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2024-08-04 12:12:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 867550C63A54254B3E3EA7F0C1C560CE033ADEA4FF45CB5D85F8C114D3929037
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"g*psy" is a slur that comes from the false belief that they are from Egypt, while in reality they came from India a millennia ago. They are officially referred to as Romani or Roma by both themselves and international agencies. https://www.state.gov/defining-anti-roma-racism/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/theater/actors-equity-association-gypsy-robe.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb https://www.un.org/en/fight-racism/vulnerable-groups/roma-sinti-travellers https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/file/romani_MIG.pdf
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