An editorial from Rome on the Czech TV series “Most”.
– Disinformation servers allege Czechs depicted as “white trash” in new comedy series. In: Romea. 21.02.2019. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/disinformation-servers-allege-czechs-depicted-as-white-trash-in-new-comedy-series [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/disinformation-servers-allege-czechs-depicted-as-white-trash-in-new-comedy-series”]
A series on Czech TV is making the headlines. It is quite a hit, is set in a mostly Roma part of a town, and features also Roma.
There are some critiques who say the depiction of the Roma is too simplistic, and that many stereotypes are presented, but actually the largest opposition to the series comes from the extreme right.
– Czech TV’s Genre-Busting Comedy Is a Hit. In: TOL. 20.01.2019. https://www.tol.org/client/article/28244-czech-republic-roma-gypsies-tv-show-transsexuals.html [link-preview url=”https://www.tol.org/client/article/28244-czech-republic-roma-gypsies-tv-show-transsexuals.html”]
A Fianna Fail candidate had to apologise for having insulted someone as “Gypsy” on his Facebook side. There are many countries where he wouldn’t have had to…
– Fianna Fáil election candidate apologises for ‘gypsy’ comment. In: The Irish Times. 20.02.2019. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fianna-fáil-election-candidate-apologises-for-gypsy-comment-1.3800773 [link-preview url=”https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fianna-fáil-election-candidate-apologises-for-gypsy-comment-1.3800773″]
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