Another article about the Roma ‘Problem’ emphasising that Roma are violent, dangerous, and thus cannot fit in society. This time, about a Rom who attacked a man and his young daughter.
Bad.
Another article, this time in the TV news about the formal complaint against a Bernese politician for racism. Since he sits in the government from the canton, the prosecutor had to ask for lifting his immunity. The decision will be taken on November 25th, but according to the article, the article, it seems he has little to fear.
Switzerland has a long way to go on racism …
An article about Roma “history”, stressing their role as victims and pandering to all sterotypes.
Another one of these misinformed “documentaries” in France that show one can say anything about Roma. Here, in one of the main TV chanels, where they say there are 17’000 Roma in France – well, if you use that (as the French do) aas a synonym for Romanian Roma of recent arrival, this is correct. But nevertheless, this is pitifull.
Other news are a festival, l’Arbre vagabond in Chambon-sur-Lignon; a vampo near Nantes, where there was a fire fater which it was vacated; another campo where the city of Nantes dives itself 4 years (yes) to relocate Roma from a camp; and in the same city, a new Roma camp in a site that is full of arsenic and mercury.
The French have done nothing in more than twenty years to integrate around 20’000 Roma from Romania. They are still living in slums, being evicted and resettling in another one. Shame.
An article about a book on the persecution and deportation of Roma during World War Two in Slovakia. It unfortunately centres on “nomadism” and puts a caravan as an image. That there had never been nomadic Roma in Slovakia is not mentioned.
So, with good ntentions, this cements stereotypes.
An article in this week’s Economist on Roma in the Ukraine. This article is definitively below par for the Econimist. Platitutes, generalisations, lack of differentiation, and reduction to victims.
A pitty.
The Roma community centre Lačo jilo [Good heart] in Přerov, which until recently was located in a dilapidated building and has acquired new facilities for its activities. Charita Přerov, under which the centre falls, agreed on a lease with the owner of the building in Škodova street. Roma children from socially excluded locations can use the premises for various activities.
An article about a “Roma children’s Day” in an elementary school in Czechia.
Well, you get stereotypes…
A critical article with undertones about a Roma wedding organised by a rich Rom who worked abroad.
The undertone is that this is all criminal money. The groom was Italian, the bride Bulgarian and all of this in Slovenia …
Another of those articles about the rich Roma villas. This time in Serbia.
An article about the Romani folk singer Teddy Alexadrova. She is 32 years old, and not married. According to this “article”, her family is looking for a suitable husband for her.
Many stereotypes in such a short article.
A bad article about a lavish wedding in Serbia. It reinforces stereotypes.
Dessi, 23, is one of the first Roma teachers in Bulgaria. The teaser of the Deutche Welle interview states that “only about 3 percent Roma in the country have higher education, only 23 percent have secondary education. Added to this is the fact that Roma girls tend to marry off the record very early – a common practice that is illegal but usually tolerated by the state.”
Well, all stereotypes, and total lack of the most basic math skills: They do not know how many Roma there are in the country. So how can they state exact percentages?
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