http://sikhswim.com/2008/02/18/sikh-on-the-richard-bey-show/ Crossing the World-Ocean Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:43:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://sikhswim.com/2008/02/18/sikh-on-the-richard-bey-show/comment-page-1/#comment-59 sonny Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:11:35 +0000 http://sikhswim.com/2008/02/18/sikh-on-the-richard-bey-show/#comment-59 this reminds me of a minstrel show. varinder is such a caricature of a sikh man in how he acts and how he's represented in this show. the googly-eyed, out of control, dancing fool. it reminds me so much of how black people used to be represented in american pop culture through minstrelsy (and still are in many ways). in short, i think richard bey singh straight up perpetuates and encourages racist stereotypes. a far stretch from kenneth cole singh for sure. this reminds me of a minstrel show. varinder is such a caricature of a sikh man in how he acts and how he’s represented in this show. the googly-eyed, out of control, dancing fool. it reminds me so much of how black people used to be represented in american pop culture through minstrelsy (and still are in many ways). in short, i think richard bey singh straight up perpetuates and encourages racist stereotypes. a far stretch from kenneth cole singh for sure.

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