Comments on: Ethical Dilemma #3 – Would You Say Something?

By: sarah

sarah — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:10:00 +0000

based on his race?
then i would definately say something. I would first of all apologise to the young man, saying sorry for the rudeness of my new ‘firend’ and then i would leave, telling the bartender that i dont want to be in a bar where people are judged based on their race or skin colour. Its unnacceptable, by saying nothing you then become as bad as the bartender himself.

However if it seemed like the bartender knew the man and it was obvious there was PERSONAL conflict between them i.e. it has nothing to do with what he looks like, then it would be none of my business to make judgements. But the description of the dilemma does say based on his race so yeah, i’d leave

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:49:30 +0000

But you can’t fight intolerance through assimilation.
Saying he should shave his beard so as not to make the general population uncomfortable does nothing to solve the problems of intolerance. He should be free to do as he pleases, like the constitution tells him he can.

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By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:14:46 +0000

I haven’t read all the comments because there are way too many. So, please forgive me if this has been mentioned previously.

Not all Arabs are Muslims. Is the bartender refusing to serve him because he “thinks” he knows this man is Arab (which leads to an altogether different question; can one really know another’s heritage by just looking at them? I doubt it.).

Therefore, based on the false assumption that this man is “definitely” Arab, it leads to another false assumption: that he is Muslim.

We all know where assumptions lead us most of the time. I would politely explain this to the bartender, then take it from there.

Doug

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:22:54 +0000

We are not slaves in this country. It’s supposed to be a free country. No one should have to serve anyone they don’t want to, even though you think they should. If the bartender was not the owner, then it is his boss’s problem. Having said that, I agree it was not a nice thing, and I would have walked out, telling the bartender I was leaving on account of his behavior. You see, he has his rights, and I have my right not to participate in his boorish behavior.

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By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:06:46 +0000

Hi again Khalsa.

You were the first person to pick up the photo being different to the story. I was hoping someone would as part of the dilemma, in this case, was that people are quick to judge and be racist just because people are different.

My Sikh friend live in a town called Rewalsar in Himachal Pradesh in India. Do you know it? There is a holy Buddhist lake there but the Sikhs also come as there is a place there that is special for them. I will never forget sitting and having tea with two Buddhist monks and a family of Sikhs and discussing both Buddhist and Sikh religions as brothers and sisters – completely open to both communities. It is not often you see that.

TDM

By: khalsa.lakhvir.singh

khalsa.lakhvir.singh — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:23:30 +0000

TDM

i noticed because i am a sikh myself and thank you for your reference about having sikh friends. did you know that the first (unfortunate) casualty of the 9/11 backlash was a a sikh american balbir singh sodhi? can you imagine how the mistaken identity and, to some extent, the ignorance still reeks through the american people who have least understood the sikh community that has been a part of their great country for well over 100 years now …

khalsa.lakhvir.singh

By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:26:52 +0000

Hi Khalsa.

Thanks for your comment. I am glad you noticed it. I have spent many years in India and have many Sikh friends.

Part of the ethical dilemma in this situation was that the man in the bar was a Sikh but due to media brainwashing he was mistaken for an Arab.

Interesting you are the first to pick this up.

TDM