Where are the Roma in the Census? There is a lot of excitement, even outrage at the fact that Roma in their large majority, did not declare themselves as Roma in the latest Slovak census, but rather as Slovak or in quite a few cases as Hungarians.

Well, first, they are Slovaks… Whether the majority population likes it or not. Second, asking for ethnicity is fraught with problems. Third, the main reason people will not declare themselves as a minority is simple: Racism and discrimination. That question is absent from the articles on the topic.

Sad.

• Nie som Róm, ale Slovák. Podľa sčítania zmizla vyše polovica Rómov na východe. In: Korzar. 26.01.2022. https://korzar.sme.sk/c/22828094/nie-som-rom-ale-slovak-podla-scitania-zmizla-vyse-polovica-romov-na-vychode.html

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