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Re: The "Official" TG Caption Thread
I believe the full quote was:
It may or may not be considered to carry pejorative connotations by those so described, and use of the word "Gipsy" in English is so pervasive (and is a legal term under English law) that many Romani organizations use it in their own organizational names.
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Originally Posted by Sephie
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My family considers it a pejorative. My great grandfather's house was looted and burned down, and messages against "Gypsy Scum" left behind.
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No disrespect to your ancestry, but having been called various variations of "filthy Jew" in the Soviet Union and "stinking Russian" in Israel (the irony was not lost on me), I would humbly suggest that perhaps the "scum" part was the offensive one.
Peace,
Lurker.
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