27 Oct
2015
27 Oct
'15
7:40 p.m.
To clarify, when I taught the gypsy I said something very close to:
"this is a flirty move." I said nothing about sex, or that the move
was imitating or representative of anyone or anything. I regret using
that short sentence more than you can imagine. That the writer thought
"it became clear that...." etc., was all in this person's perceptions
- not based on reality.
-Amy
Begin forwarded message:
The original letter is quite worrying. The writer
says, "when the step was
taught, it became clear that the term was so named based on stereotypes of
Romani women as being overly sexual". I can't believe the caller said
anything like that. This would appear to be all in the mind of the writer.
And, "that term has been used to denigrate Romani people throughout
history".