#romani history

[ur-fav-lucia]

Happy International Romani Day! (April 8th)

Wishing all the Romani people on this site a good day, and a thank you for how much your cultures have contributed to the world.

You are more than the stereotypes and harmful prejudices that people try to apply to you.

You are loved and appreciated, and you deserve the world.

❤️

#tumblr dashboard #important #international Romani day #romani people #free palestine #romani culture #romani history #culture #dashboard unfucker #you’re loved

[valkyries-things]

IOANA RUDĂREASA // ABOLITIONIST

“She was a Wallachian Romani woman who fought for the abolition of Slavery in Romania from 1843 to 1856. Born into slavery, Rudareasa spent over a decade fighting for liberation from slavery through the Wallachian court. Her case illustrates the resistance of the Romanian boyars in prevent abolition and how Roma in the Romanian territories used all legal means available to obtain their freedom.”

#female history #romani history #women’s history month

[incorrectwolfstar]

“welsh remus” okay fine yes but have you also considered remus with romani ancestors

#not projecting #wolfstar #incorrectwolfstar #remus lupin #romani history #roma people #romani people #welsh folklore #irish folklore #welsh history #sirius black #sirius x remus #romani heritage

[izabesworld]

This image of an 1800’s “vardo” has been circulating on Facebook….

Now this is the real image:

We DO NOT need to photoshop traditional vardos to make them more appeasing, both are gorgeous, historical, and hold so many memories and weight.

Let’s stop trying to make Romani culture into an ancient aesthetic and accept it for what it is 👏 !

#romani history #romani #romani people #romani culture #romani vardo #romani representation #international roma heritage month #vardo #izabesworld

[troythecatfish]

#romani people #romani history #romani culture #holocaust #history #world history #history posting #video essay #social justice #human rights #spreading awareness #gypsy #ww2 history #ww2 #history is important #history and culture #history tumblr #history side of tumblr #history matters #world war 2 #world war ii #world war two #tumblr recommendations #recommend #recommendation #youtube #youtube content #youtube recommendations #youtube video #video recommendation

[alatabouleau]

You know, I was always theoretically aware that whitewashing was a problem, but it never occured to me to how many examples i'm completely oblivious.

So, I just learned through a YouTube video by a Romani person ( https://youtube.com/shorts/A-kF9BBVfu8?feature=share ) that Romani people were just as much part of the target for the "final solution" in World War II by the Nazi government. Which, first of all, came as a complete shock to me, because in school, we would learn all about antisemitism and how Nazi Germany executed Jews brutally and factory-like, but we rarely, if ever, talked about Roma meeting the same fate. Honestly, even most people around me growing up didn't talk all that positive about Romani people, usually reducing them to systemic beggars.

And this all plays into the fact that I never saw how Magda, you know Magneto's late wife, one of the few people in his life he actually loved, was not Jewish but actually Romani. So, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff are actually half Jewish, half Romani (because I REFUSE to accept the 2014 retcon it makes no narrative sense, I hate it)! And even their original adoptive parents were Romani as well.

So, why is it, that in the X-Men-movies, as well as in the MCU, their Romani side is COMPLETELY eradicated and their maybe-Jewish-background never touched upon?! Why are their parents in the MCU, real or not, white?! And yes, I feel like I'm late to the party, but my goodness! It's probably just that I now realise that I have been due to my ignorance, participated in white-washing, because in my Cherik fanfictions, I always use the movie version of Magda who is, maybe a Jew? But rather, just a Polish woman and IS ALSO WHITE, WHY?!?!?

I mean, not to start an oppression olympics, really not, but you know Jews have at least ~some~ examples of positive representation in the media nowadays. The only one in mainstream media for Romani people is probably Esmeralda in Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (https://youtube.com/shorts/zXHctFGKM1M?feature=share ) and even she falls into the trope of "Disney overse*ualising Disney princesses of colour". The other one is in the Paramount+ prpduction 1883 (https://youtube.com/shorts/j1DiLR27LyI?feature=share)

Man. This is bad.

I really don't want to make this into a white saviour complex thing, it's just something I realised I was unaware of before I found the Youtube-channel of florida.florian which has been really informative and made me see how little I actually knew about Romani culture and how much this demographic still faces severe discrimination to this day. Also in my country, Germany, which is probably why this hits so hard to me, personally.

If you now excuse me, I need to rewrite Magda's character in this one Cherik-fanfic I've been working on

#cherik #romani history #romani representation #x men #wanda maximoff #pietro maximoff #Magda xmen #I'd like to erase the white supremacy out of my subconscious now pls #But I can't so I'll just work on it and let otherwise people talk who actually know stuff

[aliitvodeson]

I hate Zone of Interest. I hate that telling stories about gadje is the only way you’re interested in hearing about our pain. I hate that you only want the Holocaust when it centers YOU.

you want a story about the horrors of trying to hold onto your family while knowing exactly what is going on behind that fence? Don’t watch a movie about the man in charge.

Let me tell the story of the Gypsy Family Camp. Of a year of pretending, desperately, like they will not do to your children what they are doing to your cousins. Of families kept together, clinging to prayers that what they know happens just on the other side of the fence- won’t happen to you. How you’ll twist yourself to play their games, think “at least I save myself”, and dehumanize your fellow victims. How you will cooperate, hoping that will prove yourself to them (because you are already so broken, because they have taken everything from you, taken the sky the ground the roads the water- now they take your empathy-). How that will not be enough. How that was never enough. How you fight to the end to hold your children. How you lose to disease and experiments and the gas chambers anyways. How you were always doomed to lose.

23,000 Roma, Sinti, Gypsies and Travellers at the Gyspsy Family Camp.

Yet the movie that wins awards is about their captor.

#Oscars #romani #holocaust #history #zone of interest #I am tired of Holocaust movies about Germans and Nazis #Holocaust history #romani history

[lilitunoirrr]

So since it's Romani history month, I want to share a poem by Henry Lawson. A man that was/is huge in Australian literacy history but never noted for his Romani heritage despite writing about it. Here's one of my favourite poems of his:

#romani #rroma #romani people #rromani #romani history #romani representation #romani history month #australia #australian history #australian writer #henry lawson #opre romani #opre rroma #opre roma

[leonczolgosz]

Romani travelers in Europe circa the 1890's

#I believe that this is a fitting description based on research but I might be wrong #romani history #also if “travelers” is an outdated term please let me know I don't know a lot about this culture #(Despite being part Irish Traveler lol)

[misspjsuperior]

Since Skunky had a set during Diwali he embraced the timing of the Kali puja with the tapestry of my vision of Her hung for his performance. The name Kali comes from the Sanskrit root word “kal” meaning time 🌞  काल  🌚 and since music is a time based media I hope Her spirit is pleased with this sort of sonic puja. The first song of this Skunky Beaumont set is Our June Ah! inspired by the story of Arjuna’s relationship with Krishna within the stories of the Hindu pantheon which Diwali honors. 🪔 

In reference to Time, it is UNpopularly theorized that the word “calendar” has its etymological root in Kali reverence by the Romani people who were found throughout the ancient Roman empire. Today the word for calendar shares the root sound “kal” throughout over a dozen European languages. According to formally recognized etymology “calendar” comes from Old French calendier, from Latin calendarium (account book), from kalendae (the first day of the month), from calo (to announce solemnly, to call out (the sighting of the new moon). 🌚 Those who know of the ancient tradition of monthly Romani rituals of calling aloud to Kali every new moon (associated with menstrual blood flow) theorize along with these definitions that Kali is where we get “calendar”.

All European language etymology studies tend to lead back to Latin even in instances professed to be only a vague theory, further obscuring from history countless native languages of the “barbarians” conquered by Roman colonization. The history of how subsequent European cultures since Romanization have oppressed Romani peoples as “Gypsies” is inherited from Roman culture. Why wouldn’t these enduring systems actively repress the truth their influences? So with that in mind I think why not Kalinder? 

PS! ”rom” is a Romani word for “man” and so the similarities of Roman and Romani are not etymologically linked as some have assumed, mistakenly believing that Romani means “from Rome” in the way that the derogatory term Gypsy meant “from Egypt”. The Romani have their roots in India. 

Menstrual themed Kali tapestries (and shirts) by Miss PJ Superior

#kali ma #diwali #Kali puja #goddess art #menstrual cycle #etymology #romani history #indo european #esoteric knowledge #mother goddess #psychedelic music #altar art #divine feminine

[valkyries-things]

KATARINA TAIKON // ACTIVIST

“She was a Swedish Romany activist, leader in the civil rights movement, writer and actor. She did not learn how to read or write until her teens. Her work as an actress allowed her to divorce her husband that she was married off to. She dedicated her life to improving conditions for Romani people in Sweden and throughout the world. Through her tireless work, debating, writing and talking to Swedish authorities, the Romani were granted the same right to housing and education as all other Swedes. In 1953, the 1914 ban on Romani immigration ended. This led to other Romani seeking refuge in Sweden, and the population, at first less than a thousand people, grew.”

#female history #romani history #swedish history #women’s history month

[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

[izabesworld]

Hi! So I'm but sure if you've answered this before, I've just found your blog but find it interesting, especially since I'm trying to write stuff for Peaky blinders. I was wondering if you could tell me your take on the use of the word "gypsy" when writing. Because I know it is very controversial and a lot of people say not to use it because it's offensive. And I was just wondering if you could explain why, because I grew up in the US and am not really familiar with the culture and it wasn't really anything I grew up hearing about. So I was just wondering if your could maybe explain why people consider it a slur because I'm really am not sure. I don't want to me rude or anything it's just something I'm genuinely curious about. Because I've seen some people say they think it's offensive and some props say they think it's rude. I was also wondering your take on possibly using it in a Peaky blinders fic, because I think in the shot the Shelby's have use it a few times to describe themselves or when just they're being referenced or because I've heard it was used more in that time. And yeah. I know that was kinda ramblly and I'm not sure if it makes sense but I was just curious on your take about it. You totally don't have to answer though!!! Thanks for reading this!

Hey! I have answered this before, but I'm more than happy to answer it again so thank you so much for this question.

History lesson first:

The word "gypsy" has a few origins in relation to Rroma, so I'll go through the ones I know and work through them.

The first one I'm aware of is the idea Rroma individuals come from Egypt. Many were unsure of our origin but knew we had "strong" features and darker skin. These traits are due to us originating in South India. So the first meaning of the word I know us gypsies from Egypt, which is factually incorrect.

Another reason I'm aware of is the breakdown of the words - to gyp means to steal (or in some definitions to gamble). Throughout history, Rroma as a group were deprived of recourses. Many of us were involved in slavery in Eastern Europe for 400 years, and others were sold in the Atlantic Slave Trade to the Americas (leading to the group Afro-Romani).

If you deprive a group of people of the basic necessities to live, they're going to bargain to get them, maybe even steal. During these times in history, we were known for stealing food and fabrics from richer members of society. Therefore, gaining us the name "gypsies"

It's also important to factor in other ethnic groups that also use the name "gypsy" when in referral to themselves:

1-We have Irish Travellers, to start, who are not Rroma. Irish Travellers are from Ireland and are a whole other ethnic minority. People often confuse Irish Travellers with Rroma due to their similar nomadic lifestyle. Irish Travellers allow themselves to be called gypsies as it was a self-given title centuries ago, inspired by the Rroma definition of gypsy.

2-We also have English Travellers, who are often confused with Romanichal. In England, people are often confused with the difference between English Travellers and Romanichal - and so was I (in full admittance) when I began educating myself on the different types of travellers.

While there are marriages and cultural similarities between English Travellers and Romanichal, they're not at all genetically or historically linked. English Travellers come from Cromwellian times. The English Travellers also have their own views on the word gypsy, and doesn't have any historical nor offensive connections to them.

3-British Romany "Gypsies". British Romany Travellers are a very specific type of Rroma. British Romany Travellers have been in England since 1515 when Rroma began migrating to Europe after their migration from India. They're the descendants of Romany migrants who emigrated from India - therefore, the meaning of the word gypsy to them is in relation to the British's (is that a word?) idea of them coming from Egypt.

4-The Romanichal (Romanichal Travellers) are a Romani subgroup in England and other English-speaking countries. These are not English Travellers as they are descendants of the Rroma who once lived in India. Most Romanichal speak Angloromani - which is a mixed language that blends together both Romani vocabulary and English syntax.

There are around 400,000 Romanichal worldwide, 200,000 living in the United Kingdom, 164,000 living in the United States and the rest living in South Africa, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

5-Kale (Welsh Roma). The Kale are a group of Romani people in Wales and are often descendants of Abram Wood who was the first Rom to live in Wales in the 18th century. There are around 700-1,000 Kale members of society and speak their own version of Welsh Romani.

6-Romani (also spelt Romany or Rromani depending on where you come from). Romai people live in predominantly Europe and there are around 2-12million worldwide (shocking 10million confusion I know). The language you speak as a Romani person depends on where you live, where your ancestors lived etc as there are hundreds of Romani dialects.

NOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION!

The short answer to your question, which I probably should've put at the start and not the end, is please do not use the word gypsy when relating to travellers as for all "gypsy" groups there is a more specific name used in regard to them.

The word gypsy (also seen as gipsy) is rather ambiguous in dialect use as it doesn't specifically shown who you are in referral to. While some communities such as Irish and English travellers deem the word okay to use, the vast majority of the Rroma community do not.

The word gypsy in reference to the Romani community has connotations of illegality and is known as a racial slur. In 1971, the world Romani Congress unanimously voted to reject the use of the word gypsy due to the stereotypes associated.

The word gypsy was used against the Romani community during significant human parts of history - the Holocaust, the Romani slave trade and the Atlantic slave trade.

HOWEVER

It's also important to keep in regard the use of the word, are you using it to write an 1800s piece? Is your story or piece of text historically accurate, and to use the phrase "Romani People" would be historically inaccurate as that isn't what we were called then.

Are you writing a piece that highlights the issues behind the word, where you aren't calling Romani people it, but instead highlighting the wrong in it.

Are you taking from a place in the early 1900s where Romani people called themselves Romani gypsies because that was the official documentation name given to us.

In summary:

Please don't go about calling Romani people gypsies unless in a historically accurate context.

I spent 20 minutes typing on this post, so thank you so much! I may have to open a window and I'm sweating like a dog in heat and need a break. You definitely gave me a lot of talking points (lol oops), but thank you for that also. All in all, I hope your answer is somewhere in this mess. 💗 May you have a blessed day!

Izzy 💓

#peaky blinders #izabesworld #malfoyzsxpeakyblinders #romani #romani history #romanitalk #romani people #roma #romany awarness #roma in ww1 #irish travellers #english travellers

[troythecatfish]

Here’s my personal recommendation of a YouTube channel to check out:

#romani people #romani history #romani representation #Romani culture #tumblr recommendations #recommend #recommendation #youtube #youtube content #youtube recommendations #youtube video #video recommendation #youtube link #youtube channel #history #human history #culture #people of color #world history #humanity #political posting #spreading awareness #support YouTube creators #support #youtuber #human rights #leftist #leftism #leftist politics #left wing

[lionhearteddame]

Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer and producer of Romani Hispanic heritage.

”By 1949, Miss Hayworth was one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses--earning more than $375,000 a year. She was also a real-life princess, the wife of Aly Khan. ’Actually, she was just a dancing gypsy who would have been very happy working in a chorus, happily married to some average-type husband,’ choreographer Jack Cole once remarked.”

From the Archives: Rita Hayworth, ‘Love Goddess’ of ‘40s, Dies

BY GERALD FARIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

MAY 16, 1987

#Rita Hayworth #Actress #1940s #1950s #History #People of color #Romani History #Hispanic History #Women #Women in History

[potato-frend-blog]

Despite being one of the two ethnic groups affected by the Nuremberg Laws there is not enough education on them or the Holocaust in general.

#nuremberg #TW nuremberg #tw holocaust #Holocaust #romani history #romani #Sinte & Roma Holocaust Memorial Trust #Samudaripen #Sinte #Roma #Holocaust Memorial Trust #Romani genocide #Romani Holocaust #Pharrajimos