Title: Hurtful Stereotypes of Gypsies better known as Roma
Review: This book is clever and humorous and I was delighted to receive it as a gift until I turned to the passage regarding Gypsies. My adopted son is part Roma (or the preferred and less predjudiced term for this longstanding oppressed and impoverished group)and so I am highly sensitized to the stereotypes that follow this ethnic group (having traveled out of northern India centuries ago). Most people know little of the actual history of this group or understand that they represent a distinct group with a very difficult history. In a time when disparaging remarks against identified cultural or racial groups are poorly tolerated, I ask that the same consideration be given to the Roma people.
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