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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To 20:50 - People aren't being racist. No one is saying cruel things about the Roma people...that would be racist. But making comments about the word gypsy which currently is interpreted to mean people who travel from place to place running schemes, scams and committing burglaries doesn't equate to racism. Gypsy isn't a race. [/quote]

No, Gypsy isn't a race. "Gypsy" is the word people in the US usually use to mean "Roma", although not (as I understand it) the word the Roma would like people to use. The fact that Fleetwood Mac had a song called "Gypsy" doesn't make this any less true.

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No, most people don't use it to mean "Roma"  Bet most people would think you meant Roman and left of the n.  [b]By Gypsy they are thinking of tarot card readers, long skirts, gold hope earrings.  Some people may use the term gypsy to refer to "travelers" the scammers that want to pave your driveway or steal stuff during an open house. [/b] [/quote]

In other words, people use the word "gypsy" to refer to Gypsies (aka Roma).

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So, last poster, you are saying all Roma woman read tarot cards, wear long skirts, and gold hoop earnings?  That is a pretty offensive generalization. [/quote]

No, I am saying that people's stereotype of Gypsy (Roma) women is that they read tarot cards and wear long skirts and gold hoop earrings.[/quote]

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