Have I Got Abit More News For You

[singh_comradz]

Please see this video taken from last nights 'have i got abit more news for you.' (9.7.2011)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmzqoucHqIE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

In the footage the presenter calls Sikhs 'towelheads'.

Please make a complaint to the BBC. If it was a remark about black people or anti-semitic remarks then the person would be crucified by the media. At the very least he should make a public apology

https://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/process/complaint?id=ROBC8MVPT4A2F2U1OK6LJBVT36&uid=192893967

[SarabjeetS]

Brits are the most racist people on Earth !

[VanHelsingh]

He was poking fun at the ignorance of the person who made the original comment about the rag-head (i.e. some people in the U.S. think Obama is a Muslim, thus a 'rag-head'), etc. The "Its towelhead, ****-head" comment made that pretty clear. Nothing to get upset about or start making YouTube videos.

Unless I've misunderstood the issue?

[SantLUCIFER]

Please see this video taken from last nights 'have i got abit more news for you.' (9.7.2011)

http://www.youtube.c...be_gdata_player

In the footage the presenter calls Sikhs 'towelheads'.

Please make a complaint to the BBC. If it was a remark about black people or anti-semitic remarks then the person would be crucified by the media. At the very least he should make a public apology

https://www.bbc.co.u...6&uid=192893967

Erm stop making a song and dance about every trivial thing. Sikhs have much more greater issues than a remark directed at anybody with a turban [sikhs, Arabs etc]

HIGNFY is an ace programme. His remarks were in sarcasm at the person who made the statement about Obama being a 'Raghead' listen to the last remark he says 'D***head'

At least try and understand the satire before throwing a wobbly!

Fateh!

[SarabjeetS]

He was poking fun at the ignorance of the person who made the original comment about the rag-head (i.e. some people in the U.S. think Obama is a Muslim, thus a 'rag-head'), etc. The "Its towelhead, ****-head" comment made that pretty clear. Nothing to get upset about or start making YouTube videos.

Unless I've misunderstood the issue?

You are always right , Kaljugi !

[SikherOfTheNaam]

Brits are the most racist people on Earth !

I think that is quite the overstatement of the year.

France and Russia springs to my mind.

Vaaheguroo Jee Kaa Khaalsaa Vaaheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!

[Paneer Monster]

I just read another thread about the dudley protest where pol;ice sided with the pappi comittee and firmly taken an anti Sikh stance..., some users questioned why Sikhs are seen as easy targets.... well this is exactly why.... this is a mainstreme show on a national BBC channel. because we have let this pass, we should expect more, and we should expect it to get progressivly worse. Then when it comes to a head the BBC will respond by saying "Sikhs have never had a problem before we dont know why they have a problem now"...

Yes chris made fun of the ignorance of the person, but he also promoted racism in the process whether in jest or not.

Ask your self if the original slur was :the republican calling a black person a 'monkey'... and chris addison responds by saying 'it is not monkey, it is n****r' ...... would you think the black community would let this pass?

we should complain, keep the pressure on the BBC and let them know that Sikh liscence paying viewers are watching, and we do have concerns like every other community.

The BBC are yet to app0oligise for previously strongly associating the sikh Khanda emblem with a news article centered around rape.

more on this issue:

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/57376-bbc-explict-racism-towards-sikhs-act-now/

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/47988-bbc-bias-against-sikhs-and-selective-use-of-the-term-asian/

[MS1NGH]

the fact is that this racist remark was made directly in relation to the sikh turban. just because they are joking makes it ok? If we sit back and let them joke about our religion like that then who will respect us? cant believe some sangat are defending these comments, what will they say next about sikhs on british tv if this is an acceptable comment? The dastaar is our crown which guruji blessed us with.

fateh

everyone please make a complaint

https://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/

[SinghSheraDaRaj]

Oh come on. Give over. It's a bit of light banter. And yeah he shouldn't have said it - but if you complain about it and get it into the news and that - then we as Sikhs come across as still towel-heads, just towel-heads who can't take a joke. Jokes like these are made all the time, and it's forgotten about in ten minutes. There's no need to make a massive drama about it.

[buddasingh]

paneer monster you're absolutely correct in your analogy of the joke as well as your analysis of how we can be sitting ducks to a 'approving' a racist society.

Of course we should understand that they will say they were making fun of the original racist. But using another racist slur as a mocking correction is the height of stupidity and regardless of the shows intentions, it promotes racism.