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Lebronwon
10/05/19 12:31:17 PM
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https://twitter.com/spoiledsoymilk_/status/1179061701011857409

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MisterPorn
10/05/19 12:34:44 PM
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Gyspy is a banned/censored word now?
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TheOnionKnight
10/05/19 12:39:12 PM
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Gypsy has had derogatory connotations since like at least the 19th century. Romani is the more respected term. But the asterisk is somewhat silly. If you're gonna say gypsy then just say it.
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pls
10/05/19 12:47:04 PM
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TheOnionKnight posted...
Gypsy has had derogatory connotations since like at least the 19th century. Romani is the more respected term. But the asterisk is somewhat silly. If you're gonna say gypsy then just say it.


That isn't necessarily true, because Romani also means Romanian people more broadly.
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WilliamPorygon
10/05/19 12:52:06 PM
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TheOnionKnight posted...
Gypsy has had derogatory connotations since like at least the 19th century. Romani is the more respected term. But the asterisk is somewhat silly. If you're gonna say gypsy then just say it.

You could say that about every swear that only has one letter asterisked out, honestly
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Phewfus
10/05/19 12:53:58 PM
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I'm not taking advice from someone named spoiledsoymilk, thanks.
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__aCEr__
10/05/19 12:55:36 PM
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How do you decide what letter gets to be the asterisk when you censor something like that?
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TheOnionKnight
10/05/19 12:56:37 PM
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pls posted...
TheOnionKnight posted...
Gypsy has had derogatory connotations since like at least the 19th century. Romani is the more respected term. But the asterisk is somewhat silly. If you're gonna say gypsy then just say it.


That isn't necessarily true, because Romani also means Romanian people more broadly.

Might be one reason why Roma is gaining ground, but it totally is true. Gypsy is more derogatory than Romani.
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Squall28
10/05/19 12:57:31 PM
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Are minorities allowed to dress up as white characters?
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BobanMarjanovic
10/05/19 12:57:59 PM
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My body my choice
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meralonne
10/05/19 1:00:03 PM
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Squall28 posted...
Are minorities allowed to dress up as white characters?

Yes, but no whiteface
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Lost_All_Senses
10/05/19 1:02:03 PM
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Squall28 posted...
Are minorities allowed to dress up as white characters?


Lol, is that how you read this? It doesn't say anything about not dressing up as other race. You just don't make the race the whole draw of the costume
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Damn_Underscore
10/05/19 1:02:46 PM
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Can you dress up as Bob Marley?
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scar the 1
10/05/19 1:03:51 PM
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pls posted...
TheOnionKnight posted...
Gypsy has had derogatory connotations since like at least the 19th century. Romani is the more respected term. But the asterisk is somewhat silly. If you're gonna say gypsy then just say it.


That isn't necessarily true, because Romani also means Romanian people more broadly.

It does not.
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pls
10/05/19 4:54:18 PM
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scar the 1 posted...
pls posted...
TheOnionKnight posted...
Gypsy has had derogatory connotations since like at least the 19th century. Romani is the more respected term. But the asterisk is somewhat silly. If you're gonna say gypsy then just say it.


That isn't necessarily true, because Romani also means Romanian people more broadly.

It does not.


Romani means "Romanian people" or "Romanian" in Romanian. The correct and more specific proper noun for gypsies would be Roma since it doesn't have any overlap with people from Romanian.
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scar the 1
10/05/19 5:27:13 PM
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pls posted...
Romani means "Romanian people" or "Romanian" in Romanian. The correct and more specific proper noun for gypsies would be Roma since it doesn't have any overlap with people from Romanian.

It also means "Romani people" in Romani, why should that bother an English speaker? Fart in Swedish means speed, should we avoid using that word when we talk about flatulence to avoid confusion?
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Alucard188
10/05/19 5:28:46 PM
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MisterPorn posted...
Gyspy is a banned/censored word now?


It's a common pejorative for people of Romanian descent. They're often referred to as Travelers now.

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Piplup_Sniper
10/05/19 5:33:05 PM
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Can I dress as a VIKING
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RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk
10/05/19 5:34:11 PM
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Um
Terrorists are racist now?
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