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2B4U
Well, well, well! That’s love
MicahtheMartian
Good Lord. Shoveling for any amount of time beyond 4 minutes and my back hurts.
binky4me
Don’t go chasing waterfalls...
Futchm
I always wondered how that YT channel got started
pastastructure
Remember Flint, Michigan. There are places in California where water provided to migrants is unfit.
docsage
Did the villiage immediately begin to shit in it?
MatthewJohnsona
But it all changed when Nestle attacked.
superpaul79
Dear India, you have a space program. You don't need the caste system. Also, stop being so rapey. Sincerly, oblivious American.
Memeeater
Dear Amercia. Stay on course. Doing great! Trump 2020. Sincerely, America loving Indian
Blamethevoices
Caste system is fucked up system.
fierce1three
Oh well.
dmjalund
He dug her a hole to get access to water. He meant well
FapArmy
Schaade
Any hydrologists/geologists out there? Seems that anywhere on Earth, if you dig deep enough you'll hit water. Is this true?
thechelonianshelmet
@OP https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Wife-denied-water-Dalit-digs-up-a-well-for-her-in-40-days/articleshow/52168850.cms
dougfm
But did it put the lotion on its skin?
amneeka5
Watch "Article 15" on Netflix. It's a really good Bollywood Murder Mystery based on different castes. https://youtu.be/HKOJY0cU63E
necessaryweevil
well well well! - Bapuro, probably
Kresstro
Well well well.. what do we have here?
AvgWhiteShark
Just gotta find the wet spot.
Nerdpuncher
Fuck the caste system and fuck anyone who abides by it. Cultural sensitivity be damned.
PardusXY
IMO cultural sensitivity is the gift the Nazis gave us, because we are so desperate to distance ourselves from them, that we are willing -
PardusXY
to let fucked up practises slide, just because the group of people who do them, all look the same.
ILikeBlondDudesAndICanNotLieButGingersWillDoJustFine
Truly. Fuck any system that doesnt inherently see their fellow man and woman as equal. No one needs a system that touts itself on inequality
LetMeSeeMyKids
Imagine having to wait 40 days for a glass of water. All while your husband laboured away each day, drinking gallons of water to stay hydrat
HoudiniLives
I dig this!
?1
JacobzSafariMoonPerson
Nu-uh, Bapuro dug it and your name is Houdini -- you've been caught red-handed in your tomfoolery!
HoudiniLives
Ah, the fact you said that means my magic has worked. I must now go make some beers disappear.
frenofafren
If the internet has taught me anything, if he had a friend and a video camera his Patreon subscribers would have chipped in some cash...
opossumistic
I’m trying to understand the state of mind of a person who denies some water to another living creature. I hate people
ParaBellumOutfitters
Ironically, many (most?) parts of Europe charge for water
IlluminaBlade
Zombieboobs459
How are you suppose to get away from this
IlluminaBlade
live in a cabin in Alaska and eat moose and blueberries I guess.
Zombieboobs459
Ok but what about the 7.3 billion people not in the States?
coridite
And now you understand.
Smantha
1) Flint, Michigan. 2) Nestle.
aluminumfalconjumpercables
Is this the Primitive Builder guy from YouTube that makes all the underground huts with baths and candle nooks ?
Beersapper
Until the upper caste took it away.
MoodyMoose
Oh well
Conejito
Movie trailer guy: "this summer...they took everything from him...
logikgr
That's a serious man.
aljov
or Nestle came in.
MyCatLikesToFruitcake
Yeah thats my guess. "Oh you found something nice? Why thank you for finding it for me."
fbutt09
By force!
EvilVicious
Anybody else * castle* dang I'm tired .
butts4hats
You should see how bad Indians treat the lower caste. Some low caste lady feed an hungry dog from an upper class family and then
cean4211
I saw a documentary showing a father teaching his son how hunt rats, those images still haunt me.
fbutt09
Dalits are the untouchables
WARHAMMER405
Exactly. The Dalit are India's version of the Burakumin.
samesamebutnotthesame
You should see how Indians treat people outside their caste system, just browse through tiktok for vids. Tiktok ranking debacle makes sense.
ESama
Saw a documentary about low caste prostitutes and they are treated as less than animals. Like... they throw to one lady the clothes she..
ESama
are picking to the floor, where she is seated.She was unfazed by this. Even if she has money, as a low caste she was less than a beast.
butts4hats
They beat her and the dog. You can check the news regarding this Hindu crap
ShaunDreclin
Yeah generally I do not judge other cultures for their differences but I don't give a fuck who you are that's just wrong.
Wynterwitch
Yeah, people can have differing moral codes, but if someone's says that some people are naturally worth less than others, we're gonna fight.
PardusXY
We need to get over the concept that all cultures are equal, the neonazi culture is not a great one.
madeejit
It's not cool to say some ideas are worse than others. But some ideas really fuckin are.
histrionic
And caste is so messed up.
lordofthedice
It's basically artificial racism. Through an accident of birth and no other reason, I am better than you.
Tchansen
I work w/ an Indian expatriate- he doesn’t see the racism/bigotry/caste system at all; he just sees ‘them’ as less than human. Makes me sad.
4EverZw
Quite common. I know a Qataris who thinks everyone is blissfully happy because they can afford 'house staff'. Insisted staff were happy too.
totallycooldude
And therein lies the problem. It’s not a cabal of evil people wringing their hands trying to think of another way to be evil it’s people
totallycooldude
Being taught from brith that this is right and just. Which is why it’s so difficult to fix the problem because they’re so deeply rooted.
Ranb40
Sounds like the Americans who wave the confederate flag and talk about heritage. The heritage of hate that justified slavery.
totallycooldude
Don’t get me wrong it’s horrible and needs to change but something this systematic takes an immense amount of time and effort to change. But
TheVelveteenRabbit
Immagine someone digging a well for you... So romantic [sigh].
Rockafella83
Well, depend for who,digging a hole for forthy days in the heat is not the first thing that come to my mind as romantic but that's just me..
electronicbovine
Well, well, well...we have a wet dreamer.
EmperorZerbo
ThisIsTheBestICanDo
Meanwhile I’m lucky if my boyfriend texts me more than twice a day under separate quarantines...
cyberspork
Well, actually....
ImNotReallyADoctor
Oh so suddenly my manic obsessive behaviour isnt romantic enough for you? Fine... I guess I'll just go dig some dirt!
bjvanh
Not there!
HeartsStarsAndSouls
Or a garden of flowers for you to smell if you can't see them. I like that story too
RipOffTheBandAid
OneArmedTRex
When someone truly cares for your well being.
datphone777365
Bap got all the bob n vagine he could ask for and maybe the option for some on the side.
Applepotamus
Ok Brittany I'll get you a glass a water. But you can just ask for one normally
madeejit
Imagine being denied water (fuckin water! ) by your "betters".
histrionic
Caste system is so fuckd up. Even those who migrate, many adhere to it & justify it. Maybe not denying water, but on other matters, they do.
PardusXY
You’ll find those who migrate, are often more devoted to it.
madeejit
I wouldn't have to look too long at the history of my own country, and possibly yours, to find the kernel of solutions to such problems...
madeejit
We might all profit from these examples.
GenerationWhy
*[singh]
Shismouche
She must have a very available juicy vagene
BigBeeOhBee
Anybody want a peanut?
TheRealPumpkinQueen
My eyes are welling up with tears... s͉͙͚o̼̙m͉͕e̺̟̻o̻͔̦n̦̺͜e̟͚͜ d͙̦͕i̡͎̟g̙̺͓ t̠̘͎h̡͔͇e̢̼͖m̠͍͍ o̢̞̟u̡͔̺t̡̝͔
Generricwhiteman
*unzips*
artXlife
*zips*
Suikodenstar
Well I guess
CaptGunpowder
Water under the bridge at this point.
DefinitelyNotMadeOfBees
Correct guess.
wadatahmydamie
She was a well-wisher
TraitorousGiraffe
And my bf cant even give me flowers or chocolates. Sad
crittercuz
I’m taking notes here. So for me to get a girl I need to dig a hole in her front yard?
fbutt09
Send the wells bobs and the water vagene.
misspickers
Imagine...
banz111
Just the reply I was hoping for!
Pawntofantasy
Google Justin wren. What a human being
Frothington
There are still caste systems in 2020? O_o
735824
You ever been in the USA?
potatepotat
Absolutely! India has a very strong divide between upper and lower castes. It is much more common in the modern world than we like t believe
ohbotherwhatdoiput
My last job had a guy on our night shift who was ridiculously incompetent but they refused to fire because he was Brahmin.
drunkenm
If there are in the US, Russia, China, why wouldn't there be everywhere else? Called different things but shit happens everywhere still.
algavinn
We're certainly working on them here in the US.
charminglily832718
Gandhi and Nehru kind of broke them, but conservative Indians work to bring them back.
sharon838
There’s an interesting docu-series about this on Netflix called “Daughters of Destiny.”
stillnotavarsityathlete
.
primarkundies
Oh, my sweet summer child.
gwydd
Current headline: "Prison Labor Replaces Striking Garbage Workers in New Orleans"
chchchchwainges
That's pretty much like asking if racism still exists
ididntgetthejobatfruitloops
Are you for real?
bhangraking
Prejudice is everywhere
raggamuffin132
Are blacks still being murdered in the states? Does anyone talk about the 100s of native American girls gone missing with no formal inquiry?
GlassSword
In Japan they still have a caste system wherein if you're born to a certain family you can only work certain menial jobs and live in /1
lilmookieesquire
Bunrakumin
GlassSword
Their version of a ghetto. Companies over there have books with certain family names that they've barred from working in their business /2
GlassSword
And banks/land lords/et cetera will not allow those families to own or rent certain properties. /3
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
What. The fuck.
PRNsedation
Wait till you hear about slavery and human trafficking.
vitaminalgas
Yup...and the sad part is they bring it with them when they travel
mcretso
Yup. My gf went to India to meet her extended family a while ago and was told she was technically untouchable.
dullsmile
All over the world. America to.
TheLummox
It's a very touchy subject you just brought up
b1c3
Why is it touchy?
TheLummox
Purdy sure people got murdered over it
TheLummox
Some people reaaaallly like the caste system
TheLummox
But America should just invite the entire lowest cast over
Wynterwitch
The majority of them probably work harder than most of those in the castes above.
raggamuffin132
They would but it's caste*
TheLummox
I meant from Bollywood, let's take all their C-level actors
TheLummox
... the they would be out caste
Iamyourcaptainnow
Officially not. Unofficially absolutely.
zanzeh
Wait until you hear about class!
Korovashya
While not codified in law, India often practices customary caste systems.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
The formal caste system has been legally abolished. Now it's basically just racism based on what was previously called castes.
cutebytes
It's illegal, but it is also very much alive and well
orbitn
Originally caste systems were supposed to be something you were fit into through your life. A support system (ideally) for your career. >
orbitn
Then some asshole king came along and made it something you were born into, that you would never be able to change, no matter what. >
orbitn
Although that was so far back who's to say if it EVER worked as envisaged. I only read about it in a few books, dont know first hand.
BionicBeach
Where isn’t there? :P
firstandlast85
naw, its sweet that you haven't being looking at anything around you my sweet summer child
eleventythird
In India, yes. Also China.
TheLastBootyBender
Have you seen america
zeroexistence
In bali too.
ProfessorAssBlast2020
India
Aizen88
Ofc
malbec
India is not a pleasant place
Twit4Twat
It’s a very common thing to brand India as castist. The British introduced the castist system in India and Indians are not castist.
Memeeater
Bot sure why you're downvoted. I can try to explain further to clear up confusion, though. Old scriptures had "castes" but these were really
Memeeater
Just gross or names for people who worked a certain job, could be changed and wasn't super important I'm how you were treated (as in, status
Memeeater
And money still mattered obv, but "caste" wasnt something people cared much about) then the Mughaul(sp) invaders arrived, introduced some
Memeeater
Pretty terrible cultural norms and such, and also used caste to divide and conquer the different people in India-- now caste was more
Twit4Twat
I really don’t care for the downvotes, folks who cannot think logically will leave a faceless downvote.
quinnbryan645772
The Indian “caste” system is cultural. it’s based off of the Hindu version of Karma and reincarnation. if born poor you must have deserve it
PardusXY
I suspect that’s one reason people give for continuing the system. There are likely many others.
quinnbryan645772
So not a caste system like in Europe. More of a spiritual caste if you will. Even if the people are not religious, it has influenced culture
pattalam
Indian caste system is not connected to money. A poor higher caste member is considered superior to very wealthy lower caste member.
afroniner
1/? False, completely. Nothing against you, but I'm not about to let someone drag a culture through the dirt based on misinformation.
afroniner
2/? The caste system was based on a philosophy that each and every person played a critical role in sustaining society. Scriptures....
afroniner
3/? ...explain each caste as a limb of God, contributing to an important function. More literally, they served as a pillar in society...
afroniner
4/? ...Brahmin were the priests and scholars who selflessly spread teachings and wisdom to all, without taking any profit, kshatriya were...
Finduses
Well technically no, but kind of yes from what I understood. There isn't an enforced cast system, but the stigma around jobs that used to be
Finduses
Performed by the lower casts still exist.
mikeatike
Sounds like an enforcement to me. You might just wanna look up the caste system in India.
Finduses
It isn't officially enforced, but exists in the as a cultural reinforcement, but then again that is just what I have gathered from some
Finduses
YouTube lectures and red talks
Finduses
It is nearly impossible to do fundamentally change how people view each other's worth in such a short time.
KatieIsALady
The United States still has a loophole written into the 13th amendment that convicts are allowed to be slaves...
Daemon7777
*laughing in Bezos*
datphone777365
There also people who wave confed flags while calling themselves american patriots, so not that shocking...
makeSX
Yes, believe it or not there are places like the US where you can even become the president if you just have money..
Cheesecakecrush
But the US is a terrible place. Perspective is pretty amazing
Mophise
India has a 3-tier caste system. You die in the caste you're born in
jamesn86
Try 5...
Mophise
Yeah? I've learned wrong if that's the case... if that's the case.
jamesn86
From memory there are Brahmins (being priests etc.), warriors, merchants and artisans, labourers, and the untouchables
Eowyneb
Their is slavery in the USA right now, not just in jail but people who bring their slaves with them from other countries
TickorTock
Older people come with that bad mentality - doesn't help that the upper caste teach their kids this since they are kids - my own mom (1/2)
TickorTock
once told me not to be friends with someone of a lower caste when I was young at my Dad's behest - not her own ideals, but "patriachy" (2/2)
TickorTock
And, yes, I didn't listen, I like people I like, and we are all of the same blood, flesh, and bone, some are idiots sure, but we are human.
MrKomisiripala
See Dalits in India
PicassoCT
Yeah, the people, those who bring the packages. We shall not mingle with them. Amazon drivers, UPS, FedEx..
PicassoCT
The gig-job dalits, the are impure,
nonCanadianGoose
Old habits die hard
belikemike
Very much so
SecretlyASiberianHusky
“It’s the current year” argument doesn’t work so well in traditional societies.
DeadGalahad
Ummm aren’t you from the USA? It’s based on income.
Akaihasu
Umm you even know the difference between caste and class?
PardusXY
I’m finding the distinction more and more blurry.
DeadGalahad
There used to be that distinction. It’s becoming more and more rigid.
bfiGamer
Yes. There are still caste systems. How, are people unaware of this?
ESama
Sadly, if you want look good to the world, you need to swept under the rug the ugly stuff on your country for casual visitors to enjoy.
n3croy3ti
Man you’d be surprised when you find out how active KKK is in the US. Yes, in year 2020!
FlyingButtPliers
Yep. When you get telemarketers you can say hey Mr Dalit and they sometimes lose their shit. I guess it means a low class people.
arewenotkingsandqueenstogether
Why would you do that?
FlyingButtPliers
Because it's mildly entertaining to insult people who call me almost hourly to try to lie and steal money from the poor and vulnerable.
raggamuffin132
You sound like an idiot
Sensenotsocommon
Dude, there are places that still openly practice slavery.
photog
Yeah, it's called Amazon
BatmanAndCradleRobin
Hillary Clinton has a direct connection to creating open slavery markets by attacking Libya.
Jthechef
If the US State dept. and CIA had a dollar for every unintended consequence? The US would be pretty rich - oh they are!
Torquemada10110
Last I heard its around 34 million people are in slavery around the world.
PardusXY
I remember something about the Super Bowl...
HumtyFuckty
Yeah but did you hear the real tragedy? Americans are being FORCED to wear MASKS to help curb a deadly pandemic. Total oppression...
TheAngryMarineBiologist
18.3 Million of which are in India
adelaideannie
African slaves of wealthy Middle Easterners living abroad. Including in Europe and US/Canada.
Torquemada10110
And southern Asians. Plus open slave markets in Northen Africa don't help.
Totallycasual
It that including the Wallmart employees that get paid so little they still need food stamps?
HumtyFuckty
Listen, thats just wallmart making sure the tax papers pick up part of their employees wages.
Torquemada10110
Nope, those are wage slaves and probably comparable in numbers.
ballpeenX
Yep. Human trafficking especially for prostitution is a big problem.
notashill
Libya after gaddafi was killed. Not a big fan of autocracy but he seemed want to lift up his people. Who knows what's true nowadays
tiramigiu
there's a number of dictators/leaders who are besmirched by the media, who i often think just get the shit end of the stick.
ImAFoxButNotReally
Not a saint. He made sure no one could successfuly succeed him, not even his sons, so after his death chaos happened
laggingFacts
Good job Obama
ParaBellumOutfitters
People downvote this, but it was explicitly a decision under his purview/support (CIA)
735824
Gee, imagine that! There are still rich cocksuckers will to fuck anyone over.
minipancho94
70% of our chocolate comes from slave labor. Hershey's/nestle use opaque supply lines so they can deny it though and blame the shell company
TapToRetry
Hershey's cocoa is West African. Their supply lines are fully transparent and they do not deny using slave labor. There are no shell comps
nohomecanada
The fuck did the gas station do??!!1 /s
0atmealcreampie
Only two things in the world that I hate...
sanri0
Percentages and opaque supply lines?
John20012
They don't sell the shellls.....
youcantdothatontv
KillerTofu615
Ignore years of safety regulations and false advertising specialty methods of fuel treatment.
elusivekarma
Fair trade is so important
logikgr
Fair Trade doesn't mean much if the corporation isn't a certified B Corporation.
TapToRetry
The hell are you talking about?
guntbagmunkball
Opaque as in not transparent, slave as in... slave. What bit did you need explained?
TapToRetry
LOL Their supply lines are fully transparent and there are no shell companies. Hershey admits laborers may be slaves & hide nothing
Hyero
Cacao is grown for production in South America through slave labor. The big chocolate companies use a scapegoat to take blame.
TapToRetry
Hershey's cocoa is West African. Their supply lines are fully transparent and they do not deny use of slave labor. Commenter is a loony
PardusXY
Unfortunately this is where if you want something done you need gov intervention, because market pressures will halt changes in behaviour.
Olestra
Technically the USA still does, prison labor is legally slavery.
StarkRG
Yeah, like the US which specifically excluded "punishment for a crime" when it outlawed slavery.
notashill
A lawyer could legalese a person out of prison as violating that amendment. However.prison labor should be banned.
crusadurus
How? the 13th amendment itself excluded prisoners from the abolition. Slaves in prison was explicitly allowed by 13th amendment. Sadly.
Ketheres
Prison labor is fine. They just should be compensated properly for the work done.
floxsyu
Technically being paid fractions of a dollar is still being paid.
StarkRG
They are. Unfortunately they also often don't have a choice.
Lavawight
I agree to an extent, but it's complicated.I was a secretary at a prison for a while and many of the inmates WANT work because they're bored
notashill
It unbalances the market. Noone can compete with their reduced labor costs. A prison in CO(or in the region) makes cheap office furniture 1
Thesaya
They should be getting education, therapy, activities that help them better themselves. Unfortunately your system is punitive.
KatieIsALady
Not "openly" it is slavery but they call it something with a better PR sound to it and throw on some extra steps.
Me1iss0
Maybe like living paycheck to paycheck...wage slavery is different from slavery outright but it is how most of the first world is controlled
KatieIsALady
Need a class for all the *important* people to stand on right?
ActuallyImSpartacus
I'm a support worker and recently had a client that used to be a slave. Just so sad that some people are such cunts. ?
ActuallyImSpartacus
This is in the UK - so not open slavery, but still. I was amazed (and naive), never would have imagined it.
djNim
Can you tell something more?
smellsmiketeenspirit
Most likely handmaid.
ActuallyImSpartacus
www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-birmingham-48881327
ActuallyImSpartacus
Not really my friend, not sure what I could tell you of interest without breaking confidentiality. Search for 'Operation Fort' to know more
TheAngryMarineBiologist
18.3 million slaves in India perportedly
roscuro
Slavery is bigger now than it ever before in recorded history.
excepttheoneswhoaredead
Most of Asia has different kinds, even Japan. Just google any country + "untouchables"
StrangerNum1
The Church. + Government of most countries
sciencebasedlifeform
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papagdogg
Dalit is the preferred terminology now...to remove the stigma that the word untouchable has.
AzgarOgly
Renaming the thing does not change it's nature. They remain untouchables for "the superior cast" however you call them.
KatieIsALady
... does that word still signify that you aren't supposed to interact with them?
MrSaturday
Yep.
KatieIsALady
Then I dont super get how that's a useful distinction?
ThisIsTheShortestUsernameICouldFind
There’s still a caste system in the US. It’s not called that anymore and it’s more subtle, but it’s for sure there
exponentiallymusical
I work in a retirement home as a dishwasher. The directors and other executives won't even give me a nod hello in passing. I don't exist.
palmo
The classism in the US is definitely real, but it is not a caste system.
ColonelColon
That's the thing. Castes aren't subtle. At all. What you mean is class system.
armagetz
Yeah but then he couldn’t find some way to worm America into a discussion about negative elements in another country
drunkenm
It's subtle.... lol :p
heartlessninja6
This one Latin comedian said he didn’t want to wear a suit to a wedding because he didn’t want to be confused as a waiter. Shit’s entrenched
FlyingButtPliers
carnies come to mind.
thatauzzieguy
Small hands.
StormtheGiant
Smell like cabbage.
tiramigiu
yeah white trash, illegal immigrants and ghetto blacks are all basically part of a caste system.
MisterTrashPanda
No those are classes.
PardusXY
The more you look into this stuff, the more they look the same.
MisterTrashPanda
Then you are looking in the wrong places. Read up on Dalits in India or the untouchables in Japan. Not the same, maybe similar, not the same
tiramigiu
Which would be true, if it were possible to move up the classes, but working class man has as much chance of reaching upper class as a fish.
MisterTrashPanda
No, if your ex. would be true, even the small few that became wealthy would still not be accepted into the upper class. But they are 1/2
StarkRG
There is DEFINITELY not a caste system in the US.
sr22e
odd...i keep showing up to work because i don't want to end up like the homeless guy on the corner...even tho he's making more money than me
guntbagmunkball
Caste isn't something you can work your way out of.
sr22e
even after the civil rights movement, American society is hierarchical, exclusionary & stubbornly resistant to change. we're blind to it.
StarkRG
If you think that's what a caste system is, I suggest you go read up on the concept.
sr22e
Thank you for the suggestion. Turns out Caste gives Americans a way to articulate their sense of persistent marginalization.
SuperJusticeWarrior69
Shut the fuck up man, you dont know shit, go to India, or China and see it for real. you fucking douche. so sick of American angst BS lame.
steve77777777
I can't tell if this is god level sarcasm or not. i mean look at that username.
ThisIsTheShortestUsernameICouldFind
Thanks, Super Justice Warrior 69
tiramigiu
lmfao.
thatauzzieguy
I bet his costume sucks balls.
boogiemanspud
But at least they are very feminine balls.