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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Nov 2015

      1. I'm a Sikh but I'm not sure how I feel about the genre of Sikh jokes:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34707218 …

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Nov 2015
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      2. For those who don't know, Sikh jokes are similar to what in USA used to be called Polish jokes & in Canada "Newfie" jokes.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Nov 2015
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      3. The premise of Sikh jokes is that Sikhs are good-natured but kind of dumb. Country bumpkins. I guess that's me.

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Nov 2015
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      4. Example: Teacher: What language do they speak in Cuba? Sikh: Cubic.

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    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Nov 2015
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      5. Anyways, I gut reaction is these jokes are mostly dumb but harmless. A way of "placing" a group that is very visibly other in Hindu India

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Nov 2015

      6. Anyways, the jokes are clearly a type of micro-aggression but complicated by fact a) some Sikhs like them b) possibly ease tension.

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Nov 2015
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          7. I think at the heart of these jokes is fact Sikhs have ambiguous relation to Hinduism & Hindu majority.

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        3. Christophe Pettus‏ @Xof 4 Nov 2015
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          @heerjeet If you would ever care to do an essay on that topic, I for one would be fascinated.

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        1. Residualimage‏ @residualimage 4 Nov 2015
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          @HeerJeet Many of my Sikh friends will put up with such jokes to fit into a new crowd

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        1. Joseph Hewitt (Hamster Herder)‏ @pyrrho12 4 Nov 2015
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          @HeerJeet Some Newfoundlanders like Newfie jokes, but a lot depends on context & who's doing the telling.

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        1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Nov 2015
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          7. RT @residualimage Many of my Sikh friends will put up with such jokes to fit into a new crowd

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        1. Tariq Ahsan‏ @tariqahsan 4 Nov 2015
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          @HeerJeet Sikhs are hard working & industrious & their success creates jealousy. That's a likely cause of Sikh jokes too.

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        1. PJ Rodriguez‏ @pjrodriguez 5 Nov 2015
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          @HeerJeet Like Polish jokes, the actual jokes are pretty light. It's the idea "here's a group we can easily plug in." Like blonde jokes.

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