The internet reflects how many people think, and it also shapes how you begin to think. A recent trend shows India’s Gen Z making reels that joke about caste and untouchability. One such video has received heavy attention for the wrong reasons.
In the clip, a girl cooks Maggi for her friends and serves it in foil-paper bowls before throwing them away. The shared caption reads, “When your friends from lower caste come to your home.” The reel spread across platforms and sparked strong reactions.
Some users explained that the original caption was “When you don’t want to wash utensils,” but groups promoting casteist ideas circulated it with altered titles to spread hatred. You can see how a careless edit turns a basic video into a harmful message.
Many people in the comments highlighted why this is dangerous. They said Gen Z treats serious issues like caste and untouchability as trends, which shows how normalised casteism has become. Education has not erased these attitudes, and society continues to carry these deep-rooted problems.
Caste discrimination is not a joke. Children are killed for drinking water from the wrong pot, and people lose their lives because someone decides their worth based on caste. Turning such violence into meme content is cruel and unacceptable.
Some Dalit comedians use humour to talk about caste only to raise awareness and share lived experiences. But toxic social media pages use derogatory jokes to insult communities and mock their struggles. You can see the difference in intent immediately.
You must call out such content when you see it. Internet trends shape minds, and unchecked hate spreads quickly. If society ignores this behaviour, the harm will grow and become harder to undo.
India’s Gen Z is thinks Caste & Untouchability are topics to Joke About pic.twitter.com/QdQTsizxng
— AmbedkariteIND (@AmbedkariteLk) November 20, 2025
