One of the nicest people I've ever met in my life was a Sikh his name is
Balbir Singh. Indian people are most definitely behind the 911
hijackings they were all, from what I understand Saudi's. The comment
about 'wearing a towel on your head' is offensive because we are
conditioned to be so damned sensitive now.
When I read that comment I don't think 'racist' I think "poor choice of
words'. Better to say : "Going around spitting on people who don't
happen to support your agenda makes me think that person has a lot in
common with Islamic Fundamentalists" or better yet why not replace
'Islamic Fundamentalists' with "Microsoft' Then everyone would have had
your back. I think of Balbir Singh my friend the Sikh and i can tell you
he would not bother to be offended by such wording. And not because his
English isn't so good. It's because he knows how to pick his battles.
Let's just relax on this. Poor choice of words is what I say.
Anyway, to get back on topic the meeting tonight was very interesting.
mike h
> I have to admit I too was quite shocked and sickened by the comments
> today. Linux users are usually thought of as SMART geeky people.
> Usually geeks are not phased by color, race, other as we as
> individuals are knowledgeable and quite intelligent in one sense or
> the other. I will self disclose some info here. I grew up in NY till
> 1988 when I graduated HS. I went to college there for 2 semesters,
> then moved to TN. I went to UT Knoxville for a semester, and moved to
> Nashville. I lived there for the next 8.5 years. I "learned" how to be
> a racist. I moved here in 1998 and I don't do it anymore. It is a
> learned behavior that we must as a community stop teaching. Please in
> the future keep all derogatory comments to yourselves. Bad enough we
> have distro conflicts now and again. We are all here for a common
> reason, and I have only met a handful of you, but so far I am
> impressed and quite happy with what I have seen.
>
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>
> Siri Amrit Kaur wrote:
>
>>>>>>>But to go around spitting
>>>>>>>on people who don't happen to support your agenda makes me wonder if
>>>>>>>you wear a towel on your head.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>--Phil M.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>
>>Personally, I'm not looking for offensive comments, but I know when I'm being
>>slapped in the face. As a Sikh who is sworn to respect and defend religious
>>freedom for all people, I must say that I resent "towel-head" comments
>>against people who wear turbans.
>>
>>"Towel-head" is definitely a derogatory term for "turban-wearer." If you had
>>ever had someone scream it at you from a passing car while they throw their
>>drinks at you, you would know that. It's something you never forget...
>>
>>The hijackers on 9/11 did NOT wear turbans. They had cut hair and shaved just
>>like most American men. My husband proudly wears a turban. A gentle,
>>peace-loving, turban-wearing Sikh was murdered here in the valley after 9/11
>>just because of ignorant hatred against turban-wearing people. I never
>>expected to encounter that bigotry here in my PLUG email.
>>
>>With every decision we make every day, our words and deeds can be healing or
>>hurtful. Please choose wisely.
>>
>>Siri Amrit Kaur
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