Inferiority complex among Marathi people

Yesterday, I made a post about racist memes targeting Marathi people. Because of one incident, the entire Marathi community is facing racist stereotypes from non-Marathis. However, some Marathis on this subreddit are shamelessly defending this stereotype, calling it a "joke." Yet, when I said Indians should also treat the term "paj**t" as a joke, they got triggered and started downvoting my comment. What hypocrisy this subreddit exhibits! Moreover, the idea of Hindu unity seems like a myth to me. I see many Rajputs spreading fake news about Marathas and posting derogatory comments and answers on Quora and Reddit, but Marathis seem to be okay with this.