{"id":1568,"date":"2013-11-15T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/%20rroma.org\/15-11-2013-cementing-of-prejudices-with-the-case-of-maria\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T07:48:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T06:48:58","slug":"15-11-2013-cementing-of-prejudices-with-the-case-of-maria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rroma.org\/fr\/15-11-2013-cementing-of-prejudices-with-the-case-of-maria\/","title":{"rendered":"15.11.2013 Cementing of Prejudices with the Case of Maria"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the case \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof the blond bulgarian Rroma girl Maria, Scholz (2013) sees a renewed \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstrengthening of racist prejudices against Rroma. Both the researcher on racism \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWolfgang Benz, as well as the Chairman of the Central Council of German Sinti \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand Roma, Romani Rose, criticized the reporting of numerous media as well as \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe actions of the involved police agencies as being based on \u201cracist patterns\u201d. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe un-reflected articles promoted the exclusion and general prejudice against \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRroma living in Europe. Rose, according to \u00a0Scholz, loudly criticised the one-sidedness of the reporting \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthat always relies only on problem cases and completely neglects the \u201cinvisible\u201d \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tintegrated Rroma: \u201cA few days ago in an \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tinterview with the “S\u00fcdeutsche Zeitung” Rose had already warned \u00a0against “always focusing on only one \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpart of the Roma.” One must distinguish between the ones “who live in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tanonymity and those who lead a perfectly normal life in Germany”.\u201d<\/em> Rose \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfurther calls for the establishment of a committee of experts to examine \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tantiziganism in Germany and who would make public (also compare German Wave \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2013).<\/p>\n

Peters (2013) \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tprecises that according to a recent survey, 64 % of Germans would reject Rroma \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tas neighbours. And this even though many already have Rroma as neighbours, but do \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnot know it because they keep their identity secret. Peters also draws clear \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tparallels to the discrimination against the Jews with reference to Wolfgang \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBenz. Such journalism would not be allowed in Germany about the Jewish minority \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdue to the historical events. But for Rroma surprisingly, this is acceptable. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRose criticizes: \u201cWorldwide, missing \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tchildren are now suspected to be among Roma. Hundreds of parents now hope that \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttheir missing children are alive and were abducted by Roma. This makes all \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSinti and Roma to potential child thieves.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Gezer (2013) \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcomes to a dismal conclusion about the current acceptance of Rroma in Europe. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe public image is dominated by negative stereotypes, Rroma are used as \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tscapegoats and as a projection for a wide range of social fears and debates \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthat are taking place on their back: fears of immigration, of change, economic \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\timpoverishment, \u201cYes, Europe has a new \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvillain, he is called Roma and is everywhere. The new villain has dark skin, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsings and steals, gives his children no shoes on because it is their tradition to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdo so. In Europe it is acceptable again to stigmatize a group because of their \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tethnicity.\u201d<\/em> She especially criticizes the silence of many politicians and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpublic figures who hush up the blazing racism against Rroma. It is the same type \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof behaviour that was observed when the migrants were the Turks.<\/p>\n