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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most people who use it have no idea it is a slur.[/quote] Yup. It's one of those words that is more often spoken so people don't even realize how it's spelled therefore how it could be offensive.[/quote] I think people don't realize it is a slur because we have zero (anyone?) gypsies here in the U.S. In Romania, it (the equivalent in Romanian) is likely an intentional slur![/quote] Yes, we do have Gypsies, right here in the US! http://smithsonianeducation.org/migrations/gyp/gypstart.html http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2025316,00.html http://www.voanews.com/content/for-roma-life-in-us-has-challenges-119394819/163156.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/05/15/is_my_big_fat_gypsy_wedding_unfair_to_the_roma_community_.html[/quote]
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