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American conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza has become an unexpected focal point in the international backlash surrounding YouTuber Tyler Oliveira, amid which Oliveira himself shared a lengthy post responding to D'Souza's comments on the controversial 'Cow-Dung Throwing Festival' called Gorehabba, celebrated in Gumatapura, Karnataka. The two had been engaged in a banter exchange for the past few days, with social media users closely following their escalating remarks. Let's find out more.The 64-year-old conservative commentator entered the debate after sharing several posts that referred to the festival in dismissive and demeaning terms, including the statement that "the future belongs to poop-throwing Indians."The post has been widely interpreted as both racist and reductive, turning a local ritual into a symbol for broader racial or civilisation commentary. In response to D'Souza and the mounting backlash from Indian audiences, Oliveira shared his own lengthy post defending his work while acknowledging the intensity of the online reaction. He stated that the threats, doxxing, and flood of negative messages had forced him to cancel the release of his full documentary.Following the escalating exchange, D'Souza shared another post, seemingly shrugging off the outrage. He wrote, I don’t think these losers understand how I react to this abuse. I react in the way the Duke of Kent would react to the caterwauling of a street heckler. I don’t seek a duel; I’m simply entertained by the stupidity. My wife tells me I enjoy these plebeian tantrums way too much.”Oliveira's reaction to D'Souza's post was a blistering critique of what he perceived as hypocrisy and misplaced priorities. He went on to accuse D'Souza of showing no genuine solidarity after Oliveira and his family were doxxed and threatened by Indian nationalists over the festival video. Instead of offering support, Oliveira claimed, D’Souza highlighted statistics on Asian-American household incomes, framing the threats in terms of economic comparison rather than human safety. He also questioned D'Souza's loyalties and reasoning, asking why he would seemingly side with anonymous Indian users over a fellow American and challenging the selective use of identity politics in the commentator's response. "Shut the fuck up, Dinesh. Unprovoked, your response to my family and I being doxxed, threatened, and harassed by Indian nationalists infuriated by my documentation of a poop-throwing festival was NOT sympathy as a fellow American. NOPE. You posted a screenshot of the median household income of Asian households earning more than white American households??? Who the fuck does that. It gives the impression that all you see is GDP," Oliveira wrote."If you believed in colourblind American solidarity, then why is your first instinct to defend anonymous Indians threatening to rape my imaginary sister and mother with a screenshot of household income stats among ethnic groups in America? Why are identity politics convenient for you but not for anyone else? Are you Indian? Indian-American? American? Is America simply an economic exploitation zone, ripe for blundering? Are you loyal to America first and foremost?""Why would you instinctively relate to and defend a rural village of Indians throwing cow poop at one another AND Indian nationalists doxxing my family rather than a fellow American?"As soon as Tyler's response surfaced on social media, it quickly went viral and sparked debate. One said, "Those poop-throwing villagers were way nicer than Dinesh.""Saw your video; you did a great job. Even pointed out how the Indians in that village were so welcoming to you. I don’t understand all this hate from all these Indian nationalists. This is one of their billion religious festivals that they celebrate for their 33 million Gods," another said. "Because he’ll always be more Indian than he ever was close to becoming American.""This has been a 100% mask-off moment for him, and others like him. No matter how many years of being over here, they'll never not stand with their own ilk."
