"I use the word “gypsy” because I identify with the lifestyle."

 

 

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"I use the word “gypsy” because I identify with the lifestyle."

via http://microaggressions.tumblr.com/ on 2/28/11

""I use the word "gypsy" because I identify with the lifestyle.""

- A non-Roma telling me why she used the word "gypsy" in her username, never mind that it's a racial slur. Made me feel frustrated, appalled.

 

 

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