News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Judge: NYC Seizing Thousands of Cars Without Warrants Is Unconstitutional. Parent comment

Re:Judge: NYC Seizing Thousands of Cars Without Warrants Is ... by logfromblammo on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @11:09AM (#10387032)
"Gypsy" may also refer to Irish Travellers (Pavees), and possibly even to other insular nomadic cultures, not just Roma. I wouldn't be surprised if a travelling carnival worker had ever been called a gypsy.

The term itself is derived from Egyptian, which just goes to show how little people care about actual facts when labeling outsider groups.

And if you really want to be politically neutral as well as culturally neutral, "unofficial", "non-medallioned", "hackney", or "jitney" would be better than "unlicensed" or "illegal".

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Judge: NYC Seizing Thousands of Cars Without Warrants Is ... by talmand on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @01:21PM (#10387944)
As I responded in the other post where I asked the question, under English law that is the definition of which is the version I was familiar with. Referring to nomadic person regardless of race or origin. I've never understood it to reference a particular race. Hence my confusion on why it would be a racist term. Derogatory I could understand, but not racist.
[ Parent | on HN ]