Comment on Not promoting hate speech but what happened to all the slights/slurs/vulgarity from like the 20s and 40s. There were so many. Now it seems well I can only think of three?

• BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  A coworker got jipped/gyped by a gyp, and now he hates them with a passion. I told him it’s his own fault. He wanted cheaper exchange rate than bank or currency exchange offered, so agreed to buy currency at a discount in an alley. They put a good bill on top and bottom and rest was paper cut to size. LOL

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  • Zagam@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    He didn’t get ripped off. He just went to a place with a really bad exchange rate. That’s the sort of thing that can happen when your greedy. At least he was supporting a small independent business.

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Ah yes the sort of person who does currency exchange with the Roma in an alley because they’re offering a good rate: a moron

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• Knossos@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I learnt recently that even the word g**** is a slur itself. Apparently it came from people thinking they came from Egypt. Their preferred name is Roma.

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• yoevli@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Wow, this is my first time learning this. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it written so I assumed it was spelled “jipped” and never made the connection.

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  • Gerudo@lemmy.zip ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Same boat here. TIL

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• Today@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  There are so many songs that refer to gypsy. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to sing along or not.

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  • klemptor@startrek.website ⁨15⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    You just try not singing along to Cher’s Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves.

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