Keling pariah
Negro
Black monkeys
Indians come from dogs
Indians are children of prostitutes
Indians are stupid
Indian youths don't have testicles, always menstruate and indulge in thuggery and theft
No matter where it comes from, these insults are shocking, dismaying and downright painful to read. But knowing it was made by a teacher, the person we depend on to form the minds and characters of our nation's young, is like taking a sucker-punch right in the gut. The pain is dull and throbbing, the effects long lasting.
Yet, what do our authorities do about it? They transfer her to a better school, and one that is closer to her home. In essence, they are saying "good job, keep it up."
Where's our firm stand on racial and religious sensitivity at a time like this? Where's the dire "ISA detention" threat reserved for those who stir up racial hatred?
Or are do all these punishments only apply one way? Is only one race and one religion protected by our government and our leaders?
What if I were to take the word Indian out of those insults and replace it with the name of another, more privileged, race? How long would it take for them to track me down and throw me into a windowless cell? How long before they would denounce me for inciting the masses?
This woman called every Indian in this country a bastard and a dog. She called us a bunch of mindless gangsters and scoundrels. She called us eunuchs. She called us untouchable.
And she got away with it.
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