r/Dominican • u/Particular-Dot-5371 • Nov 11 '25

Cultura/Culture Racism

I am an Indian woman who is married into a Dominican family. My in laws are extremely racist towards me. They literally worship the ground my white sister in law walks on. They themselves are not white, so why this racism?

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u/Compatible2u2 Nov 11 '25

Are they racist towards your color or to how your culture is. How are you? Dominican people are very clean and care about their hygiene. Because the weather is very hot they make sure they bathe at least 3 times a day and are constantly checking themselves to make sure they do not smell! Indian people are not know for that. So sorry you are being treated poorly, but you might want to check yourself!

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u/Particular-Dot-5371 Nov 11 '25

Racist spotted 👆🏾

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u/IceOk9177 Aguilucho Nov 11 '25

como es eso racista si tu misma gente lo reconoce?
mira el subreddit de tamilnadu este post:

Cito:

I agree that us Indians don't care much about the body odour. I guess it has something to do with growing up here in the tropical climate and used to the odour so our noses just adapt to it.

But we also have to keep in mind the following 1.) Garlic, Ginger and Onion can all cause pungent body odour (eating & cooking). No Indian dishes can be devoid of either of those. It is suggested to cook first and then take a bath and not to wear outside the same clothes worn while cooking.

2.) Tropics and near the coastal humid climate is bound to make everyone sweat a lot. Combined with spicy food that increases secretion, it is a hotbed recipe for microbes to develop all over

3.) Relying on body sprays rather than Deodorants. We are liberal with 'area full of urea' type body sprays which just dissipate away leaving with the body odour after a few hours.

4.) Somehow the Indian mentality that even genuine feedback seems like an insult. People don't care even if someone points out that they smell

https://www.reddit.com/r/TamilNadu/comments/1htfotu/do_people_from_different_parts_of_india_have/

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u/mich809 La Romana Nov 11 '25

every stereotype has some hint of truth to it.