Are there any Brahman Hindus here?

[muscleman-2013]

Are there any Brahman Hindus here?

[_aj_]

The capital of Brahmah is located in Dubai India, right?

[SuperTed]

I've got some family who are.

[Coffeed]

[BigRo]

why do you ask?

the brahmins are at the top of the caste system in India, and have probably led to more suffering than they have relieved.

[muscleman-2013]

I've got some family who are.

why do you ask?

the brahmins are at the top of the caste system in India, and have probably led to more suffering than they have relieved.

cool cool

I want to know about the cast system.

If there are untouchables within the race and religion, where do other non Hindu races like whites blacks and chinese stand in comparison?

[_aj_]

This is a pretty good description, from the little that I actually know about it:

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

[SF1900]

This is a pretty good description, from the little that I actually know about it:

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

They once said AJ was a Brahman Hindu. Then he whipped out his gun and said, "Im an American."

[_aj_]

They once said AJ was a Brahman Hindu. Then he whipped out his gun and said, "Im an American."

I've been invited to 3 weddings in India (I hate to travel, so...): two were Brahmin and the other was Kshatriya (the "warrior class"). I was almost lured into the Kshatriya wedding by the groom promising elephants to ride, but at the last minute, the India Forestry Department nixed that.

[Irongrip400]

I've been invited to 3 weddings in India (I hate to travel, so...): two were Brahmin and the other was Kshatriya (the "warrior class"). I was almost lured into the Kshatriya wedding by the groom promising elephants to ride, but at the last minute, the India Forestry Department nixed that.

Lol bro, I once was invited to a wedding in Dubai India and didn't take a piss the whole time I was there. I heard there were parasites in the toilets.

[SuperTed]

cool cool

I want to know about the cast system.

If there are untouchables within the race and religion, where do other non Hindu races like whites blacks and chinese stand in comparison?

The caste system is a form of hierarchy similar to a class system which exists in many other countries. It's ingrained in the culture and even non-Hindu's living in India follow it to certain degree's.
Non Indian races don't really feature in it. It's purely an Indian thing really.

[Parker]

The caste system is a form of hierarchy similar to a class system which exists in many other countries. It's ingrained in the culture and even non-Hindu's living in India follow it to certain degree's.
Non Indian races don't really feature in it. It's purely an Indian thing really.

Well, dark skin Africans, or people of African descent are seen on the level as the Dravidians/Untouchables

[SuperTed]

Well, dark skin Africans, or people of African descent are seen on the level as the Dravidians/Untouchables

That is the case among some but not all. I know Gandhi held this view though.

[Parker]

That is the case among some but not all. I know Gandhi held this view though.

True, and I have been told this by Indian professors as well.

[_aj_]

I know that my Hindu Indian friends openly and unabashedly detest muslims. All of them.

My Kshatriya friend's mother didn't care if he married an American or an Indian (he married a Chinese woman), but she did tell him, "NO MUSLIM!"

[SuperTed]

True, and I have been told this by Indian professors as well.

It's common among the older generation of Indians to view black people in the stereotype that Africans are "backward" and "primitive".
Intermarrying with a black person is a massive taboo since it also means that the children will have darker skin - which most Indians view as a major physical flaw. You just need to watch a Bollywood film to see that.
Fortunately, I do think the younger generation tend to hold these views less strongly.

I know that my Hindu Indian friends openly and unabashedly detest muslims. All of them.

My Kshatriya friend's mother didn't care if he married an American or an Indian (he married a Chinese woman), but she did tell him, "NO MUSLIM!"

Yeah, dislike towards Muslims is quite strong. Islamic forces have been invading India since the 10th century so it’s understandable why many Hindu’s are aggressive towards Islam. Islamic conquests of India led to a lot of cultural damage.

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

[BigCyp]

People who detest others based on their 'caste'/skin colour/religion/nationality are ironically pond scum.

[Thespritz0]

People who detest others based on their 'caste'/skin colour/religion/nationality are ironically pond scum.

^^
EXACTLY, fun is fun in kidding eachother on this forum- BUT when it comes to outright pure HATE that really SUCKS...
EVERYONE no matter color, race, nationality are all HUMAN, but when will we just "GET IT"

[SuperTed]

People who detest others based on their 'caste'/skin colour/religion/nationality are ironically pond scum.

I think it's wrong to detest anyone on those grounds as well but humans are naturally tribalistic, so it's natural that they'll be hostile towards those from outside their "clan".

[_aj_]

People who detest others based on their 'caste'/skin colour/religion/nationality are ironically pond scum.

Most of entirety of homo sapiens on planet earth have an irrational hatred of "the other". It's part of our human condition.

And the irony in your "ironically" comment is that are all -- literally -- descended from pond scum.

[Hulkotron]

We do not tolerate alternative religions here.

[Europe]

[thegamechanger]

in america untouchables are held in a higher regard

[Azzaro]

in america untouchables are held in a higher regard

  in france too