The Indian Council of Scotland steps up
This is genius.
Not a joke. The screenshot is from their Facebook page.
They reported in another public post ten hours ago:
Important Statement: First Minister Humza Yousaf/Scottish government have been reported to the Police for racism.
(Police Reporting number:
PS – 20240401-0595)
The Indian Council of Scotland/UK are surprised to read Scottish Government Police Scotland Hate Crime guidance highlighting White Men aged 18 to 30 yrs from socially excluded backgrounds (Working Class) in a negative manner, as this could create unfair bias against them. The Equality and Human Rights Commission of Scotland has a duty to ensure public bodies ‘Foster good relations’ between different Ethnic groups, and this information could incite.
Neil Lal, Chairman and President of The Indian Council of Scotland/UK had stated “We are deeply concerned and offended for everyone who is affected with this Hate Crime guidance by the Scottish government/Police Scotland. This is racism to it’s core in my opinion! We have taken the decision to report this to the Police authorities! We have asked to hold the First Minister Humza Yousaf/Scottish government accountable along with Police Scotland. Any form of racism is not acceptable”.
Genius, I say.
You would think they’d just stand by the typical, “hi! you can’t be racist against white people! thanks for tuning in!” Maybe people have had time to begin to realize how incoherent that is.
It has been a long time since I’ve laughed as much as I did at this story. Genius indeed.
NiV: I don’t find that statement particularly incoherent, as long as it’s within the context of systemic racism, and in white-dominated societies (US, Canada, UK and Australia, in particular). In such societies, ‘racist against white people’ is about as sensible a notion as ‘misandry’ virtually anywhere on the planet. Sure, individuals can have virtually any sort of bigoted opinion you can imagine, but in general, if it’s not backed up by systemic abuses, then it’s pretty easy to ignore.