Madonna explains gypsy comments
Image via Wikipedia According to this BBC article, Madonna, the American pop star, made comments in support of Gypsies and against the discrimination they face during a concert in Bucharest in Romania, although she was booed by the fans for her comments. Madonna explains Gypsy comments. Madonna has said she was “compelled” to comment on [...]
Gypsy children beg and thieve
This BBC news report tells about how Gypsy gangs use children to beg and steal money: How Gypsy gangs use child thieves It appears to be true. It is unfortunate because a common stereotype of Gypsies is as thieves. Here, for example, is part of the Wikipedia entry on Romani: Many fictional depictions of the [...]
Interactive Writing session #8: June 12th, 2009
Review: what are the main themes of “Diddakoi“? A theme is a big idea. There are many smaller ideas in each chapter of the book. For example: Why is Kizzy’s Gran found dead outside the wagon, not inside it? Because gypsies want to die outside under the open sky. Why do the other gypsies burn [...]
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