Yeah, in Northern Europe they are also widely disliked but its not quite on the level of "calling for an open genocide"
I have heard people in actual real life express the opinion that [CW: Horrible Racism]
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Somali and black, brown and Muslim immigration in general has made them appreciate Finnish Romani more. They might be lazy inveterate thieves, but at least they're OUR lazy inveterate thieves!
yeah but a western european liberal knows better to openly claim to hate Roma. They'll support the police beating them etc but they won't say "I hate Roma" and if asked will probably claim to be more tolerant than they are
Basically everyone will start telling you some family legend about how a Romani stole their great grandfather's horse or whatever when you broach the topic of the Romani
I think I have heard several stories of how some guy who's like a plumber went to do work on a Romani's apartment noticed it was absolutely filled with clearly stolen wallets
OR how the big floor length skirt of a traditional Finnish Romani woman's dress has giant pockets hidden in it, specifically to aid in thieving and shoplifting
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In my experience, plenty of Western Europeans also frown on Roma, though it's usually not as rabid as in Eastern Europe.
Yeah, in Northern Europe they are also widely disliked but its not quite on the level of "calling for an open genocide"
I have heard people in actual real life express the opinion that [CW: Horrible Racism]
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Somali and black, brown and Muslim immigration in general has made them appreciate Finnish Romani more. They might be lazy inveterate thieves, but at least they're OUR lazy inveterate thieves!
Isn’t that basically how every wave of European immigrant became coded ‘White American’ in the 20th century US
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yeah but a western european liberal knows better to openly claim to hate Roma. They'll support the police beating them etc but they won't say "I hate Roma" and if asked will probably claim to be more tolerant than they are
It's like racism from ignorance and racism that's just pure hate
Basically everyone will start telling you some family legend about how a Romani stole their great grandfather's horse or whatever when you broach the topic of the Romani
that or the mythical benefit scrounger that everyone knows someone who has met them
I think I have heard several stories of how some guy who's like a plumber went to do work on a Romani's apartment noticed it was absolutely filled with clearly stolen wallets
OR how the big floor length skirt of a traditional Finnish Romani woman's dress has giant pockets hidden in it, specifically to aid in thieving and shoplifting
There's A LOT
The denial of women's rights to clothing with pockets is getting absurd
Is that how Rolf's My Horse ritual got started?
It sort of reminds me of Northern vs Southern racism in the US.