Doormats & Rugs With Image Of Golden Temple Allegedly Being Sold Online, People Are Outraged
Thursday, December 20, 2018 IST
Remember there was outrage when doormats with a picture of the Indian flag were being sold on Amazon? A similar incident took place on December 18 when there was a strong reaction from the Sikh Coalition after it was found that doormats, rugs and toilet seat covers with the image of Golden Temple were reportedly being sold on Amazon.
The Sikh Coalition said in a statement that it was alerted to products such as doormats, rugs and toilet seat covers with the image of a significant Sikh site like the Golden Temple were being sold by some sellers on Amazon.
"It has come to our attention that several sellers are posting products onto your platform that culturally appropriates the imagery of the Golden Temple and spiritual imagery of other eastern cultures," The Sikh Coalition's Senior Manager of Advocacy & Policy Sim Singh said in a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Senior Vice President & General Counsel David Zapolsky.
The civil and legal rights organisation said that the product was removed from the Amazon’s website with a message "Sorry, we couldn't find that page" appears when running a search for the items.
Singh said that "using religious or spiritual imagery on products that come into contact with unhygienic surfaces is offensive to all faiths that originated in the East. The Golden Temple is no such exception and should never appear on rugs, bathmats, and toilet seat covers. Such items are deeply offensive to Sikhs everywhere and other followers of Eastern religions."
The Sikh Coalition asked Amazon to permanently delete these items and ensure that they will prohibit these items from going on sale and that similar inappropriate items would not be displayed on their platform.
"We request that you notify your sellers and affiliates to refrain from publishing culturally inappropriate and offensive merchandise on your platforms," Mr Singh said.
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