
Dissociating the turban from its negative connotations
For the first time, I watched ABC’s “What Would You Do?” last Friday night, solely because they featured a scenario in which a turban-wearing Sikh (portrayed by an actor) was being denied a job in a restaurant unless he agreed to remove his “head garb”. You can view the episode at ABC’s website. The show is certainly not a scientific poll, and we only know what the show wants us to see. However, it was interesting to note how various people in the restaurant […]
Categories: Civil Rights, Reflections, TV/Movies • Tags: "What Would You Do?", Employment Discrimination, Religious discrimination, Workplace Discrimination