{"id":206892,"date":"2025-10-12T06:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T06:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/206892\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T06:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T06:40:07","slug":"indians-are-most-racially-abused-and-misunderstood-dubai-based-fitness-coachs-post-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/206892\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Indians are most racially abused and misunderstood’: Dubai-based fitness coach’s post goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Dubai-based fitness coach has caught the internet\u2019s attention after sharing a powerful post defending Indians against racial stereotypes and celebrating their loyalty and cultural pride.<\/p>\n

\"Nathan's Nathan’s post has garnered hundreds of likes and comments. (Instagram\/@nathan.autonomy) <\/p>\n

Nathan, who has spent the past seven years working closely with Indian clients, shared an Instagram post where he spoke candidly about the bias Indians face online and the deep respect he has for the community. \u201cRight now, Indians are the most racially abused people on the internet,\u201d he said, adding that many outsiders \u201cmock what they don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nathan wrote, \u201cOnline, they get mocked. Offline, they get labeled – \u201clazy,\u201d \u201ctoo traditional,\u201d \u201cstuck in their ways.\u201d But spend time inside their homes, eat their food, dance at their weddings\u2026 and you\u2019ll see something else – A fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Also Read: Kiren Rijiju reacts to clip of foreign woman calling out Indian kids for throwing trash on road: ‘Please sensitise\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The fitness coach further highlighted the support he received from his Indian clients during his early years as a trainer. \u201cWhen I was a personal trainer, I worked with a Gujarati guy, and we got amazing results. Before I knew it, he\u2019d recommended me to his friends and family, who then recommended their friends. No other community supports you like the Indian community once you help them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nathan also pushed back against stereotypes that label Indians as \u201clazy,\u201d particularly in fitness. \u201cThey\u2019re not lazy. They just don\u2019t want your dumb nutrition plans that don\u2019t fit their lives,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n

He humorously noted that Indians are used to light-hearted banter within their own communities. \u201cIndia Indians vs. US Indians. North vs. South. Guju vs. Punjabi. They roast each other anyway,\u201d he said, adding that online hate pales in comparison. \u201cSo if a middle-aged virgin from Alabama wants to talk trash online, trust me, they\u2019ll be just fine,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n

\u201cA culture that bleeds loyalty, family, work ethic, and flavour in everything they do. They roast each other like siblings. They show up for each other without being asked. And they build empires quietly while the world looks elsewhere. From the doctors who had to survive insane pressure to make it\u2026To the parents who moved across continents and still never missed a day of work. To the aunties and uncles holding entire communities together through faith, food, and discipline. If you think \u201cdifferent\u201d means \u201cwrong,\u201d that\u2019s your problem – not theirs. Because truth is, Indians aren\u2019t lazy. They\u2019re just done following nutrition, life, and success plans that don\u2019t fit their world. And I wouldn\u2019t have the life I have without the support of the community in which I\u2019m deeply thankful for!\u201d Nathan wrote in the caption of the post.<\/p>\n

(Also Read: British man fasts for Indian wife on Karwa Chauth, video wins hearts online: ‘Truly amazing’<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Social media reactions<\/p>\n

Nathan\u2019s heartfelt yet witty post has struck a chord online, amassing thousands of likes and comments.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would not be alive today without my Indian Cardiologist. These people have so much heart . Beware there\u2019s always bad in every group but as for me much respect for them,\u201d one user shared.<\/p>\n

\u201c1000% i have experienced their support and loyalty running my business. Big up the Indian community,\u201d wrote another.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely agree! The hate towards Indians has gone too far lately \u2014 and honestly, it\u2019s just jealousy. Our culture is rich, our traditions are beautiful, our festivals are vibrant, and our food is unmatched. Indians have proven time and again that we\u2019re hardworking and intelligent \u2014 whether it\u2019s in tech, healthcare, or any field, we\u2019ve made our mark globally. So proud to see more people acknowledging it!\u201d expressed a third user.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Dubai-based fitness coach has caught the internet\u2019s attention after sharing a powerful post defending Indians against racial…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[49,48,101089,407,15339,84,101088,101090,101091],"class_list":{"0":"post-206892","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-cultural-pride","11":"tag-fitness","12":"tag-fitness-coach","13":"tag-health","14":"tag-indian-community","15":"tag-loyalty","16":"tag-nutrition-plans"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}