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[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 109 points 4 days ago (6 children)

I’m curious what India thinks of Usha Vance. On paper, she’s an Indian-American Second Lady. In reality, she sits back while her husband says he’s okay with all kinds of anti-Indian racist shit.

[–] BoobaAwooga@lemmynsfw.com 48 points 4 days ago

Ever hear of the caste system? That anti-Indian racism is built in and I guarantee that there’s a higher % that approves than you think

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 42 points 4 days ago (6 children)

JD is gay right? Maybe she's just living in denial ... Regardless, I feel bad for her that she gets humiliated all the time. Maybe she deserves it for some Faustian deal. I don't know.

[–] svc@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 34 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Gay?! He wishes! If he were gay, there'd be no problem! No, what he has is a romantic abnormality. One so unbelievable that it must be hidden from the public at all cost.

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Imagine just hanging with the boys all the time. Having sleep overs. Skinny dipping in the pool. Having a hot shower together. Sharing eye liner tips. Talking about how much gays suck. Who needs girls, right? Yuck.

[–] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

You might even say he's extra manly; so manly he wants to spend all his time with men and as little time as possible with women.

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 13 points 4 days ago

He isn't gay. Wanting to fuck couches is totally hetero.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Feel bad for their children, not the Yale educated lawyer who chose to marry him.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Fuck no. Do not feel bad. If we know about what a flagrant piece of shit he is, she absolutely has to know. Never go that route. She knows and she's hoping he comes out on top to ride the hateful wave.

I wouldn't say JD "couch fucker" Vance is gay but hes certainly not straight

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago
[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'm in another country and not speaking about Indians in particular, but my family have been immigrants. One thing I observed is that immigrants tend to have a stronger anti-immigration stance than other demographics.

I think it's one part shame. You worked hard and now you feel superior to the "fresh off the boat" person you once were and (by extension) to all those new immigrants.

One part it's that inside, we all have these shitty feelings toward other people but, as immigrants ourselves, we feel legitimised to express them openly because hey, that can't be racist if you're talking of your own ethnicity, right?

And then of course,in many places immigrants tend to be pigeonholed into specific types of jobs, so more immigrants not from your family = more competition. But that is not for the Usha Vance types who made it close to the top.

I see that dynamic being actively exploited for politics everywhere. The lesbian leader of the neonazi AfD in Germany, for instance. "I can't be racist, I have an Indian wife" is just not true. You can and the Indian wife can be too.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 days ago

the government of india does a lot of racist anti indian stuff too.

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Eh, it’s over a billion people. Most people (who don’t live in cities) don’t know about Trump other than the fact that he’s the president. Even those who have internet aren’t going to see US news cuz their feeds aren’t curated for that.

[–] SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.ee 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Most people like trump, because "strong man". No one really even knows who JD vance or Usha are. But I guess they'd like her, they like rishi sunak. Being rich is seen as a virtue. There's also a weird obsession with seeing indians in powerful positions, some sort repressed complex.

She's fine with the racism because "she's one of the good ones". She and vance are neoliberalists, opportunists. Watch them try and make as much money as they can before they get kicked out.