1983-2011 Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 India has condemned a comment by US comedian Jay Leno on the holiest Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple of Amritsar. A Leno skit showed the temple as the summer home of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Mr Romney has faced taxation questions over his huge wealth and many Sikhs are angry the temple has been depicted as a place for the rich. The Sikh community has launched an online petition and an Indian minister called the comments "objectionable". Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi told reporters: "It is quite unfortunate and quite objectionable that such a comment has been made after showing the Golden Temple." Mr Ravi said the Indian embassy would take up the matter with the US state department, the Press Trust of India reported. He said: "The Golden Temple is the Sikh community's most sacred place... The American government should also look at this kind of thing. "Freedom does not mean hurting the sentiments of others... This is not acceptable to us and we take a very strong objection for such a display." The skit appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC television on 19 January. The online petition organised by members of the US Sikh community says Leno has been guilty of derogatory comments on Sikhs before. It adds that "Jay Leno's racist comments need to be stopped right here". Petition signatory Simran Kaur says: "Jay Leno must apologise and promise not to make any direct or oblique references to Sikhs or their places of worship." Leno has not yet commented on the matter. Mr Romney has been criticised by rival presidential candidates over his reluctance to release taxation records, which will reveal his earnings and the taxes he pays. On Sunday he agreed to release his income tax records for 2010 and estimates for 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16676254 WfGlyjY5bJU
Vijay.Sharma Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Abbe yaar, in sardaron ko bolo ki pehle MMS ka tikhana teek kare
hari504504 Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 pbly good idea to merge with the the 'Indians are too sensitive' thread..
Stuge Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 just connect anything with religion and people jump out of their seats hhehe
beetle Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 just connect anything with religion and people jump out of their seats hhehe true..it seems religion brings out the worst in us.We should ban religion...:angelic:
bulbul Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 i dont know whether to take this thing seriously.. but if i have to take a side it will be Sikh community :two_thumbs_up:
gs Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Get a sense of humor people! Jay Leno is a stand up comedian FFS!! If anything, the joke is on Romney and in no way targetted at the sikh community. Why so touchy?!?
NeutralCat Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Can someone explain what was so wrong with that? How is that racist?
yoda Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 He just used a pic of the temple showing it as Rich Romney's summer home. If we get offended for this, god help us!
Clarke Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Can someone explain what was so wrong with that? How is that racist? They look at it in the other direction. The intention was, Romney's a super rich guy who doesn't mind flashing his wealth. Those that need an excuse to get offended will see the Golden Temple being shown as an ordinary place where some fatcat lives. In other words, don't even consider mentioning anything remotely related to any of these super-sensitive religion followers. I'm glad Christians have a thicker skin in the west, if they got offended by anything perpendicular such as road intersections (hey, that looks like the cross, that's blasphemy!), the world would be much more effed up.
NeutralCat Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Yeah it is sad that Indians are proving once again to the world that we can't handle a joke, it seems we cry about everything and anything.
NeutralCat Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 US defends Jay Leno's 'satirical' comments on Golden Temple http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/us-defends-jay-lenos-satirical-comments-on-golden-temple-169893?pfrom=home-topstories
achilles Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 I don't find anything "offensive" in this skit. Funny and a touch naive, yes. But certainly not offensive and racist.
1983-2011 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Posted January 24, 2012 SANJAYMANJREKAR sanjay manjrekar Jay leno controversy - forget everything else, we indians need a giant, crash course on developing a sense of humour
jairamesh Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Nothing to do with religion, this is Congress pandering to look like they are standing up for Sikhs just like staying silent during the Rushdie affair to appease the muslim vote block. Elections baby!
akshayxyz Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 The more I read of such incidents, the more I feel like supporting Kapil Sibal.
akshayxyz Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 ^Sensitive groups better be insulated from 'harsh' world.
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