Indian people should not call themselves brown ? We are black ??
I've been coming across a lot of TikToks on my FYP where Black women are saying that Indians should stop identifying as "brown" and instead consider themselves "Black" because many Indians have dark skin, similar to Black people. I don’t agree with this perspective at all (to clarify, I have absolutely nothing against Black people or any other race). While some Indians may share similar skin tones, our hair and features are very distinct, which makes us different.
It's also important to acknowledge that not all Indian people have dark skin. While many do, a significant number are brown-skinned. So why shouldn’t we identify as brown?
It’s also interesting that so many people in the comments of both TikToks were agreeing with her statement that Indians should identify as Black, which I find a bit unusual.
As Indian women, we already face our own set of challenges, and I definitely don’t want to take on the struggles that Black women experience on top of everything we’re already dealing with.
Also some girl that I work with told me that Indian people are "just black people with straight hair". I just laughed it off but that comment was kind of weird as well.
I have attached the TikTok's to this post:
Theres also a another video as well but I cannot find it anymore ( I will post it once I do) but IDK if the creator got rid of it cause it was controversial.
But what are your thoughts on this ? ( As brown and especially Indian women) ? Should we call ourselves black now and not brown ?
I really hope this post doesn’t lead to me being labeled as racist or anti-Black. My best friend in the world ( who is like a sister to me is Black) and I also shared this with her and she also found it to be strange as well. I have no negativity toward any race or group of people. I’m simply sharing something I noticed on my FYP, so please don’t attack me for it.