January 2012
Already losing followers. Amazing how I gain almost 100 in 2 days and now they’re already backing out. Sorry I can’t be what you want me to be.
But, that’s the entire point of this blog. As I listen to a new friend play amazing music and drink a glass of wine I realize:
I am Rroma.
I’m not a show. I’m not a costume. I’m not a dream or a pastime. I’m...
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trannybarbiedeluxe asked: Where on earth did that "My big fat gypsy wedding" show come from anyways. I see it and I just want to burn my television...
December 2011
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새해 복 많이 받으세요
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ando maro lokalno birto si baro khelipe svako brš...
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Gypsyitis
Jószef Vekerdi, in his intensely racist article (1988: 15), said,
The vocabulary of all Gypsy languages is astonishingly poor … even such simple phenomena as names of flowers, trees, bushes, birds are completely absent in all Gypsy idioms; and, there are no Gypsy words (even loan-words) for lightning, thunder, shower, storm, cloud, mist, fog, frost, dew.
There are of course many words for...
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danceswithfaeriesunderthemoon:
Don’t you just love turning on your tv to watch something that looks interesting, but then you find out that the story line of it is based around detectives and police trying to capture a “Thieving, Murdering, Dirty Gypsy girl”?
Fuck Antiziganism and fuck the media.
Yeah I posted a huge post about that Law & Order: SVU episode.
I even wrote to NBC. Of...
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hollahsayelaine asked: A friend of mine recently posted a colorful photo with a gypsy tag and I began perusing through all of the posts when I came across your blog. Curious, I read your views page and found it amazing. I completely agree that, as Americans, the term 'gypsy' and even 'bohemian' are romanticized to a relatively disgusting degree. I love that you are open and confident enough to share...
Do people from the UK like people from the U.S.'s...
danceswithfaeriesunderthemoon:
dead-of-night:
English followers, please answer this!
Idk, not really lol.
But it depends on personal opinion i suppose. But in general we don’t think that much of them.
I dunno.. a bunch of my friends were OBSESSED with American accents. I find it odd now, cos I’m the only one over here married to an American~!
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remember, fellow walking people.
lookatthisfuckinggadje:
i love me some submissions.
you can use your gypsy magicks…
or the submit link above. that shit is totally up to you.
you can tell a hilarious(ly awful) gadje related story or incident or just post about shit that you’ve seen and read around!
join the magic times, pals!
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foxofthehearts asked: On the costume argument- dressing up as Esmerelda sort of encourages the Disney stereotype of a romani. Esmerelda is seen as sexy, loose female. I have had many a men approach me, cat call me, ad sexually harass me and more than not they reference this character.
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reachforthelight asked: about the romanticized image of a gypsy that so many people cry over when you strip it away... isn't the truth always more interesting than something false? something that's true will ALWAYS be better than a stupid cliche...
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ablogsohappy asked: Just started following today. I'm an American, and here we do equate "gypsy" with Esmeralda and flowy skirts.... Obviously this isn't an accurate representation. I'm going to England to study abroad in the spring and there's a good chance I will run into people from your culture so I'm following to learn more about it. Thanks for being so informative and having...
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Hello New Followers
… All 70 of you (in one day!!!!!)
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aj-rromale:
“Dul Ide Dul” by Roszetuz Együttes...
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rosalinddancer replied to your post: Hi there. I’ve been roaming through your blog today and wow.. before I comment on anything though (that ‘wow’ isn’t a negative) - I just came across a post with a beautiful dog and cat that seem to be in need of a new home? The post was a ways back, so I’m checking before reblogging - have they found a home?
If you were closer i’d totally take him in. My BF...
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empetrumnigrum asked: Hi there. I've been roaming through your blog today and wow.. before I comment on anything though (that 'wow' isn't a negative) - I just came across a post with a beautiful dog and cat that seem to be in need of a new home? The post was a ways back, so I'm checking before reblogging - have they found a home?
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zorascreation asked: Your post about people thinking the Roma are some magical sideshow made me shout Hallelujah. I am following the fuck out of you. Stay cool.
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atlantic-sweatervest asked: I can't tell you how many times I've asked people to not use the term ''gypsy''. In real life, they're like "ok, cool" but on the internet, it's usually a lot of "um, well, actually, no, I do whatIwant because I study Emily Dickinson". I kid you not.
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foxofthehearts replied to your photoset: “I Want to become a Gypsy” FaceBook group, is…
Don’t look at the “When I grow up, I want to be a gypsy” page, their description is “When I grow up, I want to be a gypsy. There is nothing better than being a slut with guns and knives. This group is for my fellow gypsy dreamers.” Just ridiculous!
That’s actually a thing?
What the?
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jum-bled asked: what's your favourite thing about your life?
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ofaquietmind asked: I'd just like to say that I really enjoyed your 'Being a Gypsy' post. I often have to used the term 'gypsy' just for anyone to understand what I'm talking about when referring to members of my family. I myself was not raised within the culture but I do find offense on behalf of my family when I see girls in long girls or something being tagged with 'gypsy.'...
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lookatthisfuckinggadje:
http://gypsyculture.tumblr.com/ Xol’aja Rromani-Pavee Ocupacija assembly time?
what in actual fuck?
oh shit dudes. this blog is a field day. have at ‘er.
Already have tried. It was like bashing my brain into a brick wall repeatedly while holding my breath and stabbing knives in my eyeballs.
Only worse.
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Being a Gypsy
is not magical, fantastical, or perfect.
It’s painful, lonely, sad… and fucking hard.
I had a big post written out about this, but tumblr ate it, and now I just don’t have the energy to post with the same heart.
I get tired of people following me because they think I’m one of those boho-hippie-gypsy blogs that posts whimsical photos of girls with messy hair in fields of...