[_fat_santa]

> Why is it just not called racism? Introducing new terms kind of derails the problem.

Casteism is the correct term for this. This isn't a different race of people, it's the same race of people in a different class. I agree with you that there are many similarities between Casteism and Racism, but I think it's good to separate it out.

From what I've learned on the topic, with Racism someone sees the color of your skin and can make assumptions from there. With casteism thought it's more about your family name, as someone from the lowest caste can look like someone from an upper caste.

[zeroth32]

Suing tech giant for racism is way more punchy, there are already laws and precedences... Educating people about "racism of a new type" is pretty complicated.

Reductionist approach "skin color"=="race" can be easily debunked. Could white German be ever racist to white Jew?