Heems of Das Racist on the Misdirected Hatred Towards Sikhs In America.
With the nation still mourning the victims of the recent mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, Sunday morning’s news of more senseless violence in Oak Creek, Wisconsin – where a gunman opened fire at worshipers at a Sikh temple – is both heartbreaking and devastating. Beyond the loss of innocent lives, for many – including Himanshu Suri, a/k/a Heems, of Das Racist – it’s yet another grim reminder of the hate directed towards Middle Eastern and South Asian people in America post-9/11. Clearly upset by the news, Heems / @HIMANSHU took to Twitter late Sunday night to share his thoughts on this national tragedy.
My prayers with the Sikhs in Wisconsin.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
What number of American flags must the Sikh community buy and prominently display to have the basic American right of being left alone?
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
… but if my parents buy this many American flags kids at school won’t make fun of my name.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
if i buy this many American flags they’ll stop saying i smell bad
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
… if I by 83 american flags they’ll stop calling me gandhi
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
if i buy 304 american flags they wont randomly search me at the airport every single time
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
if i buy 393 american flags i wont be overlooked for a promotion because of my funny name and skin color
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
my hood has so many american flags u’ll think it was the south but iss nothing but muslims sikhs hindus
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
sopranos when they link up w indians at restaurant for phone card scam
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
my parents go to a gurdwara like the one in wisconsin every day. cant imagine someone bringing such hatred to such a calm place.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
if i buy 200 american flags kids wont ask to touch the top of my turban at school
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
if i put an american flag sticker on my dorm room door they’ll stop calling me habib
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
buying 500 american flags will change your name from mohammed to michael. call now.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
American flag turbans is the next wave.
@tvsh_p— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
Will lose some followers for this but who cares.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
So often something like this happens and we’re forced to say “We’re Not Muslim” instead of addressing what’s wrong with America.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
We’re Not Muslim as if that’s the answer to life in America.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
WE’RE NOT MUSLIM (BUT WHAT IF WE WERE)
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
Sikhism is such a great way of thinking. I don’t want to let yall know how great it is. You only appropriate and create industries. *Yoga*.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
EACH ONE TEACH ONE: sikhiwiki.org
#SIKHIWIKI— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
a Sikh-owned convenience store in NC damaged by arsonist who marked 10th anniv of the attacks with hate graffiti reading “9-11 Go Home.”
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
Surinder Singh, 65, was shot and killed in Elk Grove, Calif., while walking with his friend Gurmej Atwal, 78, who later died
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
This happened in NYC earlier this year : splcenter.org/get-informed/i…
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
GLOBAL SIKH CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT 2008 unitedsikhs.org/rtt/sikhconf/F…
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
CIVIL RIGHTS IN WARTIME: THE POST 9/11 SIKH EXPERIENCE – ashgate.com/isbn/978075467…
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
THIS “HISTORY” OF HATE CRIMES AGAINST SIKHS IN AMERICA IS ONLY POST 9/11: buzzfeed.com/summeranne/a-t…
#NEVERFORGETBALBIRSINGHSODHI— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
May 24, 2007 – Queens, New YorkA 15-year-old Sikh student had his hair forcibly cut by a fellow student at Newtown High School in Queens.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
Jasmir and Jiwan Singh, Father and Son, Attacked in 2 Separate Unrelated Hate Crimes in New York City.
— HEEMS (@HIMANSHU) August 6, 2012
