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Q: If Krishna is black, (black/the dark one, usually painted with dark blue or black skin, made from a black hair) why then does he support the mistreatment and opression of the sudras (blacks in india)? I know the rig veda is supposed to be one of the oldest books of hinduism, but there are many verses that support the killing of black/dark skinned people...i understand that this may have been a part of their culture at the time...but if krishna came out of this...and he is black, why would he hate or think low of his own kind? There are scriptures in some books that say killing on of the sudras is nothing more than killing a little bird or a frog...How can a religion that promotes enlightenment and peace with people, promote the opression and disrespect of another race? Would someone with some real facts and experience please explain this to me. I came accross this info in my studies of buddhism and the history of india and things like that...Thank you.

Lord krishna never did support mistreatment or oppression of the sudras...He ,being the full and perfect incarnation of God,in fact,opened ignorant people's eyes to the truth that all caste systems,namely-brahmins,kshathriyas,vaisyas,sudras,are equal in the eyes of God.the difference being that these people belonging to various caste systems had different duties to perform in this world,according to their inborn nature,which depended on the kind of actions in previous births,which only God knows about. people are and always been ignorant through the ages,they cannot understand or even make an effort to see the real divine meaning which is hidden in the sacred scriptures.I feel,that if any mention is given on the basis of skin colour,it could mean people of demonic qualities,not virtuous people.God sees all,he knows all,His law of karma runs the universe.we reap what we sow.no one is a brahmin by birth,it is only when we try to reach the state of brahman,that we can be called brahmins.and which ever caste system we belong to,we cant escape from our karma!