Comments on: The 2012 Olympic battle

By: PMC

PMC — Sat, 28 May 2005 18:21:49 +0000

There’s a ban on all religious symbols in French schools. They aren’t discriminating only against Sikhs. Though it’s thought that the law is aimed specifically at Muslims. I personally don’t approve of such a ban, but this is what the French feel needs to be done to keep their republic secular and perserve their national identity.

By: mol

mol — Sat, 28 May 2005 12:48:25 +0000

Surely if the rest of the world really hated the USA they would inflict the Olympic Games on New York ?

Many people in London do not want the the extra taxation, the financial costs of legacy white elephant sporting infrastructure and the massive restictions in freedom of movement for "security" reasons that a modern bloated Olympic Games represents.

Why can't there be just one permanent Olympics location, since most of the world watches it on television anyway ?

By: Anil

Anil — Sat, 28 May 2005 00:28:33 +0000

After reading TFA I am left with the feeling that the only reason they want a badge on the turban is that they associate the turban too strongly with 'them' ('Them' being the Ann Coulteresque notion that all the Mohammeds and turbanheads are terr'sts). You can always wear a true-blood american baseball cap without a badge, so why not a turban? Will they also distribute those elasto-badges to be worn on Jewish skullcaps? Methinks not.

By: Anil

Anil — Sat, 28 May 2005 00:18:10 +0000

Not being Sikh, I cannot shed any light on whether it is sacrilegious to attach a logo to the turban, but I know that in India, Sikhs in the military do wear official badges on their turbans. (of course, an MTA logo is pretty tacky compared to the impressive regiment badge)

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Fri, 27 May 2005 23:16:52 +0000

By: Amar

Amar — Fri, 27 May 2005 23:09:30 +0000

Boycott France!

How about New York City?

The MTA expects Sikhs to wear racist badges of discrimination on our dastaars while the rest of its employees wear whatever they want, including Yankees caps, fashion headwear, yarmulkes and the like: http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/290005p-248265c.html.

By: Rishabh Manocha

Rishabh Manocha — Fri, 27 May 2005 23:05:03 +0000

Basically, French voters seem poised to reject the European constitution because they donÂ’t want Muslims from Turkey to flood into their country and take their jobs. There would also be so many more people it would have to enforce headgear bans against.

This is amaingly shortsighted. There are more reasons the french might reject the consitution - this being one of them.

Hopefully they will say yes to the constitution - instead of saying no to the government.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Fri, 27 May 2005 22:57:28 +0000

Damn the French

By: Anil

Anil — Fri, 27 May 2005 22:28:17 +0000

Methinks Mumbai should host the olympics. At the least we'll see one airport go off airport razzies list.