America can do great things to people because of our assimilative culture. For example, First Middle England, now Rowling’s novel upsets Sikhs as well:
The Sikh character in The Casual Vacancy is Sukhvinder, the daughter of a surgeon and his parish councillor wife. She is teased for her hairy skin and referred to as “the Great Hermaphrodite” and a “hairy man-woman”.
India’s Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, which manages places of worship including the Golden Temple in Amritsar, said yesterday that it had received several complaints. Avtar Singh Makkar, the head of the committee, said the descriptions of Sukhvinder were “a slur on the Sikh community”. He said: “Even if the author had chosen to describe the female Sikh character’s physical traits, there was no need for her to use provocative language, questioning her gender. This is condemnable.”
A spokesman for the group added that its leaders would read the book carefully. “If deemed derogatory to the Sikh faith, we will demand a ban on it. We will make sure it doesn’t sell in India,” he said.
Thank god there are batshit crazy Muslims to make Sikhs look reasonable. Contrast with the behavior of an American Sikh:
A Reddit user who posted a link to a photo of a young Sikh woman with facial hair in Reddit’s “funny” thread was met with a torrent of criticism — and an incredibly gracious response from the woman who said the photo was of her. The story has gone viral around the world, Facebook pages are springing up in support of the young woman, who so far has said little other than what she seems to have shared on Reddit.
Same religion, same ethnicity. In India, disgusting little barbaric children. In America, Christ-like to a fault. I have to say that I’m really proud to be American right now.
