Well, I heard and used that word all through my childhood, and never knew it offended the gypsies. But it probably had some basis in fact, the gypsies in Europe having been rather notorious for stealing stuff.
“Well, I heard and used that word all through my childhood, and never knew it offended the gypsies.”
Paddy Wagon is offensive to the Irish. But they are too pale to get any traction on this slur
We had an influx of 11 persons of Romani descent into my quiet country township a few years ago. Six months later 9 of them were arrested for running a card skimming ring at gas stations in the area. Discrimination occurs for reasons, and words like “gypped” do not arise out of thin air. For every new group that attempted to integrate into America they faced the same barriers and had to align their culture and behaviors with the standards of America or risk being exiled from mainstream business and society; the non-government tools of not selling, not renting, not hiring were very effective at getting even the most spicy of immigrant groups to integrate. If only it were still that way, we would not have many of the problems we face today.
Me too. I also heard Judge Millian give someone “down in the country” for saying that someone, jewed” him down. I had heard that all my life and it had never occured to me that the saying was JEWed” down.
I dont think anyone I ever heard say it was attempting to slur the Jewish people. I know I didnt, it just didnt occur to me that it could be a slur.