The case of the blonde Gypsy girl made the headlines a while back and resulted in a flurry of negative articles on Rroma overall – they steal children, use them for criminal purposes etc… Well, in the main case cited, the blond Gypsy girl in Greece, the parents were cleared by the law. So the press did not report on crime but rather just spread stereoptypes.

• Maria, «l’ange blond» : le couple rom accusé d’enlèvement blanchi en Grèce. In: Le Parisien. 09.11.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/international/maria-l-ange-blond-le-couple-rom-accuse-d-enlevement-blanchi-en-grece-09-11-2015-5262593.php
• Greek Roma couple cleared in child-snatching case. In: RTE. 09.11.2015. http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1109/740688-greek-roma-case/

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