#anti-romani prejudice

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

We really need to rename Atsinganosaurus

#Atsinganosaurus #anti-romani prejudice #dinosaurs with slurs in their name #dinosaurs #“atsing” means the same as the g-word #romani

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Gypsy Returns Missing $80," Vancouver Sun. October 12, 1943. Page 6. --- W. H. Moore, 347 Robson, told police Monday that he had been robbed of $80 in a Main street gypsy store.

When police investigated, they met a young gypsy woman who handed over $80, declaring that she had found it on the floor after Moore left.

#vancouver #police court #theft #fortune teller #romani #romani history #anti-romani prejudice #xenophobia in canada #canada during world war 2 #crime and punishment in canada #history of crime and punishment in canada

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

I want to write a little bit about structural racism in the UK against Travellers, and the Labour Party's complicity with this because I think it might help explain why that letter from Diane Abbott disturbed me so much.

Romani and Irish Travellers in the UK experience discrimination all the time. They'll be barred from shops and pubs, they experience discrimination from the police, they experience racial abuse. If they are living a nomadic lifestyle, they struggle to access schools and hospitals. Educational outcomes for Romani students are the worst in England by a large margin, followed by Irish Travellers. They're also over represented in the prison population compared to the proportion of the general population they make up.

Irish Travellers are generally "white/white passing" although they are a distinct ethnic group from the settled Irish. However, not all Romani people are "white passing" and some see themselves as PoC. Both groups have fought for a long time to be recognised officially as ethnic minorities and to gain legal protections.

In 2022, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts act was passed. This is the "bill" that was the focus of the "kill the bill" protests, and lots was written about the restrictions it placed on protestors. However, part 4 of the bill related to unauthorised encampments. Although the law does not specifically name any ethnic groups, it effectively criminalises the traditional nomadic traveller lifestyle.

It creates an offence of residing in a vehicle (this would include a caravan) on land without permission. It allows the police to seize the vehicle, even prior to the offence being committed. It allows the police to impose fines and prison sentences.

Although the bill itself does not name any particular ethnic group, much of the advice and communication around the bill does. This is because it's clearly designed to target certain groups who live a traditional nomadic lifestyle. It's designed to make them homeless, and force them into housing- essentially forced assimilation. The British have been trying to do this to Romani and Irish Travellers for centuries.

This law was passed by the Tories, but one thing people don't know is that Starmer whipped the Labour party against most sections of the bill. He allowed a free vote on Section 4- the section that specifically related to "unauthorised encampments".

Around the same time, in 2021, his party produced local election leaflets which mentioned "traveller incursions"- eventually they admitted the leaflets were racist and destroyed them. It's not the first time, and won't be the last, that Labour use racism against these groups to win points with the electorate.

In this context, Abbott is part of a system which is systematically discriminating against Romani and Irish Travellers- yes, Labour aren't the party in power, but they are a part of the system enabling this to happen.

So, I read her letter in that context. I read her minimisation of the struggles of the most marginalised ethnic groups in our society in that context (I don't want to make this "who has things worst" but it's nonetheless true). At best, she's throwing them under the bus to make a point she thinks will be popular with her supporters. At worst, she's actively affirming her own party's racist policies.

"It doesn't matter if we criminalise their way of life, because it's not "real" racism".

She is someone seen to be on the left, seen to be anti-racist, and she's effectively saying this prejudice is acceptable.

#uk politics #diane abbott #labour #racism #GRT #is the backlash more severe because she's black and a woman and on the left #well maybe #But there's also an awful lot of gaslighting going on towards Romani Irish Travellers and Jewish people on twitter #who don't have her institutional power #a timely reminder #politicians are not your friends

[sasch1sch]

anti romani prejudice still being this prevalent in europe is so heartbreaking and sickening. we barely learned anything about them in school, there arent many efforts for reparation or at the very least apology after the atrocities europe executed against them, and there is still so much negative stereotyping prevailing, not to mention the systemic discrimination they still face to this day in sections such as housing and medical care.

i am not romani, but its just something i noticed that european leftists barely acknowledge. there is still so much prejudice we all need to unlearn. we are failing the romani people with our silence and its time we properly include them in our fight for justice for all.

#terfs have been interacting so let me emphasise #trans people are also included in our fight for justice #romani #romani people #leftism #roma #sinti #romani culture is beautiful #romani people are beautiful #socialist #european politics #leftist #rromani #europe #social justice #history #justice for roma

[kitkatopinions]

thank you so much for saying how crwby = roosterteeth because it's shocking how willfully ignorant fans can be. the blatant racism of rwby bleeding into the writing is a result of the writers own bigotry and prejudice. rwby fans, especially rwby twitter fans lack any sort of media literacy (im not saying this to be pretentious) on why you can't blindly seperate art from the artist and how rt's bigotry affects the show. they keep on brushing off really huge issues within the writing such as the white fang with 'ok everyone admits that arc was bad!!! moving on!!!' as if it was one bad episode and not a 5 volume long arc built in the very foundation of the show. like, it says something about the writers who tried making a racism allegory yet in their latest season and fucking spin off they keep on dehumanizing their minority character by referring to her as a cat or removing her ethnic traits like WHAT????? tldr: so sick of rwby fans huffing the roosterteeth fumes and not understanding that roosterteeths bigotry is a problem that bleeds into rwby like sewer water

I mean, for real! One of the most frustrating things is that a lot of people don't even bother with saying 'everyone admits that arc was bad' when it comes to the White Fang and they instead try to insist that there was nothing wrong with it!

Like it or not - intentional or not - RWBY is full of the bigotry and lack of education of the writers and company. It's wholly unable to be looked at as a standalone. People want to watch RWBY without acknowledgment towards Miles and Kerry, the other members of CRWBY with bigoted pasts or who are RT higher ups, and without acknowledgement towards Rooster Teeth, because they want to constantly give RWBY the benefit of the doubt and insist that everyone else gives it the benefit of the doubt too. People will straight up pretend that RWBY isn't made by the people it's made by, like I once saw someone say that RWBY was 'made by and for queer people.' People literally just want to cut Rooster Teeth out of consideration when it comes to RWBY so that they can feel better about liking or watching it.

Also the same people that were like "Well, CRWBY isn't Rooster Teeth, and I want to support CRWBY, but fuck RT" so that they could still feel morally a-okay while watching RWBY on crunchyroll and tweeting 'greenlight volume10' are the same people that sold out bumbleby merch selling directly from the Rooster Teeth store that idolize the voice actors for Blake and Yang despite Yang's voice actor being an RT higher up who was on a homophobic podcast, and they took no issue with them being models for overpriced Bumbleby stuff on the Rooster Teeth website in order to sell the stuff better. Like, they were all gung ho about not giving any money to Rooster Teeth (even though they did nothing to ensure that watching RWBY on crunchyroll wouldn't give money to Rooster Teeth still) and about not being down with Rooster Teeth higher ups, but they'll do anything for that bees merch, and to feel better about the bees, so who cares if Barb was literally name dropped as a bad RT higher up who treated people badly.

This fandom is wild tbh, and people's behavior regarding the White Fang is absolutely the worst of it. They'll shrug and dismiss anything and insist that we 'give them more chances' and 'stop seeing everything so negatively' and 'realize that people make mistakes.' The mistakes aren't just a blip in the radar, and aren't few and far between, and aren't even fully in the past, because they're still doing things like having Robyn (a character meant to be a cool hero) call Marrow 'Wags,' and having Blake get called not human, and having Yang essentially say 'You're a minority!' as a means of flirting in the same season where they make a thieving racoon into an anti-romani stereotype and introduce their first non-binary characters in the form of animals that get brutally murdered. Like this is not the behavior of a progressive show made by progressive people that isn't at all affected by the open bigotry of a parent company. This is a show that makes me go 'yeah, it totally makes sense to me that one of the frat boys with a history of misogyny who helped create and write the show for a decade said the n word at age twenty six, this show reflects that sort of behavior.' And people need to take off their (ruby) rose colored glasses and start seeing the show for what it is.

#rwde #rwby

[unhingedmarvelandclassicwhobuff]

With all the talk I've had of late about Wanda's ethnicity and the old controversy around Elizabeth Olsen's casting, I think it would be prudent to share this wonderful post I was shown on Instagram.

In spite of what certain individuals will tell you, these two versions of Wanda Maximoff can coexist without one being offensive to the other. If a more comic-accurate variant of Wanda were to meet her MCU counterpart, she wouldn't consider MCU Wanda a blight on her existence or an insult to the Scarlet Witch title like to many of her antis seem to think. I would argue that she would be very understanding of MCU Wanda's struggles, (if not totally since they are of different races and MCU Wanda likely hasn't had to deal with the prejudices that comic Wanda has).

[The Wanda on the right is intended to look like Romani actress Gratiela Brancusi, who would absolutely have been a great choice to play Wanda, and I've love it if she actually gets the chance to someday.]

Just to be absolutely clear, I did not make this art or this post; I am simply sharing it because I think it's beautiful.

#wanda maximoff #elizabeth olsen #gratiela brancusi #Instagram

[djuvlipen]

I'll start accepting the transphobia / anti-Roma racism comparisons when trans people will have gone through 500+ years of chattel slavery, 200 years of slavery in American plantations and in galleys, thousands of pogroms, at least two large-scaled genocides including one seeing the slaughter of 25-67% of trans people, actual forced sterilization politics, and racial segregation still happening to this very day. I will accept transphobia and anti-Roma racism comparisons when trans people will be the first victims of European sex trafficking, will be one of the first targets of NeoNazis and police brutality, will be hated by +60% of the European population, when 80% of trans people will be living below the poverty line.

I'll accept it but even in that hypothetical scenario, trans people would still be much better off than Roma, because trans rights activism in the West is actually being championed by major organisations receiving millions of euros in fundings, because trans rights are actually supported by a good % of the political class, because trans rights are actually promoted by brands and celebrities, whereas it is still illegitimate to ask, as a Romani person, not to be treated like shit, because if you merely dare to fight for Romani rights the universal response still falls along the line of "yeah but you deserve it because you are animals", to an extent that no other type of prejudice in Europe can match with

#Roma #Tra racism #original post

[kaiserin-erzsebet]

Something that's been on my mind lately, considering we the audience are clearly meant to take the locals' warnings about the Count seriously, is whether or not Dracula the book actually is xenophobic at least towards them specifically or if that's just Jonathan. Not saying the book isn't devoid of other problems thanks to hindsight, just something interesting to think about.

I haven't read the book in awhile btw, so I've basically just been following along with DD and it's completely possible I'm forgetting some things.

I'm going to break this down into two points to better discuss it:

1. The easiest way to look for subversion is to look for whether the protagonist is proven wrong by the narrative. When Jonathan brushes off the Innkeepers wife as superstitious, he is eventually proven wrong. He eventually concedes that she was right to give him the crucifix. So in that way the story shows that his prejudice is wrong and puts him in more danger.

By contrast his judgment about the Romani is proven correct in the narrative when they pocket his money and turn over the letters. So, the book is both questioning some Orientalism and perpetuating anti-Romani racism.

Going forward the best rule of thumb will be looking for whether a character makes things worse or better when they make these assumptions.

2. I would caution against thinking of the locals as a monolith. The text makes mention of specific ethnic groups for a reason. To simplify a bit: settled people like the Romanians and Hungarians are those Jonathan should have trusted, and migratory people like the Romani and Slovaks are those that the book is saying he shouldn't trust.

So to your question, the answer is a bit of both. The book is definitely mocking English arrogance through Jonathan's conduct. But it also has racism that is, unfortunately, just racism without subversion.

My opinion is that the best way forward is to think of the book as occupying an ambivalent middle ground.

#dracula #dracula daily

[abwwia]

Małgorzata Mirga-Tas @gosiamirga (born 16.04.1978) is an international artist, sculptor, painter, activist, feminist and educator, of Romani-Polish origin.

Polish Women Artists #sztukakobiet

In 2022 Mirga-Tas represented Poland at the 59th Venice Biennale as part of the "Milk of Dreams" exhibition, where she was the first Roman artist to represent any country at this art event. Via Wikipedia

Read also: Interview

‘When you say you are Roma, you have to work twice as hard’: #MałgorzataMirgaTas, outsider at the heart of Polish art | by #CharlotteHiggins

theguardian com/artanddesign/2023/sep/21/malgorzata-mirga-tas-roma-polish-art-artist

Her dazzling textile works caused a sensation at Europe’s two most important art events. #MirgaTas talks about defying centuries of anti-Roma prejudice – and turning her mother’s old dresses into art.

https://culture.pl/en/artist/malgorzata-mirga-tas

The International Romani Day (April 😎 is a day to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people. Via Wikipedia

🇵🇱 Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (ur. 1978 w Zakopanem) – polsko-romska artystka wizualna, malarka, rzeźbiarka, edukatorka i aktywistka. Via Wikipedia PL

Portret wykonał Frank Rosendal,

a zdjęcia prac Marcin Tas

#artherstory #Romaniculture #artbywomen #romaniday #womensart #palianshow #art #womenartists #femaleartist #artist #polskoromska #artystka #malarka #rzeźbiarka #edukatorka #aktywistka

#Małgorzata Mirga-Tas #art by women #art #palianshow #women's art #art herstory

[redheadbigshoes]

do you think the scrutiny of lesbian flags are something positive or bad? because while it shows lesbians are more critical about history, it feels we are the only ones being constantly criticized. I see many tweeters saying things like "use labrys flag without triangle", "sunset flag is ahistorical", "lesbian flag pink color is racist/biphobic/transphobic", "the lipstick is plagiarized from cougar flag", "inverted black triangle is anti romani and used by terfs", or "there's already a rainbow flag for homos/gays". yeah like I get it, but it feels like we are always portrayed as bigots or separatists in their narratives

I think in general it’s bad. If you take a look other flags aren’t criticized like the lesbian ones. I’ve been told by multiple people how the pan flag (or is it one of the ace flags?) was created by a lesbophobe and you don’t see ANYONE talking about this and shaming people for using the flag like they do with lesbians.

I don’t think lesbian flags and their creators are more problematic than the flags of other identities, I think people are just lesbophobic, because there’s things to criticize about other flags (especially their creators) but you don’t see anyone doing this.

Yes lesbians are the punch bag of the LGBTQ+ community. You want to talk about biphobia? Blame lesbians for it. Transphobia? Also lesbians’ fault. And any other phobias and prejudice you can imagine.

#stephanie answers #anon #long post

[theslaviccraft]

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#slavs #slavic witch #witchcraft #slavic paganism #introductory post #croatia #serbia #slavic culture #slavic folklore #introduction #blog intro

[stuff-terfs-say]

TW: Slurs against Roma and honestly the most fucked up anti Roma prejudice I have seen in a minute

Idk if there are tags for this. I live in an area that has very little if any Roma. My personal understanding of Roma and anti Roma sentiments is very small. I just know the G slur is indeed a slur and they are historically treated terribly. Romani history is very much not something I feel confident discussing and I just want you to know that and also give you time to scroll because woof:

#SELL GIRLS FOR GOLD? WHEN WERE YOU BORN THE 1500S? #THAT'S SOME OLD STEREOTYPES #DO YOU STILL BELIEVE IN HUMORS THEORY? #DO YOU THINK JEWISH PEOPLE DRINK CHRISTIAN BLOOD? #MA'AM #hunchback of notre dame mf

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"CLAIM GIPSY RATION GIVES 20,000 MILES," Toronto Star. May 14, 1942. Page 2. ---- Police are advising the oil controller's office that some gipsies are in possession of ration books giving them 20.000 miles of driving a year. Inspector William Lougheed and Detective George Elliott arrested two men and a woman in a gipsy camp near Whitby on a charge of stealing $20,000 in bonds from a Chatham district farmer. The letter to the oil controller's office resulted. "It's possible for a person to get more ration coupons by misrepresentation," said a spokesman at the oil controller's office. "We don't know anything about this case, but we will take action." It is said one of the gipsies got his ration book by stating he was employed by a travelling circus and required the mileage to make his livelihood. Police claim he was not so employed. Detective Elliott said he found in the camp many cars that evidently had been travelling from town to town.

#whitby #chatham #stolen bonds #theft #police court #ration books #gasoline rationing #wartime rationing #romani #romani history #anti-romani prejudice #xenophobia in canada #crime and punishment in canada #history of crime and punishment in canada #canada during world war 2

[ifeelbetterer]

Odd request: I have a middle school student with close family ties to Romania who has been saying some anti-Romani stuff in my hearing. I talked to him and he said he would be open to reading something about the history of Romano discrimination if I gave it to him. Does anyone know of a clear, articulate source I could give him? He's very clever, but I think his extended family might have fostered this prejudice. This isn't the first time he's trusted me to put a better source in his hands to counter some attitudes he's heard elsewhere, so there's solid hope for him to turn it around.

[sequencer987]

As someone looking at the persecution of Romani people from the outside (or at least on the periphery) Europeans will frequently hit me with a “You yanks always project your own concept of racism on to other cultures. Being anti-Roma isn’t like American racism!”

And being from the United States, I am aware of the ways my country’s education system has distorted the outside world for me. But whenever I ask said Europeans why anti Roma sentiment isn’t racism, they always start justifying it with the exact same logic (U.S.) American racists use.

They will also always invariably throw that tired old “Have you ever lived near Romani before?” seemingly unaware that yes, Romani populations live in the United States. Romani people are not an abstract concept to me. I went to school with several Romani students, one of whom led the High School writing club.

It’s legitimately infuriating how condescending they can be about it too; as though someone who isn’t from Europe couldn’t possibly comprehend the Peculiar European Institution of run of the mill systemic prejudice. Maybe it’s just the idea that their racism is somehow uniquely justified that gets me.

At a certain point, you just wanna grab them by the collar of their gaudy V-neck t-shirts and shake ‘em til their little cigarettes fall out of their mouths and scream, “There is nothing to get. You’re just racist.”

#european politics #europe #racism #romani people #systemic racism #eu politics #eu parliament #american politics #bigotry

[djuvlipen]

being a gypsy lesbian is SUCH a ride bc you grow up in a community that hates you with relatives that would beat you up if you turn out gay, with parents that would kick you out if you come out, with community leaders who are religious fundamentalists who preach that homosexuals should be publicly executed, and then you find the lesbian community and it's just full of middle class racists who share all the anti-romani prejudice that's widespread in the rest of society + are ready to casually throw in thinly-veiled romani holocaust denial at any given occasion but if you call that out you're the mean lesbophobic one despite literally being a lesbian. gypsy lesbians need separatism but alas there's only like, 10 of us in the world