PSA: Most Roma don’t use, or like using “antiziganism”

rrojasandribbons:

It is not our word. It was coined and used by various academics only recently, and said academics have admitted that they basically just copied the term “Antisemitism” in a way it could be applied to Roma. And, then said academics disputed using the word altogether because calling attention to specific acts of anti-Romani racism might just somehow “stigmatize” us further.

Most notably, though, “zigan” is a slur!
Like, way more offensive than “Gypsy” kind of slur.

The entire short history of that word is just pretty awful, so please feel free to use terms like anti-Romani, anti-Romani racism, anti-Romaniism, and try not to make the monstrosity that is “antiziganism” any more popular than it is.

Thank you.