Gypsies are "Roma". They're a race without their own homeland. To make a VERY long story short... they've been persecuted here, there and everywhere (within Eastern Europe mostly... because that's where they hail from)
But basically... they're a nomadic people, who hundreds of years ago, were given totally racist stereotypes (most of which you named here)... so you would have found hatred for the "shifty, thieving, sexually lascivious" gypsy all over eastern Europe.
While being a "gypsy" and being Jewish have nothing in common (so far as I know anyway)... and I don't know how well you know your pre World War 2 Europan history... but... Jews basically took it up the ass (figuratively) no matter where they were found (in Europe)... all the "stereotypical Jewish racist caricatures used to be perfectly acceptable... EVERYWHERE... pre World War 2.
It's actually really shocking if you're reading old fiction to see the antisemitism thrown in there so casually as "a given."
Anyway... the link I''m trying to make here is simply this: There's a similar comparison to be made between the racist stereotypes of the "gypsy" and the DIFFERENT but equally racist stereotypes of Jewish people which still exist, but which (thankfully) aren't 'acceptable' post World War 2.
Gypsies, however, continue to have these stereotypes widely unchallenged.
You're an unfortunate example. If w hadn't just had a quite civil and amicable exchange on another question... just this evening... I honestly would have assumed that this was a "white nationalist" (in other words, white supremacists) question... and until I saw who posted it.. my intention was NOT friendly... until I realized... you actually posted this out of genuinely... not knowing.
Like you're legitimately asking this, as opposed to asking with the purpose of fuelling racist bullshit (which a question like this USUALLY WOULD be posted specifically to do).
But that's sort of an example of what I'm talking about with the negative stereotypes that are literally hundreds of years old... are so ingrained that... you end up asking... in all innocence..."SO... why do gypsies have such a bad reputation'?
Which... if you've never looked into it... IS a fair question. Because they do. But the answer really is racism. Old racism and new racism. There has been a whole lot written on this. I'm far from an expert. But I do stand by my original answer of: Racism :)
P. S.( I'm glad you're not some white-power chick) :)
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Racism.
What race are gypsies? ... and why would it be racism? ... maybe it has something to do with what they do or say.
Gypsies are "Roma". They're a race without their own homeland. To make a VERY long story short... they've been persecuted here, there and everywhere (within Eastern Europe mostly... because that's where they hail from)
But basically... they're a nomadic people, who hundreds of years ago, were given totally racist stereotypes (most of which you named here)... so you would have found hatred for the "shifty, thieving, sexually lascivious" gypsy all over eastern Europe.
While being a "gypsy" and being Jewish have nothing in common (so far as I know anyway)... and I don't know how well you know your pre World War 2 Europan history... but... Jews basically took it up the ass (figuratively) no matter where they were found (in Europe)... all the "stereotypical Jewish racist caricatures used to be perfectly acceptable... EVERYWHERE... pre World War 2.
It's actually really shocking if you're reading old fiction to see the antisemitism thrown in there so casually as "a given."
Anyway... the link I''m trying to make here is simply this: There's a similar comparison to be made between the racist stereotypes of the "gypsy" and the DIFFERENT but equally racist stereotypes of Jewish people which still exist, but which (thankfully) aren't 'acceptable' post World War 2.
Gypsies, however, continue to have these stereotypes widely unchallenged.
You're an unfortunate example. If w hadn't just had a quite civil and amicable exchange on another question... just this evening... I honestly would have assumed that this was a "white nationalist" (in other words, white supremacists) question... and until I saw who posted it.. my intention was NOT friendly... until I realized... you actually posted this out of genuinely... not knowing.
Like you're legitimately asking this, as opposed to asking with the purpose of fuelling racist bullshit (which a question like this USUALLY WOULD be posted specifically to do).
But that's sort of an example of what I'm talking about with the negative stereotypes that are literally hundreds of years old... are so ingrained that... you end up asking... in all innocence..."SO... why do gypsies have such a bad reputation'?
Which... if you've never looked into it... IS a fair question. Because they do. But the answer really is racism. Old racism and new racism. There has been a whole lot written on this. I'm far from an expert. But I do stand by my original answer of: Racism :)
P. S.( I'm glad you're not some white-power chick) :)
Well, if they are good people as a whole then that is very sad indeed, yes :(
I blame Cher.
don't forget stevie nicks!
@kymberz ohhh, yes! Totally missed her!
Evil witches stole my husband's seed! LoL