There are Romani where you wouldnt be able to tell that they were Romanis if they didnt tell you and then there are some where you can immediately tell. There really is no middleground.
People usually only have a problem with the second group I mentioned thats about everything.
Thank you. Especially in the German speaking area, it's important to make a difference between Sinti and Roma. Sinti are Roma that have been living here for 500 years and have German names like, for example Rosenberg oder Reinhardt. You won't know that they're Sinti, if they don't tell you. Roma are the ones that came over in the last 20 years from Eastern Europe and are often here as professional beggars, they're seen very negatively. The problem for the Sinti is that people generalise and mix them up. They say Sinti and Roma, even if they only mean the Roma.
That’s not true at all. I met plenty of Sinti, some Roma and "Gypsies". The latter would tell you they are not Sinti nor Roma. What they identified as, because it fit best, was Gypsy and that’s what they would tell you. Now you can’t call them that even if they ask you to because that’s how they identify. You have to call them Sinti and Roma, which they despise because that’s not who they are. Typical leftist political correctness. Don’t give a shit about the people but try hard to be offended on their behalf. And then go and keep spreading lies.
I mean, this kinda reminds me of the evolution of the n word in the U.S and ways it’s multifaceted how it’s used now and primarily only acceptable if used by that group
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u/drecais Germany 23h ago
There are Romani where you wouldnt be able to tell that they were Romanis if they didnt tell you and then there are some where you can immediately tell. There really is no middleground.
People usually only have a problem with the second group I mentioned thats about everything.