Thread:Aranho/@comment-208.114.35.110-20160403054354/@comment-41561-20160403134447

I did read up a bit on the Term being used. Romani is an ethnic group that originates from northern India and is mostly spread across Europe and the Americas. Based on the sites I’ve chanced upon, most of it being opinion sites, in general, the Term used is seen as a racial slur in Europe, especially being used by the Nazis during WWII on the Romani people. In the Americas, it is seen more as a lifestyle, although with hints of cultural appropriation by non-Romani. As I come from a Southeast Asian country, I rarely heard this Term being used casually or describing someone, so I'm still trying to understand all these.

Similar to Noreplyz, I believe that Mark’s and Trott’s usage of the Term is not derogative, but either seen as a Romani culture or a lifestyle. Perhaps to describe Cam and the Buckland Family could be nomad, since it has a similar and broader, yet neutral meaning to the Term. Alternatively, the Term could be dropped and not used.