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2005-07-16 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-07-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If the MTA wants Logos (stupid) they should be providing offical MTA turbans otherwise forget it.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-07-16 00:07|| 2005-07-16 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 What kind of a Sikh name is Kevin Harrington?

Posted by Penguin 2005-07-16 00:24|| 2005-07-16 00:24|| Front Page Top

#3 What kind of a Sikh name is Kevin Harrington?

It's New York, just roll with it.

Posted by AzCat 2005-07-16 01:29|| 2005-07-16 01:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Last time I heard, working at the MTA was voluntary. If the uniform was a pink tutu, then that's what you wear. Don't like it? Work somewhere else.

Posted by ed 2005-07-16 06:57|| 2005-07-16 06:57|| Front Page Top

#5 I think SPoD's got the solution.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-16 08:14|| 2005-07-16 08:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh, don't be messing with Sikhs. They are usually hard working, middle class, respectable types whose only quirk is the turban, beard and knife (a very small, ceremonial one, if they have to.) They are also very big on giving to charity, and have several of their own charities that are very non-sectarian. I was very annoyed when the Army pitched them out for refusing to cut their beards. Dozens of top-notch NCOs were lost in the process, all because some wonk just couldn't deal with beards. And making a Sikh wear a logo on his turban is like demanding that Christians wear a McDonalds sticker over their crucifix, because "it's company policy" and crucifixes might "make some people uncomfortable". I hope they win the lawsuit, and I predict they will. They get hassled over the turban, beard and knife waaay more then other religions get crap for their eccentricities.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-16 11:22|| 2005-07-16 11:22|| Front Page Top

#7 If they don't like Sikhs working for them maybe they can hire some Salafists; they're much more flexible about any special dressing requirements, and usually keep their bombs hidden under an outer layer of clothing so as to not offend people.

Until they trigger the detonator, of course.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-07-16 11:50|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-07-16 11:50|| Front Page Top

#8 But Sikhs in Indian army/police wear the emblem on their turbans.

Posted by Phick Ulaitch8087 2005-07-16 17:45|| 2005-07-16 17:45|| Front Page Top

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