bitter-pagan:

localbadgirl:

localbadgirl:

Netflix naming one of their shows “Gypsy” feels so unreal to me. “Gypsy” is a racist slur against Romani who have suffered from slavery and genocide and who have been targeted by the Nazis in World War II. Romani still suffer from segregation in education and housing, forced evictions, demolition of their property, the denial of access to clean water and much more even in this day and age. Yet despite all this the show has still been named that and by keeping the name Netflix is basically trying to normalize the usage of a slur.

Netflix has stated that the show has been named after (and inspired by) the same named Fleetwood Mac song, and is not targeting Romani with the slur, and that it is “not racist” because of that, but the matter of fact is that “Gypsy” is still a slur, no matter in which context it is being used. (The Fleetwood Mac song in question also unmistakably fetishizes Romani people and specific aspects of Romani culture mainstream media loves to romanticize. This makes Netflix argument not valid as well.)

This show is about a promiscuous woman, who starts affairs and might even be considered as “oversexual” to some. Normally, there would be nothing bad about a show revolving around a character like this, but in this case it’s different – Because this show is named “Gypsy” people will start (and are already starting) to associate the show and the characteristics of the main character with Romani people, especially Romani women who have always been dealing with stereotypes of being “sexual temptresses” and promiscuous and “oversexual” regarding of age. By not renaming the show Netflix is subconsciously fueling the fetishism and negative stereotypes of Romani women. 

The show has to be renamed. Please sign this petition to Netflix to accomplish that.

https://www.change.org/p/netflix-rename-the-show-gypsy
https://www.change.org/p/netflix-rename-the-show-gypsy
https://www.change.org/p/netflix-rename-the-show-gypsy
https://www.change.org/p/netflix-rename-the-show-gypsy
https://www.change.org/p/netflix-rename-the-show-gypsy

Can yall please sign this

Very happy someone pointed this out, I felt the same way about it.