I’m gonna just leave these here and go back to what I was doing:

SXSW volunteer asks Muslim fencer to remove hijab for a credential photo.

AUSTIN - For 30 years, the SXSW festival and its host city have been known for a come-one, come-all vibe.

But that reputation was tarnished Saturday when Ibtihaj Muhammad, an elite Olympic fencer and the first Muslim woman to compete for the U.S., was asked to take off her head covering, or hijab, in order to take a festival credential photograph. […]

I was just asked to remove my hijab at SXSW Registration for my ID badge.. I can’t make this stuff up #SXSW2016

— Ibtihaj Muhammad (@IbtihajMuhammad) March 12, 2016

Thennnnn I was given the wrong ID! From now on my name is Tamir & I work for Time Warner Inc #SXSW2016 pic.twitter.com/TE3jJR16P6

— Ibtihaj Muhammad (@IbtihajMuhammad) March 12, 2016