Seems kind of logical that it might be less of a thing? Or does it just take different forms?

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    4 days ago

    She wasn’t bothered by the smell of these spices until she became a house cleaner and she had to clean an Indian household, and I guess there might have been some resentment about this or inferiority issues? She generalized an aversion to the smells and associations of Indian people from there (but to the extent that I personally felt was racist and probably related to self-esteem issues).