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You won't find a traveller that's doesn't want to be found and you certainly won't get any money from them.
Gypo, Pikey, Cacker - are all offensive terms - just call any traveller any of those names and see for yourselves.
The ones on official sites are alright, generally.
But few are, so that means most are shitty. As a community they do only give a shit about themselves, and fuck everyone else though.
Stop trying to pretend it isn't. It is. If the Pakistani community have made steps to reclaim it for themselves then good for them, but it doesn't stop it being a vile word.
I wouldn't say gypo was as offensive as that, but its still pretty offensive.
Gypo is a word that is deeply offensive to travellers, that's all we need to know.
Well exactly.
I like my teeth, I know I wouldn't call one one.
What book did you read that in? Twat.
utter utter bollocks
Travellers in Ireland are White.
I've done it when drunk. They looked pretty scared actually.
Regardless of what it means to the rest of the world - it's viewed on these boards the way its usually intended in the UK- to degrade and insult, to define by rac by stereotyping others, to scare and to intimidate.
And a community can reclaim a word for their own use - it doesn't mean they want to be insulted to their face by it again.
i got ripped off for £300 a few months back and rang the police.complete waste of time!
they could'nt track the traveller down and probably never will,so whats the point?
ive never met a decent traveller yet,and ive had dealings with hundreds of them over the years,they all seem programed to rip people off imo.thats not to say there arnt any decent ones,its just i have yet to meet one.
the travellers that i have met could'nt care less what you call them tbh,ive called them "gypo's" and they just laugh.
i think your dad will have to put the attack down to experience.
This makes no sense.
I've grown up with local boys off the site, and I'd trust many of them with my life. It depends if you know them or not. They're just wary of the gorger mate, it's their way.
That is mostly true. They roll about in Range Rovers and Mercs.
Good luck suing them though, they'll claim discrimination and get away with it.
Plus, not ALL of them are scum. But as Kermit said, most of 'em are. There are some alright ones. But they are in the minority.
I feel insulted.
i know plenty of people who refer to themselves as that
my best mate and i use the word half cast, my best mate is: once i used at uni peopel were like 'oooooh you're racist' whe nactually it's what ive been bought using to describe someone of that skin tone
you dont notice the good ones, they dont leave a mess and build semi permenent homes
Oh god, not this again. :banghead: Can't you see the difference between someone calling themselves something and someone else calling them that?
i call him it, and if i refer to someone of that skin tone i use it
ive got some odd looks when its been used in conversation, but they realise i just grown up with it instead of mixed race
Plenty don't have a problem with it...depending on how it's said.
Same with "jocks", "fenians", "orange bastards" etc etc. All depends on context.
As i Romany Gypsy myself , i DO take offence to the word "gypo" & "gypsy" as it was a word given to us by the non-Romany (Gorga) people! It is derived from the word "Egyptian" and was given to us as our ancerstors who looked to the European as Egyptians.
So we instead prefer the term Romany Gyspy as this denotes our heritage, bt not all those living the nomadic or caravan life are Romany - many are Travellers. These are then the terms which should be used - bt be careful - Romany ARE different to Travellers n we dont take kindly to being referred to as Travellers!
The Romany Gypsy is a distinct nomadic ethnic RACE with its own language, customs n traditions dating back even before Christ, we entered Europe over 900 yrs ago and have been established in the UK for over 500 yrs - we are proud, private, law-abiding, clean and pleasant people.
We do not throw our rubbish by the road side, we do not thieve nor "scam" ppl and our women are treated with the upmost respect.
If u no any person reporting to be a Romany gyspy who does any of the disgusting things above THEY ARE NOT ROMANY!
We cheirsh and respect ourselves, all others and the earth on which we travel - so i'm afraid steretypical terms used towards us are just dat and ARE NOT a reflection of true Romany!
I cannot speak for Trevellers nor "NEW AGE" only for my own ppl - however many are as law-abiding and respectful as us - bt der are always rotten apples in every barrel - n these should not be seen as the whole barrel!
Hope i havnt offended anyone with my corrections and information - bt i feel we deserved to be understood correctly - my best wishes,
Kushti bok! (Romanese)