Anonymous asked: Hi, I was wondering what was wrong with the word "gypsy"? Where I come from, all the travelling people I know are proud to call themselves that and use it to distinguise themselves from the rest of society, yet online I see people posting about how offensive it is to use. I was wondering why there is such a difference? As, I don't want to offend people by using the term, but at the same time it's what my traveller friends self-identify as and it would offend them if I refused to use it.
G*psy is a racial slur. Whether it’s reclaimed by Rroma people doesn’t really have a bearing. It’s their word…
