Guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Because of 3/11 ppl i feel are losing there tolarace with ne man with a board or some how "Looks like a muslim". Jus 2day i sat in a train next to some guy and i dont really know what went through his mind, but he just moved from his sits? I kno why he did. I am really getting sick of this prejudges, o go to north london all the time and i see jews nearly everytime, and they prejudge me as being a muslim, i have nothing against Jews. I swear I need to walk around with a sign!!!! :evil: If in france sikhs are not allowed to wear Turbains, Sikhs will be walking around with hair all over the place, and ppl will turn around and say, "O, why dont you cut your hair!!!" Theres noooooooo coverage of Sikhism in the media, explaning wot sikhi is, but instead ppl are walk around blind with ignorance. I Feel lil better putting my feelings across. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanz_Child Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 hey ! i think at times it does seem like the whole world is against u, everywhere u turn it seems like there are ppl giving u condescending looks, etc their ignorance of the subject n insensitivity can get even thr strongest of souls down, BUT iv found for all the negative ppl there always those that will appreciate u for what u r, n the beliefs u stand for, jus recently, a random old muslimg guy comes into my office, (am an estate agent) n i ask him how i can help him, n he says, he doesnt want a thing, but jus wanted to talk to me n say how pleased he was seeing me, i was like we talked about the present situation, n he talked about how seeing me n my appearance, how it gladdened him to see that not every1 around us is ditching their beliefs at a drop of a hat, that guys thoughts n sentiments, will prob stay with me for a long time now, hang in there star, *HUG* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Aww thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalistani Singh Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Yeah, sounds familiar with Sikhs in the NY area during 9/11...but with time everything slowly calms down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheous Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Rupz I had a similar experience today, i walked onto the tube, and everyone kept staring at me and trying to get away from me- infact this woman pushed me - she was old so i couldnt exactly start doing martial arts maneuvers on her in the middle of the train! maybe i had bad BO :roll: ? or they thought i had C4 packed into my pug Then i thought not everyone knows about sikhs! even in England WE MUST ACT, IDEAS FORUM PLEASE. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheous Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Lets write a petition to the BBC! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Yeah that would be a good idea. But how do we do such a thing? I terms of sending it off etc etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 While I agree that we should continue (even redouble) our efforts to tell the world who we are, let's not take on the victim mentality. We are supposed to be lions not sheep. The last thing we should be AFRAID of is what people think of us or what they say about us. I mean common, are we going to be bothered by a bunch of words or people staring at us? :evil: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheous Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 The last thing we should be AFRAID of is what people think of us or what they say about us. I mean common, are we going to be bothered by a bunch of words or people staring at us? Commander its not FEAR the issue i was trying to get across, i was merely expressing how ignorant some people are of us. I think the BBC has something about Sikhs of their site; http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/f...s/sikhism.shtml It would be good if they could do something for April 2004 ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Commander its not FEAR the issue i was trying to get across, i was merely expressing how ignorant some people are of us. Sorry, my comments weren't specifically meant for you. As far as ignorance, you know the saying - Ignorance is bliss. I'm generally more annoyed than angry when idiots fail to recognize me as a Sikh. These days it seems only the negative things are worth reporting. The media has no concept of honor or responsibility. Kaljug indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikh_fauge Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 im gonna do as much sewa as i can to promote the sikh faith/awareness in the media..with guru dhi kirpa it shall happen soon..but its better late than never! keep ur eyes peeled! p.s its a good time for us to wear bana! i.e five kakkars along with bana..maybe then thered be a distinction from muslims..any thoughts? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amrikingh Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 When muslims come up to me and say that i just burst into laughter, no way it is similar to sikh faith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheous Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 its a good time for us to wear bana! i.e five kakkars along with bana I think to some extent we have to make an effort to respect the safety rules and regulations in the work place, for some places the Bana would not pass health and safety regulations(HSE) - ie Nuclear Power Plant, Steel Factory, the ARMy etc what do you think Singh ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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