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IronLionZion

(45,457 posts)
Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:01 PM Jun 2017

Mans Racist Snapchat Story Targets Sleeping Sikh On Plane Flight

Sleeping on a plane is hard enough. It’s worse when a fellow passenger mocks you on Snapchat the whole time and suggests you’re a terrorist.

That’s what a Sikh worshipper en route to Indianapolis had to endure last week. Screenshots of the posts are sparking outrage on Twitter.

The prejudiced posts were made by an unidentified man, but were captured for posterity by Dr. Simran Jeet Singh, an assistant professor in the religion department at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

The flight apparently landed without incident, but Dr. Singh’s screenshots of the xenophobic remark’s are striking a chord on Twitter, having received more than 7,200 retweets and 8,600 likes since Thursday.

Singh said the types of reactions exemplified by the Snapchat poster are typical.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sikh-snapchat-racist_us_595146e5e4b0da2c731d74e8

Pics and video at the link. Deplorables making America stupid again

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Mans Racist Snapchat Story Targets Sleeping Sikh On Plane Flight (Original Post) IronLionZion Jun 2017 OP
To be completely honest ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #1
Historically speaking Sikhs have fought opression SQUEE Jun 2017 #2
Many American Sikhs don't want to throw another group under the bus IronLionZion Jun 2017 #6
The poster should be easy to identify. How did these snaps go public? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2017 #3
Americans: generally too fucking ignorant to know the difference between Sikh and Muslim (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jun 2017 #4
I'd rather sit next to the Sikh than the Trump supporter. Initech Jun 2017 #5

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
1. To be completely honest
Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:06 PM
Jun 2017

I would much rather sit next to the Sikh than the little brat on Snapchat. I've come to avoid teenyboppers and their constant cell phone clinging.

SQUEE

(1,315 posts)
2. Historically speaking Sikhs have fought opression
Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:38 PM
Jun 2017

and have a history fighting Islam, especially the Moghuls..

Ironic the RW dumbass is mocking a supposed ally.

So it goes.

IronLionZion

(45,457 posts)
6. Many American Sikhs don't want to throw another group under the bus
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 07:37 AM
Jun 2017

by announcing to everyone that they're not Muslims.

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