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LightningAce11 04/22/17 9:19:00 AM #1:	Like are they lumped in with Muslims whenever an attack happens? --- "I'm an atheist too but still believe in hell. That's where you're headed pal." - Mr_Karate_II <cite>LightningAce11 posted [p:877680044] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote>Like are they lumped in with Muslims whenever an attack happens?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 04/22/17 9:20:46 AM #2:	yes. after 9/11, several of them were attacked and I think at least one killed <cite>Zikten posted [p:877680094] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote>yes. after 9/11, several of them were attacked and I think at least one killed</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hash-Brown 04/22/17 9:23:04 AM #3:	Only in places where people can't tell the difference. --- http://i.imgur.com/wuFm3hd.jpg - My Hash Brownies. http://i.imgur.com/mQ7syoS.gif http://i.imgur.com/lY3erBp.jpg <cite>Hash-Brown posted [p:877680142] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote>Only in places where people can't tell the difference.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
weapon_d00d816 04/22/17 9:25:47 AM #4:	Usually when confused for being Muslim. People see their turbans and think "oh that guy is so Muslim he's wearing a turban!" There aren't a whole lot of Sikhs in the US compared to some other Western countries like the UK, so our limited exposure nurtures misunderstanding. --- SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG <cite>weapon_d00d816 posted [p:877680221] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote>Usually when confused for being Muslim. People see their turbans and think "oh that guy is so Muslim he's wearing a turban!" There aren't a whole lot of Sikhs in the US compared to some other Western countries like the UK, so our limited exposure nurtures misunderstanding.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel 04/22/17 9:43:25 AM #5:	Hash-Brown posted... Only in places where people can't tell the difference. Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, etc. often get lumped together due to racism. Islamophobia affects all of them --- peanut butter and dick <cite>averagejoel posted [p:877680741] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Only in places where people can't tell the difference.</quote> Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, etc. often get lumped together due to racism. Islamophobia affects all of them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hash-Brown 04/22/17 9:45:19 AM #6:	averagejoel posted... Hash-Brown posted... Only in places where people can't tell the difference. Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, etc. often get lumped together due to racism. Islamophobia affects all of them Yeah, but with Sikhs they have a pretty distinct look. The turbans they have tend to be obvious. --- http://i.imgur.com/wuFm3hd.jpg - My Hash Brownies. http://i.imgur.com/mQ7syoS.gif http://i.imgur.com/lY3erBp.jpg <cite>Hash-Brown posted [p:877680798] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote><cite>averagejoel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Only in places where people can't tell the difference.</quote> Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, etc. often get lumped together due to racism. Islamophobia affects all of them</quote> Yeah, but with Sikhs they have a pretty distinct look. The turbans they have tend to be obvious.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Near_ 04/22/17 9:48:08 AM #7:	Hash-Brown posted... The turbans they have tend to be obvious. To people who even know what a Sikh is. The Islamaphobes tend to be patently uninformed. --- http://i.imgur.com/QoIYepz.gif Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you. <cite>_Near_ posted [p:877680890] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>The turbans they have tend to be obvious.</quote> To people who even know what a Sikh is. The Islamaphobes tend to be patently uninformed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GruOcelot 04/22/17 9:49:20 AM #8:	Not around my city in Alabama. Most people here know the difference. But we have a huge Airforce training school here, so we get a lot of different cultures. I made good friends with a German pilot. --- If you believe in Jesus Christ, have accepted Him as your Lord and Savior, and are 100% proud of it, put this in your sig. <cite>GruOcelot posted [p:877680915] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote>Not around my city in Alabama. Most people here know the difference. But we have a huge Airforce training school here, so we get a lot of different cultures. I made good friends with a German pilot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hash-Brown 04/22/17 9:49:20 AM #9:	_Near_ posted... Hash-Brown posted... The turbans they have tend to be obvious. To people who even know what a Sikh is. The Islamaphobes tend to be patently uninformed. But I thought I was an islamaphobe? --- http://i.imgur.com/wuFm3hd.jpg - My Hash Brownies. http://i.imgur.com/mQ7syoS.gif http://i.imgur.com/lY3erBp.jpg <cite>Hash-Brown posted [p:877680916] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote><cite>_Near_ posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>The turbans they have tend to be obvious.</quote> To people who even know what a Sikh is. The Islamaphobes tend to be patently uninformed.</quote> But I thought I was an islamaphobe?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
treewojima 04/22/17 9:50:43 AM #11:	Hash-Brown posted... Yeah, but with Sikhs they have a pretty distinct look. The turbans they have tend to be obvious. you're expecting nuance from racists? <cite>treewojima posted [p:877680950] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Yeah, but with Sikhs they have a pretty distinct look. The turbans they have tend to be obvious. </quote> you're expecting nuance from racists?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel 04/22/17 9:51:46 AM #12:	Hash-Brown posted... averagejoel posted... Hash-Brown posted... Only in places where people can't tell the difference. Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, etc. often get lumped together due to racism. Islamophobia affects all of them Yeah, but with Sikhs they have a pretty distinct look. The turbans they have tend to be obvious. not all Sikhs wear turbans. also, after the terrorist attacks in Paris, some people photoshopped a (Canadian) Sikh man's selfie to make it seem that he was one of the terrorists - and the picture literally made it onto TV --- peanut butter and dick <cite>averagejoel posted [p:877680972] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote><cite>averagejoel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Only in places where people can't tell the difference.</quote> Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, etc. often get lumped together due to racism. Islamophobia affects all of them</quote> Yeah, but with Sikhs they have a pretty distinct look. The turbans they have tend to be obvious.</quote> not all Sikhs wear turbans. also, after the terrorist attacks in Paris, some people photoshopped a (Canadian) Sikh man's selfie to make it seem that he was one of the terrorists - and the picture literally made it onto TV</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LittleScootaIoo 04/22/17 9:54:19 AM #13:	Hash-Brown posted... Only in places where people can't tell the difference. This Otherwise no because they aren't violent muslims --- u/homelessscootaloo http://tinyurl.com/jk7uhjn <cite>LittleScootaIoo posted [p:877681056] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Only in places where people can't tell the difference.</quote> This Otherwise no because they aren't violent muslims</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Near_ 04/22/17 10:25:13 AM #14:	Hash-Brown posted... But I thought I was an islamaphobe? You would know better than me. --- http://i.imgur.com/QoIYepz.gif Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you. <cite>_Near_ posted [p:877682095] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote> But I thought I was an islamaphobe?</quote> You would know better than me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkChozoGhost 04/22/17 10:36:42 AM #15:	I wouldn't say persecuted, but they're definitely subjugated to some racism that's not even aimed at them. --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 <cite>DarkChozoGhost posted [p:877682521] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote>I wouldn't say persecuted, but they're definitely subjugated to some racism that's not even aimed at them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ThyCorndog 04/22/17 10:42:34 AM #17:	The thing I don't really get is most muslims don't wear turbans. If I see someone with a turban and I assume they're a sikh, I'm right like 9 times out of 10 --- Hey what's going on in this thread http://i.imgur.com/6fpKRW8.gif http://i.imgur.com/RNZi0gk.gif <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:877682756] in Are Sikhs ... [t:75266340]...</cite> <quote>The thing I don't really get is most muslims don't wear turbans. If I see someone with a turban and I assume they're a sikh, I'm right like 9 times out of 10</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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