"Spiral". That said, I've yet to hear a report of a Romani being offended. It's my understanding that this may be a problem, say, in Europe, where the term may be used as a slur. But here in America... we have plenty of racial slurs, and I've yet to hear or hear of gypsy being used in a derogatory manner.
But hey, prove me wrong. I'm just one person who hears things. Should Brits stop calling cigarettes "fags" because we Americans have hurtfully turned that into a slur? On Oct 24, 2015 2:52 PM, "Richard Hart via Callers" < [email protected]> wrote: > I always describe a gypsy as being just like a dos à dos, but face to > face, instead of back to back. > > As that is the case, why not use French again. As "dos à dos" means > back to back, why not use "face à face" which means face to face? > Pronunciation would probably be difficult for those who don't speak > French, so it would probably become "facey-face" for many. > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Don Veino via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Before I respond directly, I ask that all of us posting what I expect to > be > > many replies to trim post quotes to just the pertinent bits (particularly > > those reading the "digest" version). > > > .... > > Curiously enough, I'd raised this naming issue with a group of callers > (and > > dancers glommed on) at a house party recently. An area caller had tried > > rebranding the Gypsy as an Orbit, which this group rejected due to the > > existing usage & meaning for that term. One participant was of Romani > > heritage and expressed pride at the existing term and satisfaction at it > > being used for such a nice dance move and would feel loss were it to be > > renamed. I don't mention this to make excuses for anything that might > offend > > but rather to show that there are many possible perspectives. I'd since > > thought of other possible names and came up with these: > > > > Swirl - gentlest, unfortunately similar to "twirl" in sound > > Cyclone - too "violent", encouraging abandon? > > Vortex - distinct in sound, 2 syllables and short when spelled out. > > > > Sorry you find yourself in this situation. We know your actual intent > was to > > bring happiness, not offend. > > > > -Don > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >
