--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 14, 2006, at 3:11 PM, shempmcgurk wrote: > > > As for it being discrimination and not racist I would suggest to you > > that the caste system IS a form of discrimination based upon > > race. > > It actually seems to be based more upon skin color, amongst other > things, since all or most Indians are considered Caucasian, or so I > thought.
Good point. And that is why it WOULD fit in more with the classical definition of discrimination based upon "race". > > > "race" is not just skin color. Two elements are needed for > > racial discrimination: > > > > 1) a defining characteristic, such as skin color. But it could be a > > certificate, such as a membership in a tribe; and > > > > 2) that this defining characteristic is handed down from parent to > > child. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
