Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom Schofield wrote: >But, be on the watch for young children (called gypsys) >who are pick pockets, Tom, This is going to sound preachy, I'm afraid. The Romany (otherwise known incorrectly as Gypsies) are historically one of the most persecuted minorities in the world, even to the present day. While it is undoubtedly true that some street thieves in many parts of Europe are Romany, I think that to equate them as such is an unwarranted ethnic slur. Why not just call street thieves, street thieves? Sorry if this sounds oversensitive. Simon Stevens