Re: [Callers] Gypsy / "Redneck"/honky

alf Of Tom Hinds via Callers Sent: 01 November 2015 22:41 To: Ron Blechner Cc: callers Subject: Re: [Callers] Gypsy / "Redneck"/honky As a caller I've often used self-defecating humor to get dancers to relax. It shows that we callers are human and can make mistakes etc. It al

Re: [Callers] Gypsy / "Redneck"/honky

Tom, my estimation of you has risen even higher! > On Nov 1, 2015, at 5:41 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers > wrote: > > When this discussion started I decided to actually use honky instead of gypsy > the next time I called. I would of course explain to the dancers

Re: [Callers] Gypsy / "Redneck"/honky

Tom, I find it humorous that we both had the same thought experiment. I read "honky" as less offensive than "redneck", but that may be subjective and/or semantic. To be very plain: The image we conjure up of a "gypsy" is a stereotype. "Gypsy" for many invokes images of coin hip scarves and

Re: [Callers] Gypsy / "Redneck"/honky

When this discussion started I decided to actually use honky instead of gypsy the next time I called. I would of course explain to the dancers this extremely important and delicate issue that is now confronting the contra dance community. Why not get a chuckle from the floor? I