Alan, thank you so much for posting that link. I've been completely ignorant about the Romani people, and after reading that brief article I plan to learn more.
Richard On Oct 30, 2015, at 6:36 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote: > > > On 10/30/2015 2:08 PM, John Sweeney via Callers wrote: >> Pleas could you clarify how you intend to pronounce "gyre"? >> >> I have been saying "gyre" with a hard "g" as in "give" or "gimble". >> >> But if it is related to "gyrate" then maybe people are using a soft "g" and >> making it sound like "jire". >> >> Which do you use? Thanks. >> >> By the way, I am still having major problems with understanding why the word >> needs to be changed. "Gypsy" is not inherently bad. >> >> Just Google, say, "gypsy pope" and you will find countless articles in >> countless papers and other media (including Vatican Radio) referring to >> "gypsies". Are they and the pope all racist? And that is just one example. > Here's an article from 2003 about a guy who was at the time the official > international ambassador of the Romani people to the United Nations, which > seems pretty close to being an official spokesperson. > http://www.utexas.edu/features/archive/2003/romani.html > > QUOTE: >
