The blog owner exudes elitist vibes in the commentary. A quick skim of the blog reveals a request for Bitcoin donations, suggesting $3 as the amount, without considering that a large portion of this donation will be eaten up by fees. </rant>
I can see why these racists come to the conclusion that all Indians speak a certain way. If they see something written with a few quirks common to Indian English they confirm their bias that all Indians speak and write that way. If they see text without that tell, their bias is still confirmed because they conclude this person must have grown up elsewhere.
For the racists at the back - language diverges over time. That’s perfectly normal. As the reader/listener it’s easier for us to make the effort to understand than it is for someone to change how they speak. If you’re ok with making an effort to understand unusual words and phrases used by Australian, Scottish, Irish, Kiwi people but you won’t do the same for Indian people, reflect on why you do that.
People from NZ change most “e” sounds to “i”, so they’d eat pincakes for breakfast for example. I find that quirk endearing. Or Australians using words like ute, jaffle etc. But somehow only white English speakers are given the benefit of the doubt when they do this? Why can’t Indians get the same thing when they’re speaking their second language?
Not just change how they speak, but learn entirely new concepts that do not exist in their language, and that they have no intuition for. I'm currently teaching German to somebody whose native language has no tenses, no cases, mostly no plurals, essentially no genders, different phonemes, and is written in a different script.
Having to not just learn these concepts, but be familiar enough with them to form an intuitive understanding and use them correctly in most instances, at a near-native level, is something that takes a decade or more for an adult. To be dismissive of somebody who makes that effort is pathetic.
If someone does it, it means they’re racist. The act itself isn’t racist, but I’d bet dollars to doughnuts that they’d have other racist opinions and do racist things.
I would challenge the notion that a "movement" can push back against criminals. This is a law enforcement issue and a difficult one at that because law enforcement doesn't have real time insight into money transfers.
If it is any comfort, India is a democratic country and the government is somewhat receptive to the needs of the people. With Indian people suffering from financial crime and complaining about it the government could start to crack down on it.
I haven't lived in India for decades, but saw an interesting TV show about a famous phone phishing operation run out of a small village in Bihar state. It's fiction, but based on a real news report.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamtara_%E2%80%93_Sabka_Numb...