[Callers] Fwd: More substitute terms for the g-word

[Don Veino]

Or simply not do it as it's been covered many times before? Please, let's
not travel down this hole again.

Michael, search is your friend, for example
https://www.google.com/search?q=contra+dance+gypsy+slur gets you a couple
of top results. Other terms may yield more info.

On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 4:51 PM, Chris Page via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Chris Page <chriscpage at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 1:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Callers] More substitute terms for the g-word
> To: Michael Barraclough <michael at michaelbarraclough.com>
>
>
> And could we please do this under a separate thread so it doesn’t drown
> out the original question?
>
> -Chris Page
> San Diego
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 1:44 PM Michael Barraclough via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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>> 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> wrote:
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>>> 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> 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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