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Gypsy Exonym

angelikmayhemangelikmayhem Posts: 21
in Product Suggestions

I noticed that Daz supports the exonym "Gypsy" for some of its products. For what it's worth, that label is considered offensive by most Romani. The term "Gypsy" was a slur used in Ancient Rome to denegrate Egyptians--who the Romans saw as inferior--that continued beyond the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It's the equivalent of "Mic" to describe the Irish or "Munt" to describe Central Africans.

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 101,032

    angelikmayhem said:

    I noticed that Daz supports the exonym "Gypsy" for some of its products. For what it's worth, that label is considered offensive by most Romani. The term "Gypsy" was a slur used in Ancient Rome to denegrate Egyptians--who the Romans saw as inferior--that continued beyond the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It's the equivalent of "Mic" to describe the Irish or "Munt" to describe Central Africans.

    Most, if not all, of the products that had gypsy in their names were renamed. I assume it's still there so people searching on the old name can find the products.

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