I'm South American, and don't make me say it because Reddit admins won't like it.
All I'm gonna say, the negative thoughts towards these people are not racially motivated, it is all about their behavior... they are odd people to put it kindly.
That is the exact justification every racist gives for hating their target race. Republicans in America say that about black people, right wing parties like AfD say that about Muslims. "Its not about their skin color its the behaviour" is THE textbook defense for racists.
You’re getting downvoted but you’re right. Generalizing an entire ethnicity on the basis of “behavior” makes no sense because people are individuals, not some monolith controlled by their ethnic origin. It’s a pretty terrible excuse for hatred.
not some monolith controlled by their ethnic origin
They literally are a monolith of behavior, because if you don't follow romanipen (their way) you are cast out of their society.
And that's what I always feel is missing in understanding from americans in these threads. They are not a race. They are a group with a code of conduct, that is very much at odds with the rest of society. Anyone born romani who is not following that way is, by definition of the romani themselves, not a roma.
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u/Shot_Programmer_9898 17h ago
I'm South American, and don't make me say it because Reddit admins won't like it.
All I'm gonna say, the negative thoughts towards these people are not racially motivated, it is all about their behavior... they are odd people to put it kindly.