Re: Sardar "Jokes"
When you make fun of a "Sardar", you are making fun of an entire race. You are not making fun of a particular denomination of Sikhism or their practices. It is worse than that. It is worse than saying just Mullahs, a minority within Islam, are idiots. When you make a "Sardar" joke you are saying ALL Sikhs, disrespective of their particular beliefs are dirty idiots. You are saying that ALL are horrible dancers. You are saying ALL reuse their underwear. You are saying ALL are idiots.
It is the same as posting a "Paki" joke in the Jokes forum. "Sardar", just like "Paki" is racist. Pakistanis popularized "sardar" and the English popularized "paki". Both are unacceptable.
The problem thus, as Faisal points out, is our double standard. We'll make fun of Hindus and Sikhs. We'll spit on Jews and Christians. Then we'll all laugh. When someone makes fun of Muslims we are quick to demand apologies and respect, but when it comes to disrespecting other cultures we have no problem. If we're going to stop "Paki" jokes or "Rag Head" jokes we better make sure we stop "Sardar" jokes. Or even "Pathan" jokes.
You have a point, however I think we are carrying this too far. No one means disrespect through these jokes, be it sardar, pathan, muslims or hindus. if we are going to stop posting jokes about all these than to be politically correct we should not allow any jokes which mentions or targets any particular groups. Why let jokes about mullahs go through or blondes or man or women, they are all particular groups. how far do you want to go. Give me a way out where no one particular group, race or ethnicity is not offended.