What Is It Like To Be Black In India? | SPECTRUM: Being Black In…Asia 

So true ❤️❤️

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 sorry to half india u jerk this ppl are who born in India are indians

Its really not easy being a different race than the rest of India. I know it by experience. But certainly things are getting better in the metro cities at least. Stay strong everyone 💜💜

But I think this generation will care for each other Because already because of Internet so much problems and social beliefs are being challenged So I think yeah its gonna just get better about atleast colorism Can't say much about Casteism cause its embedded in Constitution so..

Don't say sorry for problems you havent caused .... Stop this "As an Indian I am sorry" ...

That's correct. India is colorist, not racist. The majority of prejudice stems from skin color.

It has everything to do with race because melanin is what black/African have most.

@@nahjaealcorn7011 The high melanin content in the skin of the African peoples is just one of the many reasons for racial prejudice. Whereas in India, the issue is only of the skin colour, hence India is colourist and not racist. Plus African peoples are a very small minority in India, it's obvious why most Indians would have stereotypes regarding them because they've had no contact with them before. When you talk about the US however, the situation is different. US was built upon slavery in recent history, India has never had a mass scale African slave operation.

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@@amartyasinha7527 stony

Woh bhi inn sab cheezon ko face kiya tha?

@@ladybug2418 Iska 5%, sab curious thee, bara city main yeh kam hota hai

Darjeeling, more specifically the smaller hill towns near and in it are actually very diverse. Many of the people there speak 3-5 languages. There are many north east, Nepali, original Bengalis and more. Who live together comfortably

The way he was torn in that home question bcoz he feels at home in his village but not cities

Ramnath is a fuckboi :'D he can date but not friendship

Self victimisation hug and a psychologist

Bhai what imperialists has done to us for 1000 yrs we only getting to know about it to its full extent. These issues will come to light slowly.

​@@bhairavichaudhary6274 I don't think that blaming others is the only answer. Sometimes, the roots are watered by someone else. Also, British colonialism was much different from the Mughal Empire (a period during which India had one of the world's largest economies). I do wish that Islamic exclusivism and extremism were reduced and people were more accepting of differences. Nevertheless, changes can occur.

@@bhairavichaudhary6274 forget caste system, the discrimination against women that has existed for much longer than 1000 years and blame it all in foreigners. Your culture does no harm, it's all pure, isn't it? Your attitude goes to show who the real racists and supremacists are.

@@anonymous_4276 give specifics. I am waiting... And i didn't know stating facts counts for being racists and supremacists. Have you ever been to school?

@@bhairavichaudhary6274 read Manusmriti and it's horrific rules. You'll have all the facts you need. Or should I spell them out here for you? Check the rate of female foeticide in India. Check the rate of domestic violence in India. Where in the world are dowries taken? All these statistics are easy to find. Where in the world did Sati occur? When did it start to occur? All the facts are there. They're merely a google search away.

It would be nice if you go there again.👍🏻

How different or it was similar to the experiences said in the video?

How was it ?

Me too at the point bra

Love from Darjeeling, India

from the first sentence she spoke I just knew it lol.

​@SIL05 111O4P shuvam banerjee

If you are from Delhi, and want a friend. Hit me up my brother ❤️

Against black????? Women,men,based on caste, creed, reservations based and what not..India is full of discrimination

@@Avi_lays caste?? ab nahi hota esa kuch (shayad💀)

@@ryanbrown4618 oh really think about it again

​@@ryanbrown4618 nhi hota Parso hee jala dia dalit for entering temple

@@ryanbrown4618 abe chup baith...kitna dekha hai tu bohot jaga nhi hota....tere hindi belt pure india ke sath mat jod

very true, I totally agree with you. and many times when people ask weird questions, it is also because they don't know or are just genuinely curious. my mom went to china a couple of times for a work project and has been to some places where there are practically no foreigners. people were taking pictures of her, touching her hair, staring at her, trying to talk to her (unfortunately she doesn't speak mandarine or cantonese) ... she didn't take it as rude but rather funny and said they were just curious. my mom is a white, blonde, blue-eyed European woman. sometimes it depends on your own attitude too and if you expect understanding, acceptance and empathy from others, you should do the same yourself.

Also, if there was a white person from Estonia or Albania or Austria etc, many Indians haven't even heard of those countries ever! They'll probably just assume you are from US or Australia or countries like Britain, Germany, Russia etc.

@@fanficparker exaclty

Peter is such a pick me side eye

@@nemi9964 lol not really

Are there Siddhi like Black communities in Nepal as well? They were brought here to the Subcontinent as Slaves by the medieval Islamic Empires.

Thats the truth though. In USA black people are not just black, the not financially previleged and have low societal status. Meanwhile in india all the black guys in the video is much more previleged than a bengali migrant worker in south or the rajastani gypsies or even the tribe indians. In south africa many indian face racism from the black people. If you doesnt hear it, doesn't mean its not there.

He meant they are very less in numbers. Only 60,000 africans in a country of 1.4 billion people.

@@bn1193 have u lived Africa? Have u lived in NA? Stop saying stuff u don't know u indian

@@ladybug2418 No, Siddhis are very rare and all together in Karnataka mostly but few communities in western India. Not many Indians even know about it

spot on, people in India do this kind of subconsciously, as if its ingrained in their mind, it has it's roots maybe during and after various invasion in India. it's a sad reality today. and I'm pretty sure ancient India wasn't like this, seeing all this, it makes me believe that ancient India might've been way more developed in their mindset than most Indians today.

But when ur black the added stereotypes come in 😅

M born brown and calld Brownie (Bhoora). Thy call me that and jokes about it but never hate me or discriminate against me. 2ndly m not a person who feel bad by words. In my definition discrimination is not words people can say what thy wants but it's their practical action what matters.

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@@AjTory So as with any minorities in any country!!

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I learned about them in class 4th history book I don't know where you completed your study

@@surajshinde01 i was about to say the same... i remember seeing them too when I traveled that side for a competition.

I didn't know until I was 28,our book doesn't mention anything.

My mother's says about African descendants she says most came with Britishers and few stayed here

Theres a different going to a place on Holiday and living there

You were a guest so they were nice. Try living there to experience reality

thats great :)

It's just depends on where you go ..... India is very diverse. It will be easier if you go to South India or places like delhi, Mumbai, Pune.....

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Blacky is still an insult tho

​@@victory548find a goverment job. Everythings changes. I was also use to call Kalia. But one needs to first accept themselves that they are kalia. We dont have to be soft about it. Its like calling someone pencho. Accept you are black. Dont be sentimental about it. Than it wont be an insult.

@@thethreespikes9737 it's not matter of people calling you blacky because your black it's matter people hating you because your black and those kinds of people who you really don't want to be ignoring in your mind

​@@victory548 no it's not. It's an insult if u take it as one. I get called the same but it is hatred fill , it's like a nickname and what's wrong with black?

Exactly

I'm also a Black American woman here in India. I'm in Chennai. There are so few of us. Where are you?

But Indians in general are also racist towards each other. And they don't do it in a condescending manner. Every state of India has a stereotype. And no one takes offence. Though I agree where this is coming from because of the experiences in other country but in India you'll find Indians being racist towards other Indians and it's done very casually that nobody even takes offence. The other side just tries to be even more racist. This is a normal Indian experience. What happens in Americs and Europe can't be forced upon us.

Sorry for your bad experience, when I was in a sports academy one Nigerian women was in our group we all used to workout together she was so friendly and neither of us did anything which made her uncomfortable

Some Indians are obsessed with fair skin color. May be that is one of the reasons why some Indians judge others based on skin colour. I agree some are racist.

I as an Indian personally think that racism is particularly high only in North India , here in the south in my state Kerala I haven't seen anyone facing racism related problems till now . And touching hair isn't a racist thing ..

Especially when the lady said "I don't even want to try dating Indian men". It's a personal choice.

@@amartyasinha7527 yeah, her not wanting to date them is a personal choice. but its funny how she is talking about prejudice when she also is displaying prejudice towards Indian men. not everyone is the same and we all are people, no matter what color or ethnicity.

@@Shayah-01 we need a division of Jubilee just for India only because how diverse and rich in culture the subcontinent is ....

Yes, u am from UP from my friends to my family all spread hate me because i am dark brown

not extreme but casual jokes ,I have darker shade n my childhood sometimes I faced casual joking around colour but not a lot honestly , I don't think it's hate like in west but ignorance

I am very light skin Punjabi so they called me ‘chita’ at school. It was very bothersome at the time.

​@@Tom-ds5uk💀💀💀 they call me Mexican cause I am red and marwadi 😭

@@dev_peace_soul idk why it sounds funny to me

Yaa there is racism in india but not every indian

So sad 😢 Those racists should have been ashamed of themselves. I'm a light skinned Black person, and Indians always say how much they love my complexion, I get approached by Indian men very often. I think dark skinned Indians are amongst the most gorgeous people on earth ❤ Don't let those ignorant self-hatred Indians put you down.

thats crazy because i think the darker skin indians are very beautiful😩

Why should anyone HAVE TO date you? No one owes you a date, no one owes you being attracted to you. people can be attracted to what they find attractive, you do not dictate attraction, it's not up to you to force people to date or be attracted to you.

You were so beautiful ❤️ Julian

Yes. I love his energy.

@@slumberotter5411 but again Nigerians are very confident and energetic people

this is so true. sometimes people come to other countries and they are already full of prejudice towards the natives there, then they complain about the prejudice of the locals. I don't support any kind of prejudice but I do believe (and have experienced that myself) that you own attitude is often times what helps open doors or closes them.

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I'm not going to talk about physical beauty, society, discrimination and other things related to the video here. I'm a student of Geopolitics and I have observed that your govenment and in extention your people get a raw deal while dealing with your Oil Extraction. Those foreign drilling companies are swindling your money. You need better Laws that benefit Nigeria. It doesn't matter if it's USA, Europe, CCP or my country India, you need to have better laws that benefit your economy.

@@ladybug2418 what has this got to do with what she wrote?

Honestly it has nothing to do with being nigerian, it's all about the damn skin color many indians are dark skinned, trust me they have faced the same thing my mom never allowed to play me in sunlight saying "you will get darker" and now tell me what will that child think about dark skin? of course he will think if it is a bad thing Then there comes our entertainment industry which only glorifies white skin, it has started changing but still damage has already been done.

@@ladybug2418 everyone should have better laws that benefit their country....but how is this related here? I think soft power is a major play here, African countries failed in that aspect

@kuhu kumar dude tried hard(but failed) to look down on her culture and tradition by bringing this up so as to crush her pride while his own backyard is on fire.

You aren't aware of bharat and it's tradition

@@hindavi_swaraj and u aren't aware about India's racism and how repulsive minded they are, I'm Indian but i can tell u so many instances where people i know make fun of black people and even when they are not black they call others the n-word, specially those people who are dark, and i have spoke about it many times but they just ignore or make fun about how sensitive i am or I'm just speaking gibberish. They don't care. So if this is what u call Bharat and it's tradition then sorry i don't think I'd like to be a part of it

This whole video is giving gentrification 😂 ya need to built Africa and stop complaining about everywhere else.

@@Maddie-wb7tq Which state are you from? if you are from north east then being an indian I sympathize with you.

Laws Implemented For Racial Discrimination Constitutional Provisions identified under the Constitution of India ARTICLE 14 says that no person should be deprived of equality within the territory of India. ARTICLE 15(1) says that there should be no discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth and ARTICLE 15(3) guarantees to make special provisions for children and women. ARTICLE 16 ensures the citizens equal opportunities of employment to both the men and women. ARTICLE 17 abolishes the practice of “untouchability” and any person who practices untouchability shall be punishable under the law. ARTICLE 21 protects the citizens from deprivation of life and personal liberty. ARTICLE 46 ensures the protection of the weaker sections of the people the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and promotes provisions with special care to meet their economic and educational interests. ARTICLE 51(A)(e) signifies the duty of every citizen to the feeling of harmony and brotherhood among all the citizens of India and abandon the practices which are derogatory to the dignity of women. ARTICLE 243D(3) says that one-third (including the number of seats reserved for the women of Scheduled caste and Scheduled tribe) of the total number of seats has to be reserved for women in Panchayat. ARTICLE 243T(3) says that one-third (including the number of seats reserved for the women of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe) of the total number of seats in every municipality has to be reserved for women. ARTICLE 243T(4) provides for the reservation of offices of chairpersons in the municipalities for the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women as per the manner provided in the

It's almost impossible or very difficult

​@Might Guy gyyyyyggytaap .

Yes mtv soundcheck had an episode on their music and culture.

​@@Ihateanimalloverstheyareshit why

Not gonna lie blacks are hating others as well

Well I feel maybe it's because of the language barrier towards the Indians and Africans living there...... But also I have heard about how you Indians treat your fellow black Indians cos they're black which I found strange. My opinion though......

My friend, not all Indians have darker skin. Many north indians and some on the south have skin on the lighter side. I myself have been mistaken as Mexican many times here in the US due to my skin.

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​@mehulbiala4199 . You are so desperate and obsessed with skin color. Most East Indians think that they are white. You believe this bullcrap about you are Caucasian. SMDH

@@TA.PA..78 why most peoples of South India goes to America and Arab countries specially Kerala and Karnataka. Same on you.

@@TA.PA..78 Would you tell a Parsi to go back to Persia?

@@Suraj-Verma_ it's there problem they allowed other people to be there

​@@TA.PA..78ur an embarrassment to Tamil people

@@TA.PA..78 why don't we all go back to africa, since human evolution started there?

Poda patti

@@TA.PA..78 nee poda myre

Ug

​@@schmeetsonbeetson7168 lol what?

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You are from which country?

@@ladybug2418 Also from Nigeria as a lot of those in the video!

@@eyxzm7505 Cool, one also need to have to listen to a lot of opinions of other Black people in India. I don't necessarily disagree with the comments made in the video but they seem too critical to me. That's why I asked where you are from!

@lady bug f****ing weirdo; goin around the comment section being so defensive but in the process exactly proving the point of the comment.

@@ra-wj1wl You can you as many expletives as you want... Coming to the topic, where am I defensive and what exactly I have proven, dear?

yeah, they were great!

No, prejudice based on skin color is called Colorism. India isn't racist, but it is colorist

@@amartyasinha7527 Many people in India may have racial prejudice, and it's not surprising because education and exposure to different people removes racial prejudice. Many Indians do not have extensive education or ever get to travel to see different kinds of people. With time these will reduce hopefully.

People from North India are easily differentiable if they travel to south or south people if travel to Himachal or Jammu, where people live their skin color gains or looses melanin. People are easily differentiable in USA cause there's mostly 3 types of skin color dark neutral or white 😐.

Racism is common part of world not just in India when Indian travel foreign countries like USA uk we also face racism

@@yashsony934 no where in my comment I have stated that racism is just part of India, ik it's common almost everywhere especially USA. What i stated was that it needs to be acknowledged and then taken a step towards eroding racism as much as we all can.

@@nan-eo5lo my comment not for you I am saying all indians they think racism just exist in India even if you research then you find " white country have more racism than India 🙏🏻

Hi beautiful

india is diverse nation most people r still ignorant.. untill 3 yrs agp i didnt knew black people exist in India.. they r playing victim unnecesarily

There's a quite a large population of black community in Delhi tho. It's pretty easy to spot them anywhere

Is a black person not human ? I don't understand. what's so wrong with being black 😅 the whole world thrives off our culture and our riches I don't understand

In India we Indians are differnciated due to colour & being good looking etc so being African & the looks & lifestyles ! Long long way to accept the normal behaviour from everyone 😊

yes. but for all except two, this is their home. Not their second home.

this is their home 🏡, i have dark skin iv faced such things but I will never call india a 2nd home or something ,

@@rakeshbarman3486 stfu illegal bangladeshi

Shame , uncivilized India !

@@Exposia what you are , is what you think... So think carefully

Mal bada ...

@@lifeisbeautiful6367 6.5 isn't big i guess

I was thinking the same thing. Was that girl Rosalyn in the video implying he was ugly because if she was then thats wrong because just because her experience with dating has been bad and she is ugly doesn't make other people of color ugly. Any thoughts?

The standards of beauty are varied across the world. True beauty lies within, we should cherish our inner beauty. But be wary not to give way into narcissism and go out and tell people to accept their beauty.

But in people are racist to everyone equally.... They call me Mexican tortia 😭😭😭😭( but yea💀)

Tragic, truly.

@@bonjolivent7130 People are personally responsible for accepting themselves, to crawl out of self pity. Of course people are going to say mean things to you, it's up to the person whether they want to dwell on things they cannot control, or to accept themselves as they truly are and be happy.

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I was about to say the same things bt then i saw your comment...... I totally agree with you....the two female students problem sounds like to me is more of THEM problem than INDIAN problem..otherwise its really unfortunate and sad to see what they ( the rest of them) goes through...😢

I can feel you bro

Me too brother

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Om llmq awakci ci ci cup

they are slaves brought by muslim sulatnates

Where are you from?

There's definitely racist indians🙄

They are more likely to treat a black person poorly compared to white. Please be real

dravidians speaking their ugly language

that's what student exchange program, culture exchange program is about, african countries are literally not interested in that people need to understand, ignorance for other cultures or no education about other cultures comes from POOR SOFT POWER of those countries otherwise indians who are black face discrimination themselves, it's about the color not the race

Tut gaya bhaiya me toh khatam ho gaya 😌🤣🤣🥺🥺🥺🤣🤣😵😑😲🙂☺😲

All humans should be treated with respect.

Hi beautiful

It’s not our job to educate people. We shouldn’t have to “prove” ourself to be treated with basic respect.