Posted on 11/17/2006 9:34:08 AM PST by voletti
LONDON: British Sikhs have stepped up their attack on the UK's politically-correct policy of lumping Sikhs and Hindus with the omnibus tag 'Asian' instead of clearly identifying Muslims as the offenders when needed, just 48 hours after a Scottish Sikh teenager was viciously attacked by a white gang and forced to submit to having his long hair hacked off.
In a loaded attack on British political correctness, Sikh leaders blamed the Edinburgh incident on the UK's refusal to identify Asian Muslims as perpetrators of crime. Instead, said the Sikh Federation, Britain's only Sikh political party, racist offenders against whites are routinely described by the British media as "Asian". The Federation said, "The media by adopting such a crude policy was putting at risk those most visible amongst Asians - a simple phrase that the media is using to describe those with brown skin."
he attack on British political correctness comes nearly a fortnight after the high-profile sentencing in the Scottish city of Glasgow of three 'Asian' Muslim men who horrifically killed a young white man, Kriss Donald, in a racist attack that shocked Scotland and much of the world.
On Friday, UK Sikh leaders said the community believed that the attack on the Sikh teenager was "directly linked to (the) conviction in Scotland for the horrific killing of a young white man by four Muslims."
They said the 15-year-old Sikh boy may have become the unfortunate scapegoat for white teenagers angry about Donald's racially-aggravated murder at the hands of a brown gang.
The Federation said, "Sikhs with turbans are the most visible minority in the UK that is facing increased racism as the media and public authorities are adopting 'general' descriptions and avoiding the harsh facts and reality of the situation".
Sikh leaders told TOI , in another loaded reference to recent racially-charged attacks on British Sikh cricketer Monty Panesa, "We have had killings, bombings and mass murder in the UK. What will it take for the media and public authorities to start calling a spade a spade and educating the public about Sikhs, who do not want to be called Asians or Indians and are different to Muslims and Hindus? The events of the last few days show if you are a 15 year old schoolboy or a world famous international cricketer you have one thing in common - your Sikh identity and you will be subjected to racial abuse and attack as the authorities are failing the Sikhs."
"The article made it sound like a powder keg situation between Christians and Muslims, but I haven't heard anything about a backlash out of Christians. Or is this considered more a youth gang issue?"
Probably elements of religion, of race (Black Carribean/Pakistani) and just usual youth gangs, all mixed up together.
Thanks.
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Kriss Donald was killed, and this was in retaliation. Only problem is that it was "friendly fire"...of all the groups to attack, it's sad that they attacked a Sikh boy.
Idiocy similar to the killing of Balbir Singh Sodhi in Mesa, Arizona, on 9/15 (2001).
I don't think we should be giving these thugs the justification of 'retaliation'.
They had no connection with Kris Donald, were in a completely different city and took it upon themselves to pick out a random passerby to attack.
"the mob graffitting the house of a paediatrician (they didn't realise that wasn't the same as paedophile..)"
LOL, talk about messing something up.
I see your point...though I admit being unable to come up with a way to properly word it and get across what I meant.
Bottom line...they're thugs.
"Asian" seems to be a tag left over from British Colonial days. Almost as bad, IMO, as calling a person the "n" word here in the States.
Seems our countries are quick to defend Muslims, from ANY nation, and the other nationalities get a pass.
""Asian" seems to be a tag left over from British Colonial days. Almost as bad, IMO, as calling a person the "n" word here in the States."
"Asian" is definitely not an insult - its generally accepted; there is a newspaper, "Asian Times" (probably got its own website), and at least one porn magazine "Asian Babes" (or at least there used to be).
I have no patience for contrary opinion. Sorry.
Not really sorry, of course.
"I have no patience for contrary opinion. Sorry."
Each to his own, dude.
"Not really sorry, of course."
Of course.
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