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“Gypsies [is] pejorative due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity as well as its historical use as a racial slur.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R
by bboreham 5y ago
“Gypsies [is] pejorative due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity as well as its historical use as a racial slur.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people
- baskethead 5y agoInteresting I didn’t know that. Learn a new thing every day. I’ll remember this for the next time, thanks.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoToo bad there isn’t a list of offensive terms that is updated daily. Even saying ‘Happy Holiday’s’ is apparently offensive.
- unmole 5y ago> many other languages, regarding cognates of the word, such as French: Tzigane, Spanish: gitano, Italian: zingaro and Portuguese: cigano, this perception is either very small or non-existent.