this month on "the war on Gypsies"

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[102bb]

I added a roma tag.

[morphine]

thank you for including that! i'll put it to good use.

[graspthethorn]

could you maybe change it to romani/roma or roma/gypsy or something instead of just roma?

[102bb]

Sure, I'll change it to "roma/gypsy." Is that okay?

[graspthethorn]

roma/kalá here, heyyyy~

[morphine]

no, you totally should! i have "jekh dilo kerel dile hai but dile keren dilimata" tattooed on my torso, which is basically my family motto. haha.

[graspthethorn]

i literally haven't heard that saying in years, and now whenever i hear it i will think of your tummy haha

[azetburcaptain]

" Many Rom are forced to lie about their heritage or are pressured into practically giving it up when immigrating. "

YES! There were reforms in Romania back in the day, and they did this to Rroma, Hungarians and any kind of minority. They were not only forced to deny their heritage, but also to never mention any kind of cultural ties. Now, it is worse in a way, because they are singled out for any kind of police investigation, they are always prime suspects. It's terrible. And there is other stuff.

[mewmewfish]

yeah this was like my family as well (i'm canadian)and they had no idea how much roma was actually in our heritage because they hid it when they immigrated. we were able to trace it back and find a bunch of hidden/forgotten family members and such though.

[lovevigilante]

Aw bb you managed to find info about your family history? That's great!

The articles make me sick to my stomach. Just...ugh.

[sprinklebell]

Somebody tell Emir Kusturica