8 Oct
2019
8 Oct
'19
9:10 a.m.
But Isaac… isn’t that what people on BOTH sides of the issue are doing? There are VERY few
Roma in the contra community, and we’ve heard from very few overall on this issue. Mostly
it’s just us non-Roma folk arguing amongst ourselves about what WE perceive how a majority
of the Roma people feel about this. And that does apply to people who are both for and
against using the term “gypsy” to describe a contradance move. Aren’t we ALL saying what
is right or wrong for people who are from another heritage?
And now I am bowing out of this controversy as it seems never-ending and very divisive.
Jeff
On Oct 8, 2019, at 5:57 AM, Isaac Banner via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hey John,
If the N word was also a move that somehow wasn't connected to the slur, you
wouldn't dare argue that it's different or that you should get to call it, so drop
the argument please. Just because you don't think I should be offended about the word
and how it reflects on my heritage doesn't mean you get to dictate whether I actually
am. I would ask you not to decide for others how they ought to experience and respect
their racial identity, thanks.
Isaac