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Confused Islamophobes Target American Sikhs: The Daily Show - YouTube
Channel: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
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I have... I have
some big news for you, America.
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Muslims are everywhere.
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But the one place
you won't find Muslims
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is in the image behind me.
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Hasan Minhaj has more.
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MINHAJ:<i>
Islamophobia.</i>
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<i> In case you haven't noticed,</i>
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<i> it's still a big problem
in America.</i>
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Islam... hates us.
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We better wake up
and smell the falafel.
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<i> Now, as a Muslim living
in the United States,</i>
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<i> I've learned
how to deal with it.</i>
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<i> I just act super white,
like a brown Ryan Seacrest.</i>
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<i> But what about those people
who look Muslim but aren't?</i>
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<i> Like Sikh American
Waris Ahluwalia.</i>
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<i> He says he was prevented
boarding his flight</i>
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<i> because of his turban.</i>
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<i> He refused to remove this
cherished symbol of his faith--</i>
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<i> a turban, which, as a Sikh,
he wears everywhere.</i>
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<i> But for some reason,
it makes people uncomfortable.</i>
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Almost every time
I fly back to the U.S.,
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I get a secondary screening.
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And it's not just a problem
at an airport.
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It's not just a problem,
for-for me, on the streets.
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And I'm always wondering:
why-why do I get... profiled?
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I think it's the whole...
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Yeah, people assume
that Sikhs are Muslims,
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and that's primarily an issue
because Sikhs are an in...
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independent religion.
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-I know that. And I'm sure...
-Yeah.
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You know what? Americans
probably know that, too.
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Don't-don't sell them short.
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They know a lot more
than you think.
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-What is a what?
-A Sikh?
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A Sikh?
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-What is a what?
-A Sikh.
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I have no idea, sir.
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I'm gonna make this easy.
Here we go.
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Which one of these is a Sikh?
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A Sikh?
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Yes, a Sikh.
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-That one right there.
-Jesus Christ.
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I am showing you a photograph
of a bird, binoculars,
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a child playing hide-and-go-seek
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and a man
in a turban and a beard.
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Maybe it's the kids
playing hide-and-seek.
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I'm gonna go with bird, sir.
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<i> Waris was right--
they don't know (bleep).</i>
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<i> Okay, America. Sikhs
are a stand-alone religion</i>
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<i> that started here. There are
30 million of them worldwide.</i>
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<i> Almost a quarter million
in America,</i>
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<i> and men wear turbans as a sign
of commitment to their faith.</i>
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<i> But is Waris alone in his
struggles against bigotry?</i>
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I've been called ISIS
a lot recently.
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Americans who see Sikhs
automatically think
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you're a terrorist.
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The turban is what, you know,
makes us the target.
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MINHAJ:<i> Exactly. So just
take it off, problem solved.</i>
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The turban is part of my
religion, it's part of my faith.
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It represents who I am,
what I believe in.
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The values
that I hold dear and true.
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And those values are Sikh.
Those values are American.
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That's all great, but I'm just
gonna be honest with you--
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here's all Americans
care about other religions:
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number one, do you drink beer?
Number two, do you eat pork?
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Number three, will you
blow (bleep) up? That's it.
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I eat pork. I love bacon.
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MINHAJ:<i>
Oh, (bleep), that's great.</i>
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<i>See, now we're making progress.</i>
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<i> But can we make him even less
threatening to white people?</i>
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Americans love
the silver screen.
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Maybe go to Hollywood,
get in some movies.
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I am in movies.
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No, I mean movies
that white people watch.
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I'm in Wes Anderson movies.
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Holy (bleep).
Okay, those are white movies.
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<i> Really white movies.
He's standing next to friggin'</i>
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<i> Jason Schwartzman, and yet</i>
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<i> he's still an outsider
in his own country.</i>
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I'm an artist.
I'm-I'm making movies,
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I'm-I'm designing.
I'm trying to live my life.
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I do things
just like you, right?
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And just like everybody else.
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I got it.
"Sikhs-- they're just like us."
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<i>We pay five bucks for magazines
that show us celebrities</i>
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<i> doing chores,
so what if we showed</i>
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<i> how Sikhs are also
just like us.</i>
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<i> They get Starbucks!</i>
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<i> They pump their own gas.</i>
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<i> They rock scarves
while crossing the street.</i>
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<i> Some even eat pork.</i>
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-Really? You eat pork?
-Yeah.
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-No (bleep)?
-No (bleep).
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MINHAJ:<i>
Or there's an even easier way.</i>
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Why don't you just go,
"Hey, I'm not Muslim"?
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It's just not an option for us
to throw another community
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under the bus, even if it means
things are harder for us.
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We believe
it's the right thing to do.
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Like, we need to be
better than that as Americans
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and that's what our Sikh values
teach as well.
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MINHAJ:<i>
Come on. I'm Muslim,</i>
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<i> but believe me, I work
really hard at blending in.</i>
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<i> A third of my salary goes
to New Balance and Patagonia.</i>
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Come on, I mean,
even Barack Obama
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was like,
"Hey, I'm not a Muslim."
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Look, I can't hide it.
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If I were you I would throw me
under the bus so fast.
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That's not the way I was raised.
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That's why I wear this turban--
as a reminder to myself
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to treat humanity
with care and kindness.
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So that's... So, I'm-I'm
not here to point fingers.
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Exactly. See? It's not
about finger-pointing.
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It's more of a
"Hey, psst, look over there."
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It's not a finger thing,
it's more of a head thing.
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Hasan, you need
to lead with love.
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I like that.
Now, how do we scare people
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into believing that?
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<i> I had to show him how easy
life on the road could be</i>
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<i> with a little role play.</i>
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-You're the TSA agent, I'm you.
-Right.
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Hello, sir.
May I see your boarding pass?
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Certainly, I am so glad
you're here to protect us
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from Muslims because I am not
Muslim. See how easy that was?
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I am on the plane before you can
say, "Hey, stop that brown guy".
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I got my carry-on up top.
We are taking off.
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When you do this,
you're part of the problem.
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But I'm also on the plane.
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You're also then
only thinking about yourself.
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And that's the American way.
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<i> So, remember, Sikhs,
you're living in America.</i>
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<i> And if you really
want to fit in,</i>
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<i>always look out for number one.</i>
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