Hello! What are some of your favorite Pro-Palestine, Anti Zionist fc's you'd like to see used more? I want to make an OC and have zero ideas but I want to try to only use FC's that, like, aren't heartless pieces of shit, ya know?
Cherien Dabis (1976) Palestinian / Jordanian.
Michael Malarkey (1983) Palestinian, Italian-Maltese / Irish, German.
May Calamawy (1986) Jordanian, Palestinian / Egyptian.
Dina Shihabi (1989) Palestinian, Saudi Arabian / Norwegian, German and Haitian.
Nemahsis / Nemah Hasan (1994) Palestinian.
Noor Taher (1999) Palestinian and Lebanese.
Saint Levant (2000) Palestinian, Serbian / Algerian, French.
Josie Totah (2001) Palestinian / Lebanese, Italian, Irish, German - is a trans woman.
+ an entire masterlist of Palestinian fcs!
Also, since lots of people are asking here's a masterlist but PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE POSTED AND/OR SPOKEN ABOUT PALESTINE!
Why I'm not adding people who have only asked for a ceasefire.
HERE is @leepacey's list.
I also have a private list you're welcome to DM me for, both also have people who support Isr*el for people to avoid.
Vanessa Redgrave (1937)
Miriam Margolyes (1941) Jewish.
Charles Dance (1946)
Patti Smith (1946)
Duke Erikson / Garbage (1951)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Butch Vig / Garbage (1955)
Juliet Stevenson (1956)
Steve Marker / Garbage (1959)
Hugo Weaving (1960)
Michael Stipe (1960)
Liam Cunningham (1961)
Sabrina Ferilli (1964)
Paco Tous (1964)
Robert Del Naja / Massive Attack (1965)
Björk (1965)
John Cusack (1966)
Shirley Manson / Garbage (1966)
Aasif Mandvi (1966) Indian.
Serj Tankian (1967) Armenian.
Tricky / Massive Attack (1968) Afro Jamaican / Anglo-Guyanese.
Kathleen Hanna (1968)
Benedict Wong (1971) Hongkonger.
Boots Riley (1971) African-American, one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish (maternal grandmother), small amounts of German, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Wampanoag.
Ava DuVernay (1972) Louisiana Creole.
Poorna Jagannathan (1972) Indian.
Haifa Wehbe (1972) Egyptian / Lebanese.
Kimya Dawson (1972) African-American.
Ava DuVernay (1972) African-American.
Cat Power (1972)
Sarah Sophie Flicker (1973) Jewish.
Omar Metwally (1974) Egyptian / Dutch.
Maxine Peake (1974)
Itziar Ituño (1974)
Nelly Karim (1974) Egyptian / Russian.
Mahershala Ali (1974) African-American.
Sara Ramírez (1975) Mexican and some Irish - non-binary, queer and bisexual (they/them).
Carice van Houten (1976)
Karen Olivo (1976) Puerto Rican [Spanish, Indigenous, possibly other] / Dominican Republic, Chinese - is non-binary (they/them).
Haaz Sleiman (1976) Lebanese - is gay.
Antonio De Matteo (1978)
Joelle Mardinian (1977) Lebanese.
Alberto Ammann (1978) Argentinan.
Daniel Brühl (1978)
Max Collins / Eve 6 (1978)
Kayvan Novak (1978) Iranian.
Residente / René Pérez Joglar (1978) Puerto Rican.
Immortal Technique (1978) Amerindian, Spanish, French and African.
Hend Sabry (1979) Egyptian.
Luis Bordonada (1979) Mexican.
Ser Anzoategui (1979) Argentinian and Paraguayan - is non-binary (they/them).
Dorra Zarrouk (1980) Tunisian.
Amerie (1980) African-American / Korean.
Angelica Ross (1980) African-American - is trans.
Dargen D'Amico (1980)
Gustaf Skarsgård (1980)
Khalid Abdalla (1980) Egyptian.
Arian Moayed (1980) Iranian.
Massari (1980) Lebanese.
Tahar Rahim (1981) Algerian.
Kaan Urgancıoğlu (1981) Turkish.
Shawna Farmer / chubbycartwheels (1981)
Beth Ditto (1981) - is queer.
Morgan Spector (1981) Ashkenazi Jewish / Irish, German, some Scottish and English.
Jesse Williams (1981) African-American, Seminole / Swedish.
Amanda Seales (1981) African-American / Grenadian [African, at least one quarter European].
Riz Ahmed (1982) Pakistani.
Emel Mathlouthi (1982) Tunisian.
Rajshri Deshpande (1982) Indian.
Niamh McGrady (1982)
Yolanda Bonnell (1982) Ojibwe, White / Indian - is two-spirit and queer (she/they) - is open about having OCD and ADHD!
Macklemore (1983)
Luna Maya (1983) Indonesian.
Amir Eid (1983) Egyptian.
Aisling Bea (1984)
Mohamed Emam (1984) Egyptian.
Mahira Khan (1984) Pakistani.
Alex Meraz (1984) Mexican [Purepecha].
Sami Zayn (1984) Syrian.
Jena Malone (1984)
Siobhan Thompson (1984)
Ravyn Ariah Wngz (1984) Mohawk, Tanzanian, Afro-Bermudian - is a Two-Spirit trans woman (she/her).
Kristin Chirico (1984) - is questioning their gender, “encompassing a lot of things” but is not yet sure if she’s nonbinary or a gender non-confirming woman and uses they/her - openly bisexual and demisexual and have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, ADHD, dyslexia, and asthma.
Tamanna Roashan (1984) Indian / Afghani.
Asia Kate Dillon (1984) Ashkenazi Jewish / Unspecified - non-binary and pansexual (they/them).
Burak Özçivit (1984) Turkish.
Enjy Kiwan (1984) Egyptian.
Kid Cudi (1984) African-American.
Sepideh Moafi (1985) Iranian.
Lilan Bowden (1985) Taiwanese / English, Welsh.
Alex Meraz (1985) Mexican [Purépecha].
Aabria Iyengar (1985) African-American.
Rahul Kohli (1985) Punjabi Indian.
Marina Diamandis (1985)
Troian Bellisario (1985) American, Louisiana Creole [African, French, English] / White.
Sonam Kapoor (1985) Indian.
Carmen V. Ortega Baljian (1985)
Carsie Blanton (1985) Jewish.
Haley Webb (1985)
Yani Gellman (1985) Ashkenazi Jewish, possibly other.
Giulia Michelini (1985)
Lewis Hamilton (1985) Afro Grenadian / White.
Eréndira Ibarra (1985) Mexican - is bisexual.
Karim Kassem (1986) Egyptian / Egyptian Jewish.
Mihaela Drăgan (1986) Romani - is queer
Diane Guerrero (1986) Colombian.
Whitney Greyton (1986) Black South African / Namibian - is queer (she/they).
Fahriye Evcen (1986) Turkish.
Amber Riley (1986) African-American.
Ericka Hart (1986) African-American - is non-binary femme, queer, and polyamorous (she/they).
Lido Pimienta (1986) Colombian [Wayuu, Afro-Colombian] - is queer.
Mihaela Dragan (1986) Romani.
DJ Snake (1986) Algerian / French.
Alba Flores (1986) Romani, Spanish [including Andalusian] - is a lesbian.
Saagar Shaikh (1986) Pakistani.
Mustafa Ali (1986) Pakistani.
Lily Gladstone (1986) Kainai Blackfoot, Amskapi Pikuni Blackfoot, Nez Perce, Dutch, Cajun - she/they.
Pidgeon Pagonis (1986) Mexican and Greek - is intersex and non-binary (they/them).
Guz Khan (1986) Pakistani.
Eugene Lee Yang (1986) Korean - is gay.
Bob the Drag Queen (1986) African-American - is polyamorous, pansexual and non-binary (he/her).
Asim Chaudhry (1986/87) Pakistani.
Marwa Agrebi (1987) Tunisian.
Sasha Velour (1987) Russian Jewish / Ukrainian, other - is genderfluid (she/they when not in drag, she while in drag).
Susan Wokoma (1987) Nigerian.
Munroe Bergdorf (1987) Afro Jamaican / English - is trans.
Michael B. Jordan (1987) African-American.
Juliana Huxtable (1987) African-American - is trans.
Nicola Coughlan (1987)
Pearl Mackie (1987) West Indian / English - is bisexual.
Erika Ishii (1987) Japanese - is genderfluid (she/they/any) - also posted on Brennan’s post: “Thank you for always being thoughtful with your advocacy and direct in your action. From the river to the sea.”
Michaela Coel (1987) Ghanaian - is aromantic, boycotted the Sydney Festival 2022 for Palestine.
Carina Shero (1988)
Joe Cole (1988)
Elsa Hosk (1988)
Kendrick Sampson (1988) African-American / English, Scottish, German, Cajun/French, Danish, Norwegian.
Kelly Piquet (1988) Brazilian.
Navild Acosta (1988) African-American - is non-binary queer (he/him).
Brennan Lee Mulligan (1988)
Swara Bhasker (1988) Indian.
Aiysha Hart (1988) Saudi Arabian and English.
John Early (1988) - is gay.
Sabrina Dhowre Elba (1988) Somali.
Joel Kim Booster (1988) Korean - is gay and has bipolar disorder.
Gratiela Brancusi (1989) Romani and Greek Romanian.
Frank Waln (1989) Sicangu Oyate Lakota Sioux.
Rakeen Saad (1989) Jordadian.
Morfydd Clark (1989)
Mary Lambert (1989) - is a lesbian.
Dina Torkia (1989) Egyptian / English.
Laith Ashley (1989) Afro Dominican - is a trans man and asexual.
Shea Couleé / Jaren Kyei Merrell (1989) African-American - non-binary (they but she/her while in drag).
Emma Watson (1990)
Mitski (1990) Japanese / White.
Arrows Fitz (1990) African-American - is non-binary (he/they/she/it).
Shirine Boutella (1990) Algerian.
Luke Baines (1990)
Lolly Adefope (1990) Yoruba Nigerian.
Tabria Majors (1990) African-American.
Rosaline Elbay (1990) Egyptian.
Katie Findlay (1990) English, Hongkonger, Portuguese-Macanese, Scottish - is queer (they/them).
Poppy Liu (1990) Chinese - is non-binary (she/they).
Shareena Clanton (1990) Blackfoot, Cherokee, African-American, Wangkatha, Yamatji, Noongar, Gija.
Maren Morris (1990)
Kiowa Gordon (1990) Hualapai, White.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock (1991) Afro Barbadian and Jamaican.
Joe Alwyn (1991)
Emily Ratajkowski (1991)
Jari Jones (1991) African-American / Filipino - is trans.
Vico Ortiz (1991) Puerto Rican - non-binary (they/them).
Denée Benton (1991) African-American.
Dylan O'Brien (1991)
Bonnie Wright (1991)
Ramy Youssef (1991) Egyptian.
Ali Burak Ceylan (1991) Turkish.
Seychelle Gabriel (1991) French, Mexican / Italian, including Sicilian - also has Spoken up for Sudan.
Alexa Nikolas (1992)
Emma D’Arcy (1992) - is non-binary (they/them).
Jarvis Johnson (1992) Unspecified.
Tasha Cloud (1992) African-American - is a lesbian.
Jess Bush (1992)
Jade Thirlwall (1992) English, three eights Arab [Egyptian, Yemeni], small amount of Scottish.
Faia Younan (1992) Syrian.
Merhan Keller (1992) Egyptian.
Julien Solomita (1992)
Pauline Chalamet (1992) Ashkenazi Jewish / English, Scottish, Irish, French.
Hari Nef (1992) Ashkenazi Jewish - is a trans woman.
Paloma Elsesser (1992) African-American / Chilean-Swiss.
Katie Gavin / MUNA (1992) - is queer.
Rupi Kaur (1992) Punjabi Indian.
Joana Ribeiro (1992)
Conor Mason / Nothing But Thieves (1992)
Rose Matafeo (1992) Samoan / Scottish and Croatian.
Cailin Russo (1993)
Tara Emad (1993) Egyptian / Yugoslav Montenegrin.
Younes Bendjima (1993) Algerian.
Bobbi Salvör Menuez (1993) - is trans non-binary (they/them).
Stormzy (1993) Ghanaian.
Chance the Rapper (1993) African-American.
Raveena Aurora (1993) Punjabi Indian.
Naomi McPherson / MUNA (1993) West Indian and Irish - is queer and nonbinary (they/them).
Freddy Carter (1993)
Ghali (1993) Tunisian.
Jordan Alexander (1993) German, Irish, African-American.
Charlotte Day Wilson (1993)
Mia Khalifa (1993) Lebanese.
Maria Thattil (1993) Indian.
AJ Tracey (1994) Afro-Trinidadian / Welsh.
Ben Barlow (1994)
Asia Jackson (1994) Ibaloi Filipino and African American.
Isabella Roland (1994) Jewish.
Josette Maskin / MUNA (1994) Jewish - is queer and nonbinary (she/they).
Aimee Lou Wood (1994)
Rose Williams (1994)
Jasmin Savoy Brown (1994) African-American / English, German, one quarter Norwegian, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish - is queer.
Theo Tiedemann (1994) Asian - is trans non-binary and gay (he/they).
Little Simz (1994) Yoruba Nigerian.
Huda Elmufti (1994) Egyptian.
Dylan Gelula (1994) Ashkenazi Jewish / Unspecified.
Arsema Thomas (1994) Nigerian / Ethiopian - is non-binary (she/they).
Earl Sweatshirt (1994) Black South African.
Kurtis Conner (1994)
Julien Baker (1995) - is a lesbian.
Kehlani (1995) African-American, French, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Spanish, Mexican, Filipino, Scottish, English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, Cornish, Irish, Choctaw - non-binary womxn, lesbian and polyamorous - she/they.
Achraf Koutet (1995) Moroccan.
Lucy Dacus (1995) - is queer.
Daniel Caesar (1995) Afro Barbadian and Jamaican.
Jazzelle / Jazzeppi Zanaughtti (1995) Afircan-American.
Elvina Mohamad (1995) Malaysian.
Willow Pill (1995) - is trans femme, has cystinosis and is autistic.
Bree Kish (1996) ¼ Black.
Alessia Cara (1996)
Josefine Frida Pettersen (1996)
María Isabel (1996) Dominican.
Mustafa the Poet (1996) Sudanese.
Lorde (1996)
Florence Pugh (1996)
Lowkey (1986) Iraqi / English.
Denzel Curry (1995) Afro Bahamian and Unspecified Native American.
Brandon Soo Hoo (1995) Chinese.
Lily Gao (1995) Chinese.
Jessie Mei Li (1995) Hongkonger / English - is a gender non-conforming woman who uses she/they.
Grace Van Dien (1996)
Abdelhamid Sabiri (1996) Morrocan.
Lauren Jauregui (1996) Cuban [Spanish, possibly other], likely some Basque - is bisexual.
Ally Beardsley (1996) - is non-binary (they/them).
Thea Sofie Loch Naess (1996)
AURORA (1996)
Leo Sheng (1996) Chinese - is a trans man.
Imaan Hammam (1996) Moroccan / Egyptian.
Tavi Gevinson (1996) Ashkenazi Jewish / Norwegian [converted to Judaism].
Quintessa Swindell (1997) African-American / White - is non-binary (they/he).
070 Shake (1997) Dominican - doesn't like to put labels on her sexuality.
Zara Larsson (1997)
Faye Webster (1997)
Madeline Ford (1997)
Asa Butterfield (1997)
Scene Queen (1997)
Micheal Ward (1997) Afro Jamaican.
Xiran Jay Zhao (1997) Hui Chinese - is non-binary (they/them).
Lori Harvey (1997) African-American.
Mayan El Sayed (1997) Egyptian.
Hania Aamir (1997) Pakistani.
Sisi Stringer (1997) African Australian.
Omar Apollo (1997) Mexican - is gay.
Kaiit (1997) Papuan / Gunditjmara, Torres Strait Islander - is non-binary (she/he/they).
Piper Curda (1997) Korean / English, Scottish - is apsec.
Iman Meskini (1997) Tunisian / Norweigan - is pro Palestine!
Archie Renaux (1997) Punjabi Indian and Brtish.
Clara Nieblas (1997) Mexican.
Janella Salvador (1998) Bisaya Filipino.
Ethel Cain (1998) - is a trans bisexual woman.
Joanna Pincerato (1998) Mexican, Syrian. Swedish and Italian.
Joanna Arida (1998) Jordadian.
Chella Man (1998) Hongkonger and Jewish - is deaf, trans genderqueer and pansexual (he/they).
Benedetta Porcaroli (1998)
Gretta Ray (1998)
Clairo (1998) - is bisexual and has juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
SANTAN / Dave (1998) Edo Nigerian.
Salsabiela A. (1998) Unspecified.
Ariela Barer (1998) Mexican, Ashkenazi Jewish.
Celeste O'Connor (1998) Kenyan - is non-binary (they/them).
Wegz (1998) Egyptian.
Jessica Alexander (1999)
Rafaela Plastira (1999)
Minami Gessel (1999) Japanese / Ashkenazi Jewish.
Kenna Sharp (1999) - is queer.
Samara Joy (1999) African-American.
Sab Zada (1999) Chinese, Filipino, and Hispanic.
Zoe Terakes (2000) Greek Australian - trans masc non-binary guy (they/he).
Anthony Lexa (2000) - is a trans woman.
Marissa Bode (2000) African-American - is disabled.
Odessa A'zion (2000) Ashkenazi Jewish, English, some Irish, Northern Irish, Welsh, German.
Reneé Rapp (2000) - is a lesbian.
Celia Rose Gooding (2000) African-American - bisexual and gray asexual, uses she/they - also saw somewhere they don't like being called a woman.
Lucas Jade Zumann (2000) Ashkenazi Jewish / possibly German.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (2001) Tamil.
Andria Tayeh (2001) Jordanian and Lebanese.
Freya Allan (2001)
Ari Notartomaso (2001) - is non-binary (they/he).
Rachel Zegler (2001) Colombian / White.
Maria Guardiola (2001)
Hope Ikpoku Jnr (2001) Black British.
Morgan Davies (2001) - is a trans man.
Corey Maison (2001) - is a trans woman.
Ahmet Haktan Zavlak (2001) Turkish.
Kei Kurosawa (2001) Bisaya Filipino and Japanese.
Aaron Rose Philip (2001) Afro-Antiguan - is a trans woman who has cerebral palsy.
Denise Julia (2002) Filipino.
Nessa Barrett (2002) Puerto Rican.
Yara Mustafa (2002) Jordanian.
Iris Apatow / Iris Scot (2002) Ashkenazi Jewish / Irish, Scottish, Finnish, German.
Kosar Ali (2003) Somali.
Madeleine Hyland (?)
Bobby Sanchez (?) Peruvian [Quechua] - is Two-Spirit and trans, uses she/her sometimes they/they).
Nick Hakim (?) Chilean / Peruvian.
Micaela López Bianchi (?) Argentinian.
Jas Lin (?) Taiwanese - is queer (they/them).
Georgia Maq (?)
Eddy Mack (?) Jordanian.
Ellie Kim / SuperKnova (?) Korean - genderfluid, transgender woman (she/her).
Alexia Roditis / Destory Boys (?) - uses they/them.
Violet Mayugba / Destory Boys (?)
Narsai Malik / Destory Boys (?)
David Orozco / Destory Boys (?)
Neil Turner / Los Campesinos! (?)
Tom Bromley / Los Campesinos! (?)
Kim Paisey / Los Campesinos! (?)
Rob Taylor / Los Campesinos! (?)
Jason Adelinia/ Los Campesinos! (?)
Matt Fidler / Los Campesinos! (?)
Raul Briones (?) Mexican.
Britton Smith (?) Black.
Farrah / farrahescapes (?) Emirati.
CJ / Cup of Jo / cupofjoemusic_ (early 20's) Pangasinense Filipino.
Gian / Cup of Jo / cupofjoemusic_ (early 20's) Pangasinense Filipino.
Rapha / Cup of Jo / cupofjoemusic_ (early 20's) Pangasinense Filipino.
Gab / Cup of Jo / cupofjoemusic_ (early 20's) Pangasinense Filipino.
Sevii / Cup of Jo / cupofjoemusic_ (early 20's) Ilocano Filipino.
Xen / Cup of Jo / cupofjoemusic_ (early 20's) Ilocano Filipino.
Grey Gritt (?) Ojibwe and Metis - is genderqueer (they/them).
Elaine Crombie (?) Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara, Warrigmay, South Sea Islander, and White.
Nori Reed (?) Korean / Unspecified - is non-binary (she/her).
Shahd Khidir (?) Sudanese.
Arewà Basit (?) Black - uses she/they.
Majid Al Maskati / Majid Jordan (?) Bahraii.
Jordan Ullman / Majid Jordan (?)
+ please let me know if you want more!
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Things to keep in mind while writing a south asian character-
(Since I'm a mixed south-north indian and a hindu-sikh I've mainly included details about indian-hindu characters(ill try to include more abt sikh characters aswell)tho ive tried to include as much info as I can abt other south asian countries aswell !also ,if you want,feel free to add more details in :)
And please forgive my grammar in some of these places XD
1.The most common one,of course being that south asia is not all india.countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri lanka,Bhutan etc exist to.
2.Religion tends to be a big part of many south asian people’s lives , and If not a big part of their life,than most south asians are atleast religious in one way or the other.Different religions are in majority in different regions of south asia.For example,Sri lanka is majority buddhist, mainly in the sinhalese majority while the tamil minority there is majority hindu. But it's more than valid if ur character is atheist to tho!
3.For indian characters specifically ,it's is important to know what state they are from and that state’s culture . For example,most (or almost all)tamil characters won't wear a salwar kameez.(if they do then mostly muslim tamils)(reminder;I'm talking about traditional wear. Yes a lot of Tamil's could wear a salwar kameez if they want but it is not the traditional dress of tamil nadu)
4.India itself is very diverse,so don't make every character hindu.in some regions one religion is more in the majority than the others.If you decide to make a christian-indian character ,than they usually are from south-west india and north-east india.
5.If you decide to make a hindu-indian character as maybe a marvel/dc oc or something , its best to do some research on hindu stories and history.trust me,it helps alot. If not a hindu character than do research on the folk tales of that characters region,as that can help to.
6.NOT EVERY INDIAN SPEAKS HINDI.INDIAN/HINDU ARE NOT LANGUAGES.istg please . All it takes is one search of your characters state and the states description almost always mentions the state’s official language.while some character from non Hindi speaking areas of the country, for example a malyalee person could know how to speak hindi (most probably by living somewhere like delhi),they would still talk in malayalam with family and stuff . Also a pakistani character and Hindi speaking indian can almost always communicate easily since since the most spoken language in Pakistan,Urdu is very similar to Hindi in sound(also a lot of indians,specifically muslim indian’s have urdu as their first language.)Also punjabi Pakistani's and Indian's don't have any problem in communication(the script they write punjabi in is different tho)Also since a lot of people from the north had their ancestors migrate from pakistan to india during partition regional languages of Pakistan such as sindhi,multani,balochi etc can be understood by some people of such descent living in India.And a bengali speaking indian and a Bangladeshi can communicate just as well.Nepali speaking indians and Nepali people can also communicate with each other.But when it comes to Sri Lankan tamil people their dialect is different than the one of indian tamilians,so their tamil is better understood by malyalees,but they can still communicate well enough with each other.afghan people speak pashto and dari.pashto is also understood by a small amount of ethnic pashtuns who live throughout the sub continent.People from the Maldives speak the language of dhivehi.
7.Indians overall have many festivals that all people of usually a certain community celebrate regardless of religion,caste,etc.For example ,the people in kerela celebrate onam.Infact in alot of the state’s people from a specific region have their on festivities.
8.Physical features vary from area to area of South Asia.So there is no definite“south asian“look.
9.Sikh’s don’t cut their hair , that’s why most Sikh women have long hair and most Sikh men wear turbans. Although some do, like my uncle from my mom’s side and my mom herself and etc. Though socially it's more acceptable for a sikh woman to cut her hair then a sikh man. But a load of times sikh immigrants do have to sadly cut their hair and take off their turbans in order to get jobs and all.
10.-And Hindu’s don’t eat beef.Most Sikh’s and overall all Indians tend to avoid beef to.a lot of Hindus are vegetarians due to religious beliefs. Tho mallus and some people from the north east for example usualy do eat beef(mainly the non hindus)
11.-For characters specially from south india(that to mainly kerala and tamil Nadu) the naming tradition that is used most commonly is that the child and wife use the father’s name as their last name. Though I've noticed that outside of their states atleast they tend to use their family names, but very rarely caste names.
12.- Believe it or not, in a show( I'm not sure about the name) a pakistani character had the name“shiv reddy“.pissed me of sm.yes pakistani hindus exist but if I havent already mentioned before,CERTAIN LAST NAMES BELONG TO CERTAIN AREAS. Reddy is an indian telugu hindu last name.please do your research.
13.-This applies to a good amount of north indians and just overall non south indians.south india is not one state.madras was the OLD name for Chennai, which is just one CITY in one state of south india.There are 5 states,6(and more) languages spoken. Please do not confuse those cultures.
14.-As for a good amount of non punjabis...please.punjabis are not all “balle-balle“ sikh people.please. And they're not all angry people looking for a fight either.
15.-Talking abt north india,I need to mention bollywood and how they stereotype.bombay aka the film city is in Maharashtra.yet they still stereotype Maharashtrians as poor people.gujjus are always the rich snobbish ppl.bengali ppl are sweet shy people and nepali people are Chinese. Goans are always english speaking drunkards or high attitude aunties.rajasthanis all have a heavy accent and are royalty and Uttar pradeshis-biharis are poor illiterate people. PLEASE STOP WITH THIS STEREOTYPICAL BULLSHIT ISTG. See,stereotypes exist because they are true, but only a part of the truth and over exaggerated asf.
16.-India does have a poverty issue but we are far from a third world country.most indians are middle class,that to is split in between lower middle class,middle middle class and upper middle class.and until or unless you live in a rural area casteism really isn't a problem.but remember,while casteism is illegal in indian law,it still affects people.it’s just a little less prevelant in big cities. While india is the farthest ahead in south asia atleast the rest of the countries are doing well for themselves as well.
17.-hindu culture specifically has so much lgbtqia+ stuff in it.but the fucking brit’s and Mughals ruined it. The only transgender festival of Asia is held in tamil nadu.seriously, I advise you do research of your own on it and you'll love it to!♥️
18.-Btw, hindi is a language,hindu religion. (had to add this again)Your character prolly from some place like madhya pradesh,bihar,Uttar pradesh,Delhi,uttarakhand or himachal pradesh if they are hindi speaking. Some people have the same confusion with malayalam. Malayalam is a language, malyalee’s are the people who speak it or at from kerala.
19.-talking about food.curry is a wide ass term.wdym by curry?fish curry,mutton curry or is it paneer curry?is it more creamy or not?do you eat it by itself,with rice,a paratha/parotta or all?like seriously stop with “curry“ ITS ANNOYINGGG.again food varries alot area by area.even in a specific area food varries. For example,Kerala-Tamil nadu sambar is damn spicy but sambar from karnataka and telugu states tends to be sweeter.also food from Karnataka is much milder in spice then food from Andhra,but still capable of burning the mouths of most non south asians 😍😘🥰.also,we tend to eat most of our food with hands(THE best way.)famous delicacies vary from country to country in south asia and area to area of india btw. And our food is not ’smelly’, it's FRAGRANT.
20.ok so ive in total had 2 specific segments dedicated to language and this is the third one.India,while having only 22 offical languages(again;i remind you,we do not have a national language)actually has like thousands of languages. Native people from even just one state can have different mother tongues(for example-three people who were born and raised in karnataka and have families that are native to the state could have the languages of kannada,tulu and kodava as their mother tongues).And again,dialects also differ.For example,Bombay hindi and the hindi of a person from Uttarakhand would be different, and so would Bangalore tamil and a Madurai native’s tamil.Also,let’s say a telugu person has been living in mumbai for a while,very rarely will they ever have an ’accent’ while speaking hindi or english.
21.so above i mentioned that alot of people from the north have had ancestors move in from pakistan during the partition(and vice versa for some Pakistani's).Similarly,a good amount of people from west bengal had their ancestors move in from bangladesh(and vice versa again,but unlike the north india-pakistan thing indian bong’s and bangladeshi people don’t exactly have that ’divide’).Adding this in specifically not only because of how important this is but it can give more depth to your characters if they are from any of these areas.
22.Every state has different art forms.be it dance,music or just art,every state has it different.India has 8 classical dances(bharatanatyam,kuchipudi, mohiniyattam,kathakali,oddisi,kathak, manipuri and sattriya) and has countless many more.Music also varies and so does art as i said above.
23.our culture is super feminist but fucked by the brits and mughals again. We had so many queens and princesses that fought wars and also many female warriors.In the ancient times women only wore single drape saris and didn’t cover their breasts because they were not seen as sexual,but infact as a sign of motherhood(and there forth strength).If they were covered,it was for support.
24.Most people know atleast 3+ languages and almost everyone knows 2 at the very least. Sometimes they can even understand(which can range from basic to great) some other languages. For eg.- my dad can speak english,hindi,telugu,konkani,tulu,punjabi,urdu and multani+ he can understand malayalam,kannada,sindhi and tamil well enough.
That's it(for now):) hope this can help.feel free to ask questions!+random songs from my playlist✨✨✨
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