> The Roma are one of Europe’s largest minorities, and its most marginalized. They migrated from India to Europe centuries ago yet are still treated like outsiders. Until recently, the Roma were also called gypsies.
Most of them, sadly, do nothing about that and play the victim instead of pro-actively try to change.
Families of 50, all somehow married with each other; child weddings; begging and “playing music” in public transportation; highly dependant on social wellfare and having still several properties in Bulgaria/Romania…
How should I get rid of my stereo-types when they are all met?
I wanna change, but please give me a role model that doesn’t fit those categories.
Is Gorman writing about stealing at train stations and in trains?
> “You won’t be able to have a career because you will have children at 16 or at 15,” she says.
I’d imagine the prevalence of child marriage in the Roma community is responsible for that, social-economic status is only one factor in that regard, Roma social norms and kinship systems bear significant responsibility, though NPR appear less interested that aspect of the issue.
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> The Roma are one of Europe’s largest minorities, and its most marginalized. They migrated from India to Europe centuries ago yet are still treated like outsiders. Until recently, the Roma were also called gypsies.
Most of them, sadly, do nothing about that and play the victim instead of pro-actively try to change.
Families of 50, all somehow married with each other; child weddings; begging and “playing music” in public transportation; highly dependant on social wellfare and having still several properties in Bulgaria/Romania…
How should I get rid of my stereo-types when they are all met?
I wanna change, but please give me a role model that doesn’t fit those categories.
Is Gorman writing about stealing at train stations and in trains?
> “You won’t be able to have a career because you will have children at 16 or at 15,” she says.
I’d imagine the prevalence of child marriage in the Roma community is responsible for that, social-economic status is only one factor in that regard, Roma social norms and kinship systems bear significant responsibility, though NPR appear less interested that aspect of the issue.