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Scroll Falsely Claims that "Upper-Caste" Hindus only practice vegetarianism to propagate a Caste narrative.

Report Id: 3218

Scroll Falsely Claims that "Upper-Caste" Hindus only practice vegetarianism to propagate a Caste narrative.

Description
The article generalizes all Hindu vegetarians as "upper-caste" people who practice social distancing from the rest of society. It implies that vegetarianism is practiced by such people to maintain purity and separate themselves from the "lower-caste". The article also mocks Hinduism by saying that those Hindus who are vegetarians are prone to encouraging violence on humans in the name of protecting animals, especially cows. The article derides Hindus, claiming, "The morals of Indian vegetarians continue to be based less on compassion for humans and animals, and more driven by ideas of hierarchy and purity". This is abuse of the majority of vegetarians who do not segregate themselves from everyone else and who practice vegetarianism because it is a family tradition. The article is also quick to hint that only Hindu vegetarians do not have compassion for animals while non-Hindu vegans do,



Media Bias, Bias, Bully, Distortion

Suryakant Waghmore