{"id":840,"date":"2019-10-10T21:20:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T04:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/panesarj\/?p=840"},"modified":"2019-10-10T21:20:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T04:20:39","slug":"its-not-just-trudeau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/panesarj\/2019\/10\/its-not-just-trudeau\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Not Just Trudeau…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our previous post mentioned Justin Trudeau and some acts that he had done in his past. Sadly, racism in politics has hardly come to an end. On Wednesday, Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the Federal NDP, was out at Atwater Market in Montreal. While being at this market, Singh was out speaking to citizens about the NDP, the election and voting. Unfortunately, he was met by a man who told him to ‘cut off his turban.’ <\/p>\n

Let’s backtrack. Singh is a Canadian Sikh. Sikhs are people who practice the Sikhism religion. They originally came \/ come from Punjab, India. As a result, many Sikhs speak Punjabi and are ethnically called Punjabi. This means that their culture is Punjabi. Like other religions, Sikhs can either be baptised or not. Sikhs who are baptised (and a small chunk who are not) wear a turban- men and women. Generally speaking, a turban is worn to showcase the Sikh faith. Underneath the turban, is long, uncut hair. Sikhs who are baptised are not allowed to cut their hair as it is thought that the human body does not need to be altered. I should note, which we will learn about later, that Sikhs are not the only religious group who wear turbans. <\/p>\n

Now, this man, told Singh to ‘cut off his turban’ which as we know would be a complete removal of his faith and identity as a Sikh. Similarly, his ‘advice’ to Singh was highly racist. <\/p>\n

Read the article here: <\/p>\n

https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/5980241\/jagmeet-singh-confronted-over-turban-montreal\/<\/a><\/p>\n

and watch Singh showcase his hair and speak about his turban: <\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/singh-list-turban-questions-ndp-1.5284388<\/a><\/p>\n

Now is your time to weigh in. What are your thoughts on what this man says to Singh? Do you think it is racist, or is he just ignorant\/unknowing and doesn’t know the impact that his words will have? How do you think that Singh handled the situation?  What are your thoughts now learning about Sikhs and Sikh turbans- did you learn anything that you did not know before? Please write your responses in detailed, complete sentences. Again, please treat this matter with respect and compassion. Grade 5’s, your response should be roughly 20 sentences, grade 6’s yours should be roughly 25 sentences. <\/p>\n

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