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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait, what? I haven't used the word in years, but when I was little my brothers and sisters used it. It's a slur? Yikes, I had no idea. What makes it a slur?[/quote]

Derives from the word Gypsy, which itself is a derogatory term for Roma people.[/quote]

Well, the truth is that the Roma culture and character is the problem.  There are real, true, historical reasons for this.  I have studied this deeply and carefully and there is very little redeeming about the Roma.  That doesn't mean you have to / should use the word but there is little to admire about that particular culture.[/quote]

Re-read this to yourself, substituting "Jew" or "black" for Roma, and you'll get a statement that is exactly what you might have heard a few generations ago about those two groups (and honestly, may still hear in some parts of the country today). I'm betting you do not personally know any Romani, and really have no idea what you're talking about beyond having read about Gypsies stealing passports from tourists in Italy or stealing children in Ireland (oh, wait, turned out those were their own children, but since they were Roma and the kids were blonde, they *must* have stolen them...)

Please be careful with stereotypes when you have no personal experience with the cultures (ethnic, racial, religious, or otherwise) you're stereotyping. Romanian history is pretty complex (and fascinating), and learning a bit about it, and about the Romani role in it, might be eye-opening. [/quote]

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