Let's unpack this.

1. "The naked display" is an openly racist, colonist trope about us barbaric, idol worshipping, dirty, naked Hindoo pagans.
2. "Islamophobic billboard. It is an image of Shri Ram. The very premise of this "Islamophobia" is that the image of a revered Hindu god threatens Muslims. A Hindu king who ruled justly and fairly over Ayodhya during ~ 5000 BCE. Islam began in the 7th century CE. Please explain.
3a. "Glorifying the destruction of the Babri Masjid" - the Babri Masjid was built when Mughals DESTROYED the original Ram Mandir that sat on that sacred Hindu land for thousands of years. The destruction was the act of individuals, not of the Indian government.
3b. Hindus had waited 500 years for justice, but were constantly under the thumb of colonizers. After independence, frustration rose and some people took it upon themselves to organize and destroy a symbol of Hindu persecution. (Sound familiar? LOOK AROUND THE UNITED STATES.)
3c. Of course, it isn't right to destroy another faith's religious structure. But how come that logic only holds for Hindus? I'm not saying Hindus should behave adharmically, but let's call a spade a spade.
5. “Effectively celebrates human rights abuses against Muslims." The Muslim community was given land in Ayodhya to relocate their Masjid. The land where the Ram Mandir was built is sacred to Hindus; it was not made sacred by the temple. How is this human rights abuse vs. Muslims?
6. The appropriation of the raised black fist symbol is meant to create a link bw the Black American struggle and Muslim Indians. WITAF. Babri Masjid is PROOF of the Mughal oppression of Hindus. Hindus were enslaved by Muslims, not vice versa. This is such brazen gaslighting .
This organization is unethical, unabashedly oppressive, mendacious, Hinduphobic, and is misleading well-intended people by leveraging ignorance. They call themselves "progressive Hindus"; they are clearly just neocolonizers trying to erase Hinduism under the banner of progress.
Also, it’s “44th Street”. Pro-tip: Always spell check your propaganda.
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