tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050709820789726854.post4769994832182276259..comments2022-03-25T04:00:27.213-07:00Comments on Gypsy Appropriations: Talking to walls...Gypsy Appropriationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13686221913451586820noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050709820789726854.post-6831034912087281862011-05-13T19:42:39.670-07:002011-05-13T19:42:39.670-07:00Well said, good on you for calling it out.
I am n...Well said, good on you for calling it out.<br /><br />I am non Roma (Polish Australian in fact) but keenly aware of the situation of Romany people throughout the world. I watch my own use of language and will pull up someone even for using the phrase 'gypped' (meaning to be ripped off) as it's as racially motivated in origins as many other words. Ignorance is no excuse.<br /><br />I found your blog via Native Appropriations and have posted a link to the LiveJournal Romaandfriends group. I hope you don't mind, but there are both Roma and 'friends' who are very supportive of what you're doing. :)Special Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492833543705132714noreply@blogger.com