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Linguistic Respect for the People Once Derided as... →
fyeaheasterneurope:
In Romania, the official term for the country’s Gypsy minority has been amended, after nearly a century of lobbying.
The official Romanian dictionary now uses the term Roma, and now recognizes that the word Gypsy, or Tigan, has a pejorative connotation. Groups that promote Roma rights are celebrating, but many Romanians are against the change — as are some Roma themselves.
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