[Callers] More substitute terms for the g-word

[Michael Barraclough]

Could someone please explain to me why the word gyp*** is considered a 
racial slur. I note that the body that represents gyp***s in the USA 
calls itself the Gypsy Council USA and in the UK it is the Gypsy 
Council. This is the term they have chosen to represent their ethnicity 
and they seem to be proud of it. Who are we to disagree?

Michael Barraclough
http://michaelbarraclough.com


On 03/14/2018 01:33 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
> I think having a word that sounds similar is an asset, not a 
> liability.  I have used look-see quite successfully.  In years, few 
> will know that a "look-see" used to be called as a G...  I have also 
> used Walk 'round with no problem.
>
> My initial attempt was Hipsy, but Linda Leslie quickly, and prudently 
> discouraged such usage.
>
> Rich
>
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Martha Wild via Callers 
> <callers at lists.sharedweight.net 
> <mailto:callers at lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:
>
>     I don’t see that if you substitute a term that ends with a long e
>     it should be nixed just for that reason. OK, maybe kipsy might be
>     considered just a euphemism. But "Look-see", as described by Susan
>     Michaels, has the virtue of involving the fact that you are
>     looking at the other person, and seeing them. Why shouldn’t we
>     choose a term that’s easier to substitute and remember to use like
>     “Look-see” instead of the bland, cold, bulky, impossible to
>     shorten, “right shoulder round” (or left shoulder round).
>     Martha
>
>     > On Mar 14, 2018, at 1:11 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers
>     <callers at lists.sharedweight.net
>     <mailto:callers at lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:
>     >
>     > I appreciate the point that several have made that a term that
>     sounds just like gypsy isn't a reasonable substitute.  Fair
>     enough.  The search continues...
>     >
>     > Kalia in Sebastopol
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