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by ak39 2176 days ago
The use of the word "Backward" is racist and derogatory.
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unmole 2175 days ago
It's the official terminology: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class

It's not considered derogatory in India.

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ak39 2174 days ago
I know. It perpetuates the racism and derogatory attitudes.
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nexus2045 2173 days ago
That's the point of this whole thread.
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