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Old 08-29-2010, 04:10 PM
BurtReynoldsMoustache BurtReynoldsMoustache is offline
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Originally Posted by Rockwolf66 View Post
I don't know I only heard of the term after my diagnosis. I guess it's about how you use the term and under what context it's used.

Heck I know of a forum where they banned the use to the word Gyped as it was insulting to a couple members of Gypsy ethnic background.
"Gypsy" is not quite a slur, but it is incorrect to use. The proper word is "Roma". It's a bit like calling Native Americans "Indians".
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