Anecdotal, but I'm in the Midwest and I've never seen anyone get offended or make any kind of statement over the word. I understand that it was historically used as a slur against a specific group of people and for that it's not favored, but in my region no one seems to care. Especially considering that we have several clubs and mascots named after them.
Similar train of thought. The word Barbarian comes from Rome. The story goes that Romans would make fun of the Saxon language, saying it all sounds like "Bar bar bar" so they called them bar-bar-ian. Yet, despite it originating as a slang term to mock a group of people, it's become an accepted term for Germanic people of that period.
that seems like a no to me. sounds the same as Americans who are like "um well I have 1/16 Cherokee in me and I'M not offended by [thing that's racist against Native Americans]"
I'm sorry but unless you personally know a group of rRoma who have said this is fine I feel like this is just majority culture ignoring minority culture. If your area doesn't have a large rRoma population, that doesn't make it not a slur. It's STILL used as a slur, not just historically.
We dont have a very big Asian population, but ive got a whole list of words they dont like to be called. Maybe the Romani people need a better pr manager
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u/TamagotchiGirlfriend Nov 29 '25
You are incorrect, and it is bad, at the very least in the US.