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Help[Opinions] Re: Gypsy
in reply to a message by noisynora
Maybe for a horse.
On a human, dumb.
Many people find the term Gypsy offensive, though Roma/Gypsies tend to prefer it to Roma or Romany. ("Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey" by Isabel Fonseca.)
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
On a human, dumb.
Many people find the term Gypsy offensive, though Roma/Gypsies tend to prefer it to Roma or Romany. ("Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey" by Isabel Fonseca.)
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
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