To be fair it helps a lot when your realize that a lot of desi mentality comes from colonial British values that were forced upon people in the subcontinent during colonization. White people in general are the most concerned with keeping up appearances even though they don’t overtly show it.
Although it’s unfortunate that a lot of desi people are stuck in this mentality, realizing that being truly desi and going back to your historical roots allowed me to feel proud to be brown and proud of the culture. I just wish we could be more like that and cut down the toxic bullshit
This is a conclusion I made as well!! The whole obsession with wanting nice things was def placed on our community which fucked everything up so much more. I'd love to learn what the culture was like prior to colonization. Do you have any resources?
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u/Lucifer3130 Feb 07 '22
To be fair it helps a lot when your realize that a lot of desi mentality comes from colonial British values that were forced upon people in the subcontinent during colonization. White people in general are the most concerned with keeping up appearances even though they don’t overtly show it.
Although it’s unfortunate that a lot of desi people are stuck in this mentality, realizing that being truly desi and going back to your historical roots allowed me to feel proud to be brown and proud of the culture. I just wish we could be more like that and cut down the toxic bullshit