The responses received by me in the comments, mainly fall under four categories, as mentioned below. Thanks for your patience with me, guys and gals; and my apologies for not replying individually to all. My response to the posts are:
1. POINT AGREED AND NOTED
I can only thank you people for understanding our point of view; and taking the posts in the right spirit. I dont want to raise muck, I just want to convey to people a different version of the 'fun'. The first step is taken, if we STOP forwarding and reciting such jokes. Charity begins at home, righto?
2. SIKHS LIKE ME ARE NOT SPORTING ENOUGH
I have been sporting enough to the extent that I have lived through these jokes for over 30 years now. But, with the problem only increasing due to the chain SMS's, emails, internet sites; I thought that I needed to say something. And people who compare the Sikh joke problem, to those on Malyalis, Bengalis, etc. Guys (and gals)!! I am sure that your mobile might be getting at least 100 Sardar jokes for one joke on the other communities. Is'nt the ratio skewed too much against the Sikhs?. I could have been sporting if I listened to such jokes once in a while; but what do you expect us Sikhs to do if we get such jokes on our mobile in the midst of our prayers!.. And seriously; to a selfish motive which I feel deeply about; I dont want my child to come home crying, because I happen to live outside the Punjab.
3. I AM MAKING A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL
I wish this is true. With the positive response to my posts, I seroiusly think and HOPE that this comment is true.. Perhaps, when I realise this fully, I'll remove the posts..
4. 'MERE BARAH BAJE HUE HAIN
There's a seperate post on this topic.
posted on Monday, June 20, 2005 12:25 AM
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