I got a comment to my last post from a Gypsy accusing me of racism!
Surely the most overused accusation in the world today! I’m sure the commenter wants me to repent and seek forgiveness of them, for what, I’m not really sure?
They state:
‘The hight of ignorance comes out in this appauling article by Tory Irish. A man who also turned into cheap savage dog, like the uneducated Italian savage dogs in Napels who lost their minds. If only they woke up and realised what they are doing to a divine rich and beautiful culture with Asian roots, deep tradtions, beautiful music, loving families and innocent kids. A culture that has been stereotyped by outsiders for over 200 years. So you, Tory Irish will be on the Romani media watch black list if you don’t read the links below learn about Romanies and apologise to the Romani people for your absolutely discriminative racist article. Yvonne Slee (Sinti Romani)’
Now, why they would want to put me on some ‘watch list’, baffles me, since January less then two thousand people have bothered to visit this blog, the only thing putting me on a watch list can do is attract more people!
I never knew there was a ‘Romani media watch list’, sounds a bit Stalinist to me.
About having ‘turned into cheap savage dog’, was that article so out of sync with the rest of this blog? I don’t really think so, perhaps Gypsies loved this site until the last article? Hence the word ‘turned’?
About the Roma having a rich culture and history, I would never dare disagree, I’m sure they do indeed have a unique rich culture, however it is one, I don’t particularly like, and it is one that turns a lot of people off.
I have witnessed gangs of Gypsy women with unconscious children begging in the streets of London, I have seen gangs of similar looking Gypsy women in Rome, Florence, Palermo and Athens. This is fact, not conjecture, I don’t like beggars, especially women who drug their children to keep them quiet, especially when they are begging on top of getting welfare payments form my taxes!
I am sure, that not all Gypsies are like this, however when talking or writing it is inevitable that one will generalise, we all do it, however even if it is true that there are some stand up Gypsies, it is also true that there are criminal Gypsies and Gypsies who take advantage.
As for the Neapolitans running the local Gypsies out of town, well, surely Gypsies are by definition, itinerant people, they are not Neapolitans, they are foreign to that town and if the locals want them gone, it is there choice? Hospitality can not be forced from anyone, it must be given freely, if that hospitality is abused, it is completely within the rights of the host, to withdraw that hospitality!
That is what is happening in Italy, perhaps the anger goes too far? Perhaps the allegation of attempted child abduction is false or exaggerated, but it is also true that the Neapolitans patience and tolerance of the Gypsies is gone, surely the only sensible and decent thing to do is to move on?
Whether I am a racist, or hold racist views is completely irrelevant to this issue.
Some links the commenter sent.
Irish Tory 