Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Name Discrimination

The Canadian government has apparently banned two common Sikh last names under its immigration policy: Kaur and Singh. The reasoning is that these names are too common. According to the CBC, "In a tradition that began more than 300 years ago, the name Singh is given to every baptized male and Kaur to every baptized female Sikh." Hmm. It's not like immigration policy ever pretends not to discriminate. But still. This seems kind of ridiculous.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I would just like to inform you -- and all other Canadians -- that the pool is closed due to AIDS until further notice.

Thank you for your patience. =)