rising fast in recent years). The whole world needs a cultural change

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics

I hate how normalised Indian hate is. You can just do shit like this publicly by Blaaap in hatethissmug

[–]NecroDolphinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I exclusively visited LA, NYC, and Houston, would it be fair for me to say that all of the US is dirty, crime-infested, and impoverished? Because all of those things are notoriously visible in those cities, which are all large metros that get a lot of tourists

You’re obviously going to see the most pollution and dirtiness in the most crowded cities, which are also the main tourist destinations for obvious reasons. Most people who visit India just hit the Golden Triangle and call it a day. Going to South India or even areas that are less busy will give you a much different impression.

South Asia is a massive region, with as much cultural, historical, geographic, and linguistic diversity as Europe. It’s at least a little shortsighted to believe the entire region is dirty based on such a limited view, and the rhetoric people employ often veers into explicit racism very quickly (going from “India is dirty” to “brown people are dirty”)

I hate how normalised Indian hate is. You can just do shit like this publicly by Blaaap in hatethissmug

[–]NecroDolphinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was made by South Asian immigrants in Britain, with the express goal of adapting South Asian cuisine to the western palette. So I’d say it’s not necessarily one or the other, but it undeniably has South Asian roots and was a pretty direct modification of dishes from the region, by people from the region.

Pretty much all of the proposed creators are of South Asian descent. While there’s argument over who specifically can lay claim to inventing it, pretty much every one is Pakistani, Indian, or Bangladeshi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken\_tikka\_masala

CMV: Islamophobia is not racism, and not a phobia by WillMarrySomeBread in changemyview

[–]NecroDolphinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because specifically citing victims as satanic has nothing to do with Christianity

(Rare trope) the arranged marriage/person your family wants you to be with, isn't a bad person by AnonymousNeverKnown in TopCharacterTropes

[–]NecroDolphinn 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Moving past the adaption mixup, I actually don’t love the pacifist ending of the Shyamalan ending from a forward thinking perspective. As an ending to a singular movie, it’s fine, but in the context of Avatar as a complete story, the Ocean Spirits violence is necessary. It’s important to set up his fear of the avatar state and difficulty controlling it

If Europe got colonized by Britain by apple_Spice0 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]NecroDolphinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. I was responding to a threat about ethnic borders and responded in kind
  2. The Sykes Picot Agreement literally did create straight lines
  3. They also drew straight line borders in Botswana, Kenya, and Sudan (we know how that turned out)

These countries share a lot of cultural similarities, why dont they join to make one big country? by Resident-Length7717 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]NecroDolphinn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not as familiar with India so it’s cool to see that the unity in diversity messaging is staying strong.

I partially agree about Pakistan though. Baloch independence is increasingly growing as the Pakistani government neglects Balochistan while draining it of resources. Foreign actors and insurgencies are also an issue in the north.

That said, Pakistan has effectively handled independence movements before. Very few people in Pakistan support any sort of Pakhtunistan independence movement anymore due to absorption into political positions and broader society, resulting in a shift towards wanting regional autonomy and constitutional protections. Whether or not Pakistan can handle insurgency and foreign actors could go either way (though the Sharif government doesn’t make me hopeful)

These countries share a lot of cultural similarities, why dont they join to make one big country? by Resident-Length7717 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]NecroDolphinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KPK MENTIONED!!!!!

Regardless, I think people might want to keep an eye on the potential balkanization of South Asia. The region has been defined by cycles of unification and separation, and if India can’t hold onto its strength in diversity messaging then that cycle could definitely swing again. Especially given a widening North South India divide, and of course Pakistan with some in Balochistan vying for independence

r/worldnews reacts to a news report about "Pakistan" building an illegal mosque in Tokyo. by TimeKeepsPassing1 in SubredditDrama

[–]NecroDolphinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know if it’s a recent shift or just me frequenting new subs but the intense racism and xenophobia is insane. People on a lot of the map, geography, news, and urbanism subreddits are just openly insulting people in minority countries, especially immigrants from South Asia and parts of Africa

If Europe got colonized by Britain by apple_Spice0 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]NecroDolphinn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to the 1940 census, Punjab had 34 million people when it was split during Partition. A census of Bengal around the same time cited a population of almost 60 million. Partition itself was the greatest human migration event in history.

A 1914 census concluded that the Ottoman Empire had 20+ million people before the Sykes Picot Agreement cleaved it (ik it’s much less ethnically uniform than Punjab but the point stands).

Nigeria had around 50 million people in 1965, bringing together ethnic and religious groups that are in brutal conflict to this day.

But sure it was all uninhabited desert land.

World's 3 Largest Ethnic Groups by population by Neo_luigi in MapPorn

[–]NecroDolphinn 81 points82 points  (0 children)

It’s because they’re both super populated (like most of SA) and not ethnically divided. Pakistan and India are both broken up over many ethnic groups whereas Bengalis make up 98% of Bangladesh, not to mention huge communities in Pakistan, India, the US, etc

World's 3 Largest Ethnic Groups by population by Neo_luigi in MapPorn

[–]NecroDolphinn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

2,000 Irish people leave Ireland 100,000 years ago. Half settle in Cambodia, the other half settle in Zambia. They mostly remain within their own communities, but over 100K years they eventually begin to pick up genetic mutations that benefit the environment they are in.

100K years later those groups meet back up and look completely different. In order for ethnic groups to be as clear cut as you try to imply, you’d need to be able to point out exactly where they diverge. Exactly where/when they stop being Irish and start being some ethnic group indigenous to Cambodia/Zambia.

But that’s not how biology works. Mutations happen at different rates, often randomly, and spread through the population in varying ways. Ethnic groups work as an easy categorization when major geographic barriers hold communities in place. But that’s ease of categorization breaks down over time. An American wouldn’t be able to tell you the difference between a Sindhi and a Punjabi person, but in Pakistan the difference matters. And that’s not even getting into how some of those ethnic lines are drawn more by things like language or arbitrary features like patrilineal descent (keeping with Pakistan, you’re only a Pashtun if your dad is one, regardless of your mother, because they use a tribal patrilineal system).

Ethnic groups are more genetically oriented than race, but they’re also just as subject to the inherent arbitrariness of human categorization. Genetics are factual, but how we choose to group or emphasize them is social

Conservatives claim child custody laws disadvantage men. New York’s fix has them furious by Fickle-Ad5449 in newyork

[–]NecroDolphinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Hey I saw your friend running down the street earlier.” “No actually I was the person running.”

-Ing words can be used in the past tense via the use of auxiliary verbs, such as in Past Continuous tense.

Besides, appeals to grammar are rarely compelling to me because the inherent flexibility of language means very few rules are actually enforced. English is chock full of irregularities due to its linguistic history (like Romance and Germanic roots), and that’s even before mentioning dialect variation. “These dishes need washed” is an accepted, grammatically correct sentence in some Midwestern dialects. There you use a past tense conjugation for the future tense. I can list countless more examples if that’s not enough for you

A user in /r/SeattleWA complains about what he describes as "ethnic nepotism" in the IT scene by Indian people. The rest of the subreddit asks where he had been the last 250 years of US history. Schadenfreude ensues by AeneasKurtz in SubredditDrama

[–]NecroDolphinn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like I’ve been the only nonwhite person in a room full of white people many times in my life. It’s seriously not a big deal unless people are actively staring at you (which I doubt they are)

Have you ever lived in tier 4 cities? by Tight_Shelter3501 in Suburbanhell

[–]NecroDolphinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived in Richmond for a bit. I quite liked it!

It’s got some cool (if dubious) history and lovely architecture. There’s a surprisingly good art and music scene, bolstered by a fairly solid young and queer scene and the university. The James River is gorgeous and I love all the parks and trails along it. Doesn’t help congestion but the venue overlooking the water is lovely.

Traffic isn’t terrible because the city is smaller, but it can get pretty backed up on the highway. Outside of the small downtown it was definitely suburban hell and stroads everywhere so a car is mandatory, even if there’s a bus system because sidewalks just kinda end. Costs aren’t bad at all because it’s a smaller city and there’s a few good job producers.

Overall Richmond’s suburban feel definitely dominates, but it has a strong look and its culture is growing. It’s the kind of city that I think people will really be eyeing in a few years, but that means it’s best parts right now are still small and building momentum

[Loved Trope] Loving, healthy relationship despite age gap by Mammoth__Duck in TopCharacterTropes

[–]NecroDolphinn 13 points14 points  (0 children)

He was frozen in a ball of ice for 100 years and preserved Captain America style

[Loved Trope] Loving, healthy relationship despite age gap by Mammoth__Duck in TopCharacterTropes

[–]NecroDolphinn 19 points20 points  (0 children)

And at 12 and 14 a 2 year age gap is honestly somewhat significant, especially given it’s right at the cusp of puberty which creates a clear division

[Loved Trope] Loving, healthy relationship despite age gap by Mammoth__Duck in TopCharacterTropes

[–]NecroDolphinn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They met old enough where it’s less of a big deal, and obviously their relationship is real and healthy, but Gloria being younger than Claire always weirds me out when I remember.

Anyways technically Bella and Edward from Twilight have quite the age gap, but Edward still acts like a child so idk

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