Users in India shed light on the dynamics of family WhatsApp groups, which have become an integral extension of the families themselves
Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @sunnysingh_n6 , @anushkapatil , @secondofhername , @pranavdixit , @pranavdixit , @pranavdixit , and @pranavdixit Tweets: Sunny Singh / @sunnysingh_n6 : My mum told the extended family whatsapp group not to add me and my sibling. I think they were only too happy not to. Am not known for keeping my views to myself...lol http://www.buzzfeed.com/... Babushka / @anushkapatil : When my family members started wishing me “happy birthday” in the WhatsApp group that I'd quietly left, my mom outed the fuck out of me and directed EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM to message me personally lol http://www.buzzfeed.com/... Damsel / @secondofhername : Unpopular opinion: Living abroad, I actually *like* family WhatsApp groups. They're all muted & I contribute nothing, but it's nice to be kept in loop with fam news http://twitter.com/... @pranavdixit : Some experts told me that the tension some Indians experience in their family WhatsApp groups is because traditional Indian families are structured around patriarchy and ageism that those values reflect on WhatsApp groups as well. http://www.buzzfeed.com/... @pranavdixit : “Being in an Indian family group on WhatsApp is pretty much like being at an Indian wedding. It's probably OK if you don't say much and just stand in a corner. The important thing is that you are there.” http://www.buzzfeed.com/... @pranavdixit : For the first time in their lives, different generations of Indians are finding themselves mashed together in an online chat room, and younger Indians say they're struggling to figure out what the dynamic for interaction should be. http://www.buzzfeed.com/... @pranavdixit : Some Indians have taken drastic steps like quitting their WhatsApp family groups altogether! While some of it is the generation gap, disagreeing over liberal or less traditional values is often the real point of contention. http://www.buzzfeed.com/...