Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Haircuts or Turbans
Amelia Gentleman wrote this short story on "Haircuts or Turbans," which was published in The New York Times. Amelia wrote about the religion and the importance of Sikhs in India. She explains the history of young and old Sikhs and how a simple haircut can change history. The drama that took place in this story is whether or not a Turban is fashionable or not? She write about this 14 year old boy his name is Jugraj Singh and he is sick of wearing the turban. He complains how it gets in the way too much and he wants to have normal hair. he didn't like wrapping a 7ft piece of cloth around his head everyday. The mothers of Sihks had to master wrapping the turban for their young children. Singh cut his hair and he said “”I felt smarter without it.”” This is a problem for India because it’s causing the spiritual leaders to feel like they can do nothing about the change in history that is taking place. The old people of the Sihks don't understand why the turban is such a big deal for the newer generation.
I didn't mind this article, it was short and to the point. I don't understand why people make fashion a major deal in life. Yes I understand it's part of there religion, but it shouldn't matter if they wear it or not. I'm catholic and I don't wear a rosary! No one forces me to wear one either and no one ever looks down on me for not wearing one or for not praying everyday. I think the turban should be a matter of choice. If a Sihks wants to get a haircut then let him get a haircut, he shouldn't be ashamed by his own religion for choosing to do something to his body.
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I liked how you brought to attention that this article was short and to a point. One thing i found interesting in your article was how you talked about the drama on how the turbans being fashionable or not. The older India generation needs to understand that fashions are going to change as time goes on and that is the reason why the teens are getting rid of their turbans. Also, the activities they participate in are very hard to do when they have a 7 ft towel wrapped on top of their heads. I liked how in your paragraph about what you thought, you connected the article with how you are catholic but you don't wear a rosary, I agree with you that it is not fair to be looked at differently or treated unfairly because you change one thing about yourself. We all can agree that we know how we are raised and just because we change one thing doesn't mean it will change how we view are religion.
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