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From: Chris Page <chriscpage@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@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@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

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@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@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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> 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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