tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749928859032711131.post1833765304383895173..comments2012-01-16T11:02:28.228+13:00Comments on An Objectless Guilt: My Big Fat (Suspiciously Political) Gypsy WeddingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749928859032711131.post-16970867488210669602011-09-03T20:38:19.421+12:002011-09-03T20:38:19.421+12:00Ah, now you see this is exactly what I mean. If th...Ah, now you see this is exactly what I mean. If the people who made the show wanted to open the box by talking about anything more important than whether to buy a pink dress or a purple one, then these are the sorts of things that they needed to tell people.<br /><br />Instead all they've done is hint at this idea of a marginalised social group and make people feel sorry for them in between laughing at how ridiculous they are. That's not good enough. If they're going to play the game, they have to play it properly.<br /><br />I've learnt more about this from you in a single paragraph than I'll bet anyone could learn from watching every episode of the damn show.BRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11674523636894346835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749928859032711131.post-65696001319859792192011-09-03T20:33:09.235+12:002011-09-03T20:33:09.235+12:00Most sub-cultures couldn't get away with the l...Most sub-cultures couldn't get away with the level of oppression that the gypsies force upon their women. What they do, from what I have been able to deduce, is stay off the radar enough that the govt is unable to keep tabs on them. In one episode they said gypsies have an average life-span of 50 years. They don't use the NHS. I haven't seen anything about them recording births, marriages or deaths in the legal system so I can't comment on that. What I do say is that the level of brain-washing and educational keep-away that they use on their women is disgusting.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846044317277117696noreply@blogger.com