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I'm not talking about people who have some connection from generations ago. I'm talking of those who are presently still in Europe growing up in their Roma communities and those who are here first generation. Also there are Roma all over Europe, not just Romania (which you acknowledged, though I'm not sure why you specifically mentioned Romania).. The name Romania has nothing to do with the term Roma. The term Roma comes from the Romani word for "man/husband". The term Roma in the context of "Romanian" means citizen of Rome. [/quote]

The problem is that you are the only one drawing that distinction.

Being Romanian is not the same as being Romani. Pretty much anyone with any Romanian heritage understands that. But there are plenty of people who are ethnically Romani who are no longer in (or have never been in) Romania. Seriously, that's like using an Chinese slur and telling second or third generation Chinese Americans that they shouldn't be offended because you were only referring to first generation Chinese or those still in China. Guess what? Most Chinese Americans, even many generations out, are still going to take offense.

If your concern with using the word gypped is specifically that you might offend Romani who still live in Romania or are first generation immigrants somewhere, I think you can safely assume there is absolutely zero threat of that. [/quote]

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