April 8th is International Romani Day. There's a lot I could say, but mostly just want to say thank you all for being a community where I don't have to be afraid to say I'm Gypsy. You'd be surprised how not all European leftists even care about us! So I appreciate you all. So thank you all, please continue to stay educated on our issues, and never be afraid to ask me any questions if you have any.
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I think it really depends?
I have family that identifies themselves explicitly as Beyash-descent and not Romani; but I am not particularly close with them and I don't know how meaningful that distinction is, or whether it's rooted in some kind of cultural factionalism, or even if this is just a familial quirk and not a widely-held opinion.
Oh once we start getting into subgroups of us, it all goes to hell. Sinti don’t usually like being considered Romani (they are). We’ve got a lot of intercommunity beefs and hierarchies lol.