Posted on 08/27/2009 12:47:54 PM PDT by Borges
BUCHAREST, Romania - At first, fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna. Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma, or Gypsies — and the cheers gave way to jeers.
The sharp mood change that swept the crowd of 60,000, who had packed a park for Wednesday night's concert, underscores how prejudice against Gypsies remains deeply entrenched across Eastern Europe.
Despite long-standing efforts to stamp out rampant bias, human rights advocates say Roma probably suffer more humiliation and endure more discrimination than any other people group on the continent.
Sometimes, it can be deadly: In neighboring Hungary, six Roma have been killed and several wounded in a recent series of apparently racially motivated attacks targeting small countryside villages predominantly settled by Gypsies.
"There is generally widespread resentment against Gypsies in Eastern Europe. They have historically been the underdog," Radu Motoc, an official with the Soros Foundation Romania, said Thursday.
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BS....which one, Caucasoid, Mongoloid or Negroid?
Agreed, my experience as well. Their language is so beautiful to the ear it's like music and when they sing, it's usually about love.
YouTube - Claudio Baglioni-E tu
My direct, personal experience occurred on the metro while I was going to the Vatican. One of the vile little things made a move on me, I slapped down at it, jumped back, and yelled a large, loud NO!! All the Italians on the car cheered me, the Ugly American.
What a great way to make new friends in a country not your own...standing up for yourself against a common enemy. A great experience that you'll cherish forever. Their reaction that you describe reminds me of the widely reported movie audience reactions during screenings of the Charles Bronson film "Death Wish" which was released in the 1970's. At that time, Americans were feeling the very real and very personal results of the Carter "Administration" and its focus on 'rehabilitation' of criminals and breathtakingly weak sentencing. Crime naturally skyrocketed during that period and Americans were feeling that they were under siege from criminals who could walk all over them without a worry. I believe it was a scene in "Death Wish" where Charles Bronson is sitting in a subway car late at night, reading a newspaper and minding his own business, and a gang of street thugs approach that became particularly famous. One of them takes a switchblade knife and slices open the newspaper, only to see Charles Bronson holding a pistol at the ready behind it. The thug is blown away and the movie audiences all over America would be standing up in their seats and cheering. This at least is my recollection of the film and of the reported events of the time.
You can only push nice people so far, and at some point they will push back.
Hey!....That's my girlfriend! :)
No, LIBERALS use the term when it suits them and their agenda
As you can see, she bleached her hair.
I must of spent $1000 on her at various salons and such.
They were all very well kept.
‘Death Wish’ was released during the Nixon administration in 1974.
Funny, that's never happened to me.
Minorites are the beneficiaries of affirmative action and business set asides. For example, the Virginia Department of Minority Business defines a minority individual as “an individual who is a citizen of the United States or a non-citizen who is in full compliance with United States immigration law and who satisfies one or more of the following definitions:”
1.“African American” means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Africa and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part.
2. “Asian American” means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands, including but not limited to Japan, China, Vietnam, Samoa, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, Northern Mariana, the Philippines, a U.S. territory of the Pacific, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part.
3. “Hispanic American” means a person having origins in any of the Spanish-speaking peoples of Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands or other Spanish or Portuguese cultures and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part.
The Republicans need to expose the Democrats as the real racists and bigots who provide people, including newly arrived immigrants, with special rights and privileges based on race, ethnicity, and gender. The definitions of Hispanic and Asian under Virginia law are ludicrous. They make no sense. What do Japanese, Chinese, Indians, and Filipinos have in common except being from the same geographic region of the globe? Similarly, “Hispanics” encompass all of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula, i.e., the former colonialists.
These types of classifications are reminiscent of those under apartheid in South Africa, which had four main groups with a number of sub-groups and even “honorary whites.” Republicans should take the lead in abolishing these discriminatory programs in post-racial America and use immigration as an example of the unfairness of these laws.
I am honestly not antagonistic. I find the Rom interesting. They are uniquely a Cryptic Culture. But I know enough about them to find your political correctness naive. Jews do not have at the heart of their culture a tradition of swindling, whatever the stereotypes.
Yes, I was testing you about the cats. They are filthy to to Rom. As a matter of fact, they would use the image of a cat as a Patteran (graphic image carved or drawn to alert oncoming "hoboes" as to what to expect on the road ahead. I saw this once in a catalog, and the writers of the catalog interpreted the image of a cat to mean "nice lady who'll offer you food." Had to laugh. It could well be that that is what some Gyspy told whoever wrote the copy for the catalog.
Any dealings with Gypsies should be approached with caution, however.
There are stories in the south of itinerant house painters who would go to all the trouble to paint a house, but always switch out the paint for something watered down and inferior. They would work hard and go to elaborate lengths just to cheat for a small amount of money.
If you spent any time in the casinos in the wee hours of Friday or Saturday night, you probably bumped into her.
She would show you her boobs for $100, and that's as far as that went. lol
She would always tell me "If I was a prostitute, I would be driving a Mercedes Benz."
What a character.
Thanks for the correction.
Then you're on the wrong forum.
Around here, it smells of a troll
Part of the problem IMHO, is that gypsies who do not want to live in their traditional lifestyle tend to disassociate themselves from other gypsies, to avoid the stigma. As a result, nearly all folks known to be gypsies take part in that activity
Should have seen it here in the 80's.....much more fun!
Rather bizarre statement....enjoy your stay
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