OK: What’s This???

In the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, a 6 year old girl was shoved into burning embers by a young man from an upper caste. It appears she is a Dalit, an Untouchable, the lowest of the low amongst Indian castes. And she had the nerve, the nerve, mind you, to walk on a path reserved for upper caste villagers!

Can you imagine the chutzpah of any 6 year old Indian child who doesn’t know by now that such paths are reserved for the uppity-ups of the world? Sounds to me like a clear case of an Untouchable being touched in an inappropriate manner! I am surprised the snobby fellow would have touched her at all, even to shove her aside. I’m shocked he didn’t have a servant do that for him!

“Dalits are seen to pollute higher caste people if they come in touch with them, hence the 'untouchables'”, according to a website devoted to reporting such matters. "If a higher caste Hindu is touched by, or even had a Dalit's shadow fall across them, they consider themselves to be polluted and have to go through a rigorous series of rituals to be cleansed." Guess it’s like watching where you step in a city full of homeless people, eh? Toss ‘em a coin or two, but don’t get too close … Yuck! It might be catchy! And then we’d have to take a bath! OMG!

At any rate, the girl was seriously hurt and the man was charged with attempted murder. I guess even the elite have to take responsibility for their stupidity.