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I would like to start by saying thank you for bringing this up as I feel many Punjabi Sikh women have began to distant themselves from Sikhism because of the negative impacts of the culture. Do I drink? Yes, Do I have some double standards? Yes, Do I try hard to justify them? Yes, Do I believe in equality? Yes, Does this make sense? to me, yes... To everyone their own. You should empower yourself with your beliefs, the questions you are asking and the thought process form which they are created means you are on the right path, change does not come easy, be strong, be yourself, and be powerful because you can help drive the change you hope to see. You are definitely right that the culture of Punjab and the religion clash head to head like 2 rams, but this has much to do with the history of India and past events that have influenced later generations and the negative messages portrayed in much of punjabi music. I might blast Diljit's track panga and dance like an idiot to it at parties but I am more aware now of the negative influence music like this has on me through its message. To answer your questions in detail requires some thorough thinking and explanations, but me and my girlfriend fight over this all the time, at the end their should ideally be equality but the reality is that men and women are different and society has setup barriers for this inequality, and unfortunately the dignity and image of a girl judges the respect one has for her, but this is a strong mind set in the punjabi society, north american culture is changing this thinking very rapidly for those fo us living here, but you won't convince the traditional indian thinker anytime soon. End of the day this is your life and your end goal to your actions and intentions is happiness, do what makes you happy so long as it is not hurting anyone, constantly think about god and what Sikhism teaches of the concept of god and not what people tell you, society is always changing and the views and power of women has exponentially changed int eh positive direction in the past few decades, so what's right to people today is wrong tomorrow and vic versa, so just do you because the only person that can judge you is no person, waheguru knows whats in your heart, let the ignorant arrogant haters do their thing.


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