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The Problem of British Racist Thought Process

  Racist View of Sikhs in UK Racism in the United Kingdom has a long history and includes structural discrimination and hostile attitudes against various ethnic minorities. The extent and the targets have varied over time. It has resulted in cases of discrimination, racial slurs, racially motivated attacks, riots, and segregation. Racism towards Sikhs Among the populations targeted historically and today have been the Sikhs, who as a visible minority with their turbans have experienced racism for over 100 years in UK. Sikhs often face Islamophobic attacks due to misidentification, underscoring ignorance of cultural and religious differences. These cultural and religious illiteracy, coupled with the visible Sikh identity, has led to bias, bigotry, discrimination, and violence against Sikhs for generations. Both Sikh men and women are at an increased risk of suffering from racism. The APPG for British Sikhs in its 2020 report defines anti-Sikh hate as " Any incident or crime which i...