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 Bektashi 
May I learn what was ""racist"" in the sample jokes I put in Humor & Legacy section in the Bektashi article and why they were deleted? I can't believe this is serious. I am strongly offended with this meaningless accusation. I guess you consider them offensive against sunni muslims, but they are not considered offensive by sunni muslims in Turkey, these jokes are also common among them. Moreover, bektashis and sunni muslims share the same religion, ethnicity, and culture, so there is no western-sense ""racial"" discrimination between them. Even if we assume that the jokes could be considered offensive today from a universal perspective (which I don't agree as a muslim), this wouldn't make inclusion of them in an encyclopedia ""racist"", because they tell something about the culture and its history. Censoring these jokes simply means ignoring the culture, which is indeed undemocratic, let alone being unrealistic. Will we delete the article about ""Satanic Verses"" because it is considered offensive by many muslims? Whatever your response is to my opinions, regardless of how we end up with this article, I am expecting an apology for the ""racism"" comment. It should not be this easy to label people as racist.  "